My Video Went Viral. Here's Why
My hypothesis is that the algorithm, rather than viewer preference, drives views on the site. As the algorithm shifts, various KZheadrs experience burnout (as what used to work no longer works) and right now click-through rate is the key metric. So clickable titles and thumbnails are the only way to get a lot of impressions and hence views - they are the only way to go viral. This leads me to wonder which audiences will become most prevalent on the site and if there will even be a place for educational content. In the long-term, hopefully KZhead is able to measure satisfaction through surveys and other metrics to ensure an optimal experience for everyone on the site.
Flipchart artwork by Maria Raykova
Filmed by Raquel Nuno
Thumbnail by Ignat Berbeci
I appreciate the quality analog PowerPoint presentation, lol.
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YEAH super satisfying!
Yeah. It seems like a lot of effort was put into it.
@@vizcarra What a bunch of toadies.....bit addicted, myself, though....
Yeah, but it was soooo different, so ........unique.
This is one of the BEST explanations I have ever heard on this topic. Thank you!
Same
Hey, u are the guy from the last Jubilee Middle Ground video
Nice to see you here
Graham, i didnt expect you here, but thats great that you watch those kinds of videos. keep it up
I Agree comrade
So fresh and genuine, even 3 years later. Stayed throughout the whole thing, until the video stopped itself. Thank you for caring, Derek.
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this was such a well done presentation. I loved it.
✌😎
Completely agree 😊
I'M ENJOYING A TREAT DEREKKKKJ
I love how every time he flips the paper and shows the new page you can see a little glint of pride in his eyes over what he's created
So we arent gonna talk about his amazing drawings?
Quality and effort for sure!
They are great
He credits the artist in the description
Not his drawings, see description, sorry to disappoint
It says in the description the flip chart was done by Maria Raykova.
Actual physical drawing and charts are much more easy and pleasant to follow, great work Derek !
Flipchart artwork by Maria Raykova
@@ethanchoi1133 Yes I red it afterward 👍
@@Stefano-- yep
Yes!! They feel much more welcoming, as if Derek were teaching us something at home. That oldschoolness of graphs etc keep you interested more than these plain digital drawings and animations.
@@Stefano-- you "red" it, did you? I read that you got pushed along through school.
Undoubtedly, the BEST Explanation!
Why does a 1.6m subscriber channel have only 10 likes
Aap yaha kaya mil gaye!
@@lyonchonk because he is a INDIAN YT channel and very less INDIANS are watching this video ryt now.
मैं इस विडियो को 2 साल बाद देख रहा हूं जो मुझे 2 साल पीछे दिखाता है
I wonder how much the autoplay on mobile is going to affect the thumbnails; you might only see it for a second before it starts playing
damn only 8 likes
I'm fine with the clickbaity thumbnails and titles as long as the video itself is high quality
Clickbait is fine but it's not okay when it's misleading. If we didn't use clickbait no one would get views
Well if youtube is pushing videos to you primarily based on the thumbnail and title then the chances of the video being high quality are slim just because of how many videos are going up. So its predicated that videos somehow have a quality filter beforehand but youtube doesn't care about that as long as you watch it.
clickbait still clickbait : even when a taxi driver is kind, when he try to trick you, you feel the need to punch him in the face
Brave Wilderness does this right
the purpose of clickbait is to misleading content lol
Well done sir. Everything about this is awesome. Also, I needed you to cut every string and you did so thanks for that.
Yes! But did you click that bell Destin?? :-)
Smarter
Dastin 👌👌 You also make awesome videos Manipulating KZhead was 👌 video I am inspired by you Thanks.
Cutting (all) the strings is an analogy that doesn't actually work imo. AFAIK, KZhead never actually decided to ignore subscriptions, as in: not showing users videos of channel they subscribed to. There might have been glitches here or there, but overall, the subscription feed works as it always has. So the "battle" Derek is describing is happening, but it's (only) happening in the "recommended" feed.
Your videos are not that awesome as you may think
ok but what if youtube just recommends your videos to everyone for no reason like they did to us in 2020
because it's funny
some people get lucky I guess
ok
Because you weren't known = novelty and unexpected video content Your videos were short = 100% or more watchtime Your titles and thumbnails are literal memes
How many creators are even honest about what they're doing with their videos and why? Man actually is getting forced by KZhead to make clickbait and admits that on screen and apologized for it 🤦🏻😂👍 You sir can do whatever you have to as long as some of the content you make its always the amazing science material we have been seeing and loving 💯
By far, the most insightful explanation of KZhead's algorithm and how the content is promoted.
