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Does anyone else hate the new youtube?

by garyv
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Or am I the only one?

It seems extremely counter intuitive now.
  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    I mainly use it for listening to old music,so I guess I've not noticed the changes?
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  • Profile picture of the author garyv
    I guess it's still good for searching. I used to like to watch trending videos, and I have no idea where to find them now... if they even have them any more.
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      Originally Posted by garyv View Post

      I guess it's still good for searching. I used to like to watch trending videos, and I have no idea where to find them now... if they even have them any more.
      It took me 2 clicks to find trending videos (Trending Music).

      Category (left sidebar) > Trending (2nd slider down)
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      • Profile picture of the author garyv
        Originally Posted by yukon View Post

        It took me 2 clicks to find trending videos (Trending Music).
        It's easy to find if you're not logged in - I found that out. However if you're logged in, the home page looks completely different - at least mine does. And none of those category links are even there.

        There's just a list of videos Youtube "thinks" I want to watch. I hate when google websites do that. I can f#43ing think for myself! Pardon the language.
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        • Profile picture of the author KimW
          Originally Posted by garyv View Post

          It's easy to find if you're not logged in - I found that out. However if you're logged in, the home page looks completely different - at least mine does. And none of those category links are even there.

          There's just a list of videos Youtube "thinks" I want to watch. I hate when google websites do that. I can f#43ing think for myself! Pardon the language.
          That is interesting to know.
          I have an account but have logged into it only once or twice. I had to post an unlisted video for a challenge I did and I had to make an account to do that.Other than that I am never signed in.
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          • Profile picture of the author Daniel Evans
            Google is hilarious.

            Absolutely and utterly useless.

            My YouTube is even left alligned now. Is it meant to be that way?
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  • Profile picture of the author TTGSteve
    I'm not a big fan, to say the least.
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  • Profile picture of the author getsometraffic
    Big Thumbs Down On The New YouTube Layout
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  • Profile picture of the author whland
    I think it looks even worse than it did before. Every time they make a design change they seem to screw it up.

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    • Profile picture of the author ScottieDog
      Originally Posted by whland View Post

      I think it looks even worse than it did before. Every time they make a design change they seem to screw it up.

      Chad
      Totally agree with this ^^^^

      Sometimes things are just best left alone.
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      • Profile picture of the author SozzledBoot
        I have observed a curious thing happen online beginning in 1999 or so.

        All improvements to online experiences are anything but. Look at the Google search drop down list as one example only. Search queries try to write themselves; the serps only throw up what it thinks you want.

        My point is, the online experience is no longer ours to control; it is in control of the algorithm developers who want to be us!

        The convoluted psychological complexities of decades of this kind of contiguous overlapping subtle manipulation can only create future zombies of us all.

        I truly believe the Internet is a soul catcher where the fingertips are the tech version of the brain's pre-synaptic gaps and the keys on the keyboard are the post-synaptic gaps.

        Oh and by the way, yes; I do hate the new YouTube layout.
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  • Profile picture of the author RyanEagle
    They've watered it down quite a bit, but at least it still works great for marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    Yes. Youtube's new approach is nasty in many ways. Where does it stink most? Hard to say, it being rancid all over the place.
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    • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
      Yes. Youtube's new approach is nasty in many ways. Where does it stink most? Hard to say, it being rancid all over the place.
      Probably the new way they have to send something to your subscribers, is at the top of my suck list!


      You can only send to 25 subscribers at a time!!!

      But you can cut and paste 25 at a time into a notepad page and send to the lot!

      Hmmm, golden rule, don't put your trust in Google, and get your subscribers onto another list, asap!

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      • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
        I'm with Kim.

        I don't use it much except for searching for songs or old commercials and such, so it doesn't really bother me much...but I will say I think the layout is ugly!!

        Terra
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  • Profile picture of the author Young Financier
    I concur. I still haven't figured out how to check my inbox. Not only that, they took away the option to browse people's other recent videos while watching one of their videos.
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  • Profile picture of the author garyv
    I'm hoping that another good video site comes along soon, and youtube becomes the myspace of video sharing websites.
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
    How do you copy a video to post? I used to use the long link and it always came up fine - that feature does not seem to be there anymore...:confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author cooler1
    I don't like the title being under the video. I much prefered the look of the title above the video.
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    • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
      How do you copy a video to post? I used to use the long link and it always came up fine - that feature does not seem to be there anymore...
      Yeah, l have been having that prob, just cut and paste the URL, (top one in your browser) and it will work!

      And make sure that you don't delete and replace the UT UR, in your thread, otherwise it may still not work? Best to put the curser on the last line of text press enter a few times and paste! Then delete the old one!!!

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