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Re:Ask HN: Whatever happened to Wolfram Alpha? by dylan604 on Sunday November 07, 2021 @10:54AM (#29140458)
I absolutely hate this. Scanning a video is so much more difficult than just scanning a written explanation. If these videos are being monetized, I think that's a problem. If they are, someone could just create a channel by converting SO questions into videos.

The question I have is what kind of keywords are people using on these videos that Google feel is more worthwhile than the actual text of a written version of the content? Or is the algo so heavily weighted to pick a youtube link?

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Re:Ask HN: Whatever happened to Wolfram Alpha? by johnchristopher on Monday November 08, 2021 @09:49AM (#29149808)
Having worked a stint in social media for 4 years there was this huge guideline from Facebook to push publishers to churn out videos. I suppose Google ranking algorithm favors Youtube but i don't get Google's reasoning behind that. Engagement because of embedded ads ?
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