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Avin
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youtube ads got longer

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Post by Avin » May 13th, 2020, 11:34 am

For last 2 days when I go to watch a Youtube video there is a minute plu s ad to wait thru, when did they increase the ad lengths.




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bill
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#2

Post by bill » May 13th, 2020, 11:43 am

more money for yt

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Post by Colmike7 » May 13th, 2020, 11:44 am

Can you skip those? The only ones that I can't skip here are ones that are about 5-10 seconds. The 1-2+ minute ads and multiple ads usually have a skip option.




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#4

Post by Avin » May 13th, 2020, 11:48 am

There is no skip on the new longer ads until it plays over a minute




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#5

Post by bill » May 13th, 2020, 12:09 pm

companies are paying more for full ads so viewers see the full ad rather than the first few seconds

makes sense as more money for youtube stockholders and more money for content providers

both full-ads and skip-ads options are available if you want to buy ads on youtube

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#6

Post by TheButcher » May 13th, 2020, 12:38 pm

Avin I think YT is giving you a hint, go work and stop watching videos :)

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#7

Post by Jag » May 14th, 2020, 8:02 am

My thoughts are it is based on your viewing habits.
From Malta with love and sunshine

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#8

Post by george MH » May 14th, 2020, 7:31 pm

Just increasing investment in the long time that people have nowadays in front of screens .. ;)

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#9

Post by killah » May 15th, 2020, 3:02 pm

Jag wrote:
May 14th, 2020, 8:02 am
My thoughts are it is based on your viewing habits.
Bingo

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#10

Post by BHT » May 16th, 2020, 7:51 am

YouTube is a business not a charity, a short ad is a fair trade off for the service they provide.




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#11

Post by GlennfromLA » May 17th, 2020, 8:30 am

No one mentioned censorship, hmm...




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#12

Post by blackbooty » May 18th, 2020, 1:01 pm

Money in motion




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#13

Post by bill » May 18th, 2020, 4:08 pm

if advertisers want to pay for 60 second ads that can be skipped after 5 seconds, good

if advertisers want to pay for 60 second ads that can not be skipped, that's good too

if you don't want to watch ads, go to pbs ... they don't show ads on pbs

or buy a netflix or amazon or paid porn subscription ... and be sure not to put in-video ads and banner ads on your website

after all ... this is the age of freebie socialism for everybody

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#14

Post by CamLuCy » May 20th, 2020, 5:00 pm

I have clicked on some ads and bought 2 times form them,




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#15

Post by bill » May 20th, 2020, 6:23 pm

CamLuCy wrote:
May 20th, 2020, 5:00 pm
I have clicked on some ads and bought 2 times form them,
ads serve a purpose - may people click on your ads and buy 200,000 times from you

youtube ads got longer

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