YouTube at 20: how it transformed viewing in eight steps. (theconversation.com)
from Cat@ponder.cat to technology@lemmy.world on 17 Feb 20:36
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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world on 17 Feb 22:20 next collapse

Maaaaaan fuck youtube.

Ulrich@feddit.org on 18 Feb 00:15 next collapse

I don’t know that there are any “key innovations”. It’s successful because Google was uniquely propositioned with the world’s largest advertising network, and a huge server infrastructure, which is needed to power the insane amount of data they process. They didn’t even make the product either, they just bought it.

CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 04:45 collapse

Lol at the description for that mr beast photo…a whole team to make ai make a thumbnail.

I had a good laugh seeing his candy bars in a local supermarket at 70% discount and still not being sold.

Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 18:06 collapse

Wouldn’t laugh to much, the guy has retail space in my local retailer and as an employee I can tell you it sells reasonably well. I live in the netherlands btw. I think that guy sells millions worth of that crap.

CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 18:37 collapse

I’m also in the Netherlands, i found them at the Albert Heijn near me and that shit ain’t moving here.

Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 19:01 collapse

In the inventory managment system I compared it with the chocolate bars around it, it outsold all but 1.