Doesn't explain why ProZD short "vines", that last mere seconds, are always trending, tho.
unfortunately, Click Through Rate will always be the metric from the business perspective. Advertisers want to know how many times they can expect to have their Ads viewed, and CTR is the metric that determines that for any video with an Ad at the beginning of the video. In order to reduce the value of the CTR, the Ad structure would have to change. If Ads, for example, were only shown AFTER some amount of time watching a video, like say 2 minutes of video.... then the metric would change. instead of being concerned about CTR, they would be more concerned about Time Watched. In other words, the AD STRUCTURE dictates the algorithm structure.
@@Shendue re: vines... because they are SHARED a lot more (actually clicking on the share button) because people share tiny funny clips, they dont really share long videos
That actually makes sense. I hope KZhead team implement your idea so that clickbaity video will be reduced significantly
Yes, and also an A+ in arts and crafts
KZhead: *shoves the viral video in our faces* KZhead: *shoves video explaining why viral video went viral into our faces*
Came here to say this xD
shoves? lmao
Hazzanger oh Yeah yeah
I have seen greatness. 399 likes
Real Outstanding move.
at certain points in the video you can see the passion come out and you can see how much he hates asking for what he did at the end and thats what I love about him, great and humble guy
KZheadrs like you can educate the audience about the importance of watching the Subscription window than the Home window where all these trickery happens. I stay on my subscription window all the time to avoid the Global junk. Great content man! Having said all that, I found your channel through the algorithm itself I guess & I subscribed after watching just that 1 video of yours. Because content is king. As you rightly said, make videos that you're happy about or proud of. I believe that, if your content is better than others, no algorithm can beat you. And if your content is following the trend, someday you'll fall behind. That's the longest comment I've ever left on KZhead. You earned it 👍🏼
The video on how to go viral actually goes viral itself
"Why are there 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?" sits at 29M views. "My Video Went Viral. Here's Why" sits at 1.2M views. Not quite viral by the same metric Edit: "Why I went Viral" is now at 1.86M views. Huh. Still not as viral
Make your own video and see if it goes viral?
Indeed, 5.6M subscribers, in order to determine viral i'd say a video needs substantially more views than subscriber count of the channel :)
How did this comment get 230 likes in 2 hours?
@@MrLuigi-oi7gm It's foresight comment, in a lack of better term. He predicts that the video will go viral, and a lot of subs will see his comment, and agree. If the video indeed goes viral he will be correct and top comment. If not, the comment will just drown along with the video.
This is the single best video pitch for clicking the bell I've ever heard in my life
SO.... now every youtuber presentation: "EVERY CLICK ON THE BELL REDUCES THE CLICKBAIT!" not unlike: "PAY X Dollars to Remove Ads!" but you wont be getting less ads
Lol , I've never felt so right about clicking the bell. Not just because of reducing clickbait but the pure honesty and facts he always puts into his arguments, that's far better than any clickbait!
@@christophertoole6994 those that are hungry think about bread I guess hahahaha
Just the moment I saw this video I knew this would help me revive my channel after I was on a lot of hiatus due to my mental health. I forgot how these things works & I'm really happy that you reminded me of it!! Tysm Sir!!
I rang the bell! This is the first time ever that I have done this. Why? I like this man and how he outlined and explained the workings of the platform, such that I think I can better use it in future. Also, Derek, you have a quality of humility which allows your work to shine. A quality which is uncommon, rare even. Thanks
I am a stem cell researcher doing science videos but none of my topics are as complicated as the KZhead Algorithm
HA! Good luck with stem cell research though, as an actual scientist, that shit's both dope and useful. Lookin' forward to owning our own bodies from stupid genetics.
Ur vids are good keep up the good work. Sub to this man!
@@dimitar4y Haha, it's great fun working in this field! We are actually making first progress in the development of tissues and organs from skin cells of patients as well. Of course it will take a long time until we are able to create complex organs but there is currently a clinical trial trying to cure type 1 diabetes through the usage of stem cells. I made a video about this if you are interested and will post the results once they have been published!
@@loltgay7052 Thanks man, really appreciate it!
Do something for Thalassemia, Please.
Fascinating that Mr Beast has officially become the yoda of clickbait.
Yes
Mr beast doesnt clickbait?????????
well there is a new name i have to google
@@outerpol well yeah, its not clickbait in a sense of an actual bait, it clickbait in a sense that the title and thumbnail is optimised to be as catchy as possible. The meaning of the word "clickbait" changed.
