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Re:YouTube Go: YouTube reimagined for the next generation of... by chickenfries on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @01:06PM (#12591123)
Are you serious? The valuable ads are IN the videos. Did you even read about any of the features here?
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Re:YouTube Go: YouTube reimagined for the next generation of... by Animats on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @01:09PM (#12591150)
The parent article never mentions ads. Is there a version of this article for advertisers?
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Re:YouTube Go: YouTube reimagined for the next generation of... by chickenfries on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @01:16PM (#12591226)
No, that is just my knowledge from using YouTube and my experience with ad trafficking. YouTube's ad revenue comes from the videos you see when you watch YouTube videos, not from the ads around the website or in the UI of the mobile app. Do the current mobile apps even have ads in the UI? I don't think they do.

The point I'm trying to make is that YouTube Go offers a significantly different UX that seems to be about making YouTube more accessible on slower connections. Your speculation about ads in the UI is baseless, IMO.

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Re:YouTube Go: YouTube reimagined for the next generation of... by lucb1e on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @01:35PM (#12591393)
> Do the current mobile apps even have ads in the UI?

I don't know if they're paid for, but the "you should watch this" and "follow that" and "omg this is so hip in your region right now" are driving me crazy.

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Re:YouTube Go: YouTube reimagined for the next generation of... by carsongross on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @01:20PM (#12591246)
> Did you even read about any of the features here?

> No, that is just my knowledge from using YouTube and my experience with ad trafficking.

Never change, HackerNews comments.

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Re:YouTube Go: YouTube reimagined for the next generation of... by chickenfries on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @01:27PM (#12591323)
> Did you even read about any of the features here?

This was referring to the fact that the main features that the article discussed were about previewing videos and peer to peer video sharing, which are tangible UX improvements that have nothing to do with showing the user more ads.

Can I clear anything else up for you?

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Re:YouTube Go: YouTube reimagined for the next generation of... by carsongross on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @01:39PM (#12591410)
Nope. That's about it.
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