A quick update on YouTube and their 'massive increase in ads' strategy.
I've checked and sadly it's true that YouTube added both 'mid roll' AND 'unskippable ads' to my channel. There WAS, it seems, a YT communication prior to this action (in which we had the option to decline this automatic retrospective increase in ad placement) but it was obviously so clearly articulated that I - along with many others - missed it.
The result is that all 760+ of my videos got these kinds of additional and intrusive ads switched on. The YT interface allows me to change the monetisation settings - but only one video at a time and even that is a relatively clunky process. Right now I simply don't have enough spare hours to edit the monetisation settings of 760 videos...one by one....
So until I do have the time to chip away all I can say is 'sorry' and remind YouTube (once again) that this strategy was NOT a good move to retain creator goodwill. When it's too late you'll wake up to the fact that creators have left the platform and you'll have lost the vital content you needed to even dream of the subscription-only business model.
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YouTube, in a quest to make more money for themselves, took it on themselves to enable 'mid-roll ads' AND 'un-skippable ads' on all videos on all channels. This means that, overnight, you - the viewer - suddenly had to endure 2, 3 and 4 times as many ads during a video than before. It creates a LOUSY viewing experience and I apologise. To make matters worse, while it is possible to take off mid-roll and un-skippable ads I can only do it video-by-video which is taking time and energy to do. In their greed, YouTube took the liberty of switching these kind of additional and intrusive ads for ALL of my 750+ videos posted over the last 6 years.
The interface doesn't allow 'bulk' changing of settings, so all I can do is ensure that every video I publish from now on has those kinds of ads taken off and, whenever I have a spare half hour, I can plough my way through those 750 videos turning them off one by one.
It seems that YouTube is trying to make the viewing experience so poor that viewers will opt for a subscription model. When that happens, YouTube will be happy because instead of having to 'share' its earnings with content creators, it will be able to keep it all for itself - and leave creators looking for new ways to make money 'influencing'.
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Dear YT subs around the world. We're all in the middle of a challenging health situation that puts guitar stuff into perspective. Our different leaders and political systems have reacted in various different ways and with varying results. Over here in the UK we've been lucky to also have some very level-headed and experienced medical people on YouTube to help make sense of the data as it became available, and offer good, solid advice.
Dr. John Campbell has quickly become a go-to place for understanding the Coronavirus issue - I'm sure some of you will already be watching his videos wherever you live. In case you don't know him, then this most recent video is very important:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYTFk...&attr_tag=kalaZM7IS0rCsnWg%3A6
Sharing this and acting on the information in this video is likely to save a life - and it could well be someone dear to you. I would't ordinarily bother you with uninvited posts but there are few bits of video that will ever have such a tangible impact in our lifetimes. Thanks for reading this and I hope you and your families get through to the other side in good health.
Sam Deeks
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A few years ago now a pretty but unplayable guitar forced me to learn the secrets of a great guitar set up. Since then I've been able to prove my theory that inside every dog of a guitar is a cool cat just waiting to get out :-)
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Thanks!