I still hate clickbait
Thank you . You really broke a mold on my entire approach to titles and thumbnails. I like titles that are clever,relative to the content .sometimes a title just seems right..BUT..it doesn't really resonate with the algorithm I admit...I'm still a bit stubborn I truly hate click bait titles and have even reported channels that were blatantly abusing truth
I’ve been a fan of your videos for a number of years, so I find it funny that this one popped up for me now. 3 years later, it seems. I think what one of the reasons I click on your videos, are yes, the obvious: I subscribe, like and sometimes comment… but more so in the fact that I will watch the entire video. I hadn’t thought about that aspect before you mention that in this video. And it makes sense. Of course videos that are engaging from start to finish, should get more exposure. It reminds me of my University days, where some teachers would have my full attention the entire class, and I would be excited to go to the next class. And furthermore, when I didn’t get the grade I thought I would, those same professors would make time for me, with office hours, so that I could learn more about what they are looking for in assignments and papers. I was driven to do better, because I wanted to get the most out of this temporary relationship. Get better grades, understand more, and yeah, get that feedback and accept from the professor. I love your videos. And I hope you keep going and going. Always such interesting and engaging content. I would love to see a follow up to THIS particular video, and what you may have taken from the feedback, and direction you’ve taken in the last 3 years. Any new insights? Thanks
I stayed because of the classy hand-drawn art on the paper. Seriously. That was worth 23 minutes. Hand-drawn art comes from the heart.
HA he didn't even draw it! Maria did!! Hahah
If you search for content that does not care about algorithm and KZhead itself but cares about bringing educational and fun facts to make people laugh and learn then check "Fact Fiend - With Karl Smallwood" (he was and still is a writer on "Today I Found Out" but he wanted control over the output).
@@andermium I guess that's possible, it just seemed to me that it was HEAVILY implied that he drew it and I thought it was comedic seeing as how he seemed to think it showed his heart ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I loved it as well! He made animations like it was a power point. #paper-pointPresentations
I just realized I watched a 23 minute video. Felt like 10 minutes
I loved your "analog" presentation. So un-flashy. So slow and calm. So clear. So beautiful. Great content! Always love to return to your channel.
Tomasz Weclawiak your right, that’s why it was so engaging and personal
Couldn't have said it better. A unique way for Veritasium to present info and it's very easy for me to digest all those info personally.
Big facts
LOL hope it’s not because Derek is having to cut budgets
Yeah most click bait is just that... a little flash with a lot of disappointment.
I find it amazing that when I go back to videos you made several years ago (like this one) you had, already then, that calm and informative style that your held on to. Its one big reason why i subbed to you when I found your channel, you are a GREAT teacher! Looking forward to learning even more interesting facts about the universe and ourselfs from your channel! Keep doing what you love!
Loved the fact that this was a hand crafted presentation rather than a power point. Always loved the effort you put in to make every single one of your videos!
That's what I was thinking!
My take away is that Mr Beast 100% knows what he's doing
tbh KZhead just promotes his videos for free they just have to be from channels xD
@@Xyles7 Well that might play a part, I don't much about it though. What impresses me is the fact that he gave advice to one guy on what to call his video and that alone was enough to make it go viral. If that doesn't prove that Mr Beast knows what he's doing then I don't know what will
@@shinobix4925 what I THOUGHT he was going to go onto explain after sharing what that guy's advice was, it's helpful if the title has a suggestion of "this is an answer you're going to want to get, but you'll have to fully engage with this video to get it". Which I don't consider "clickbaity" at all, at least if I do understand that term correctly. For the most part I've understood that to be where videos wind up barely making any connection at all of their content with what the title is, that they're more of basically just a bait and switch, because ALL the creator cares about is simply that you performed that one click to start the thing playing at all. So like instead of plainly and flatly stating in your title what the video content is, try and present it in a curiously enticing manner, like a mystery journey the viewer will want to go on.
My take away (although not like I haven't thought this well before now, or plenty of others haven't either) is that KZhead needs some serious goddamn competition once and for all. I'm sure they love they've gotten "too big to fail", as it were, but indeed they're probably too powerful. I like Vimeo a lot, the small amount of content I make that I ever put up anymore, I put it there. But it's the kind of thing where I'm not expecting people who are just on Vimeo anyway to find their way to any of my material, I know the only places anyone sees my stuff are from the other outside sites where I directly link it. But a glorious day for me is if I get like a few thousand views, IN TOTAL lol
what?! are you saying he isnt just randomly throwing cash at random people for random reasons?!
Well, you deserve a sub just for the presentation on paper
from me too
Me too
plot twist: the paper presentation was animated
Thanks to Maria
I agreed up until he talks about gaming the system and not being authentic. So no subscribe from me.
I really appreciated the layers of thinking and the intentional approach to the explanation. Perhaps doing some implications mapping on what the future might look like could help you make some multiple degree leaps on what happens next. I really enjoy your page and I'm glad I found it.
Brilliant! This was one of the best authentic videos on this topic of clickbait marketing and human behavior that chases the electrical eye. Your transparent approach saves countless hours of biased sales funnel marketing videos. I share your videos often on my telegram channel and promote you when I can. Thank you for all your work and due diligence over the years to bring factual and unique content. Best regards!
