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Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by ametrau on Sunday February 18, 2024 @06:39PM (#39424703)
Looks better than most but the only reason it’s video is to show you ads. It’s the wrong format and it’s awkward.
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Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by RandomBacon on Sunday February 18, 2024 @09:08PM (#39425538)
> the only reason it’s video is to show you ads

Looking at those video lengths, I'm inclined to believe you.

Any video that is 9 to 11 minutes long, I automatically skip because that's the sweetspot length for maximizing ad revenue. This person's are a bit longer, but looking at the video subjects, I can't see why they need to be that long.

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Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by depletedgherkin on Sunday February 18, 2024 @09:47PM (#39425756)
>Any video that is 9 to 11 minutes long, I automatically skip because that's the sweetspot length for maximizing ad revenue.

I think that may be outdated? 10 minutes was the sweet spot for ad revenue a few years ago, but I think around 8 minutes is the sweet spot now.

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