I can honestly say that the paper board is super effective! It keeps me engaged watching throughout the whole video.
I didn’t expect to watch the whole video, I didn’t even care about the topic but the way he explained it made it interesting
Yes , this is true ...
It is something about the SOUND of the paper each time he pulls it up...
Agreed 100%
you sure invested some time in these nice graphics and drawings
You think 😂😂
Agree, I specifically love the Heart and Brain'ish mechanical brain. 😄
Flipchart artwork by Maria Raykova
Thank you for the time, effort, and truths that you put into your content. I thought I had hit the bell but I share my channel with my kid so t might have been unpushing buttons. Many of the surveys have nothing to do with the content you're watching. For instance, your watching a video about redwood trees and the survey before the video is asking about what kind of crewing him is your favorite. I don't see the correlation and often skip the surveys because they seem too far removed from my attention at the moment
I used to wonder if the mathematical formula for rumor spreading played a part. Now all I see is raman spectra in the charts and wonder if long shots closer to alchemical correlations may work, or in the least have fun in the process of it all. Thanks for you videos. I subscribed after seeing yur infinite pattern w platonic solids and noticed I liked a lot of your content.
In my opinion your "96M black balls" was a far stretch from "actual (edit: misleading) clickbait". The title and thumbnail represent the subject of the video and everything shown in them is eventually addressed in the video. EDIT: After having Googled the exact definition of "clickbait", you could argue that it was in fact clickbait. I automatically made the assumption "clickbait = bad/misleading" (thanks modern media).
He's using the word 'clickbait' instead of 'attention-grabbing', I guess.
A worm is a bait, even though it might taste just as good as you thought.
There is a huge difference between clickbait and misleading clickbait.
Not bait, just catchy way of writing the truth
well he admitted to going for sexual innuendo, then beast advised him to tone that down, make it more about the shock value of the number itself, so..yea he admitted to reaching with the bait title, but the picture alone sells it..then this video pops up, because while his balls video is trending, I've also been researching youtube algorithms & viral marketing & here we are..they knew what I wanted.
Next video: My "Video Went Viral. Here's Why" Video Went Viral. Here's Why
And then there will be a whole series of that and eventually it will be like veritasium vs youtube algorithm.
My “My “Video Went Viral. Here’s why” Video Went Viral. Here’s Why.” Went Viral. Here’s Why.
@@puraasu excellent
And it would be fair and reasonable, because as he said algorithm is changing constantly. So he would somewhat tell us about latest trends.
I ruined your 444-liked comment
I dunno how you did that but you convinced me to hit the bell for the first time in about 13 years of watching youtube videos. You really seem like a genuine person and like that aspect of yours but more importantly......... your content is beyong interesting. It's amaaaazing!!!
i know i am late. but this is the first time i turn on my youtube notifications. i always love people who are honest. also, i never doubt your dedications to make high quality videos. i’m sure even though the title and thumbnail would be “baity”, your videos should be better than others.
So, basically, MrBeast is a KZhead genius.
I too thought before that he was just a rich man throwing his money but now i know he is a genius.
I watched an interview with him done by Casey Neistat and yeah, I think he is something of a KZhead savant. Even Casey was sort of baffled by his approaches to KZhead and money and his audience.
Who is Mr Beast, Seen this name many times. Edit: Bout' Time
@@prateekpanwar646 exactly, that's how be famous works
@ShmeeMagee yeah I also die a lot of extravagant things
The presentation was just Amazing....Extreme quality vid...
Indeed! I enjoyed the drawings very much! Good drawings full of imagination. Great way to put out a video and discuss like that. It is nice to see different techniques being implemented into a production video by your favourite KZhead Creators, from time to time.
man, you're smart, and true! I love the way you manage the different points of viewes, in a clear, simple and honest way. as you can see, my english it's not so brilliant, but I always understand what you are comunicating. i can't say that about 30% percent of my fellows romanian or my adoptive italians
The mission of a KZhead video is to be a good watch, not to be clickable. I can respect that they should technically be the whole package, I like that. If we can say that we've come to the point where the thumbnails and titles have to be good in order for them to be clicked, then the next move is to make the videos actually worth watching appear in people's recommendations.
KZhead : Algorithm Derek :Improvise Adapt Overcome
Hey its a brutal world
Like in everything
Just in case the algorithm doesn't show your video's, I've already made it a habit of searching your channel to see what you are up to. I absolutely love this channel.
Pretty sure that was canned at least 6 months ago. At least I've yet to come across a video from a subscribed channel that didn't appear in my subscription feed for quite some time now.
But your DP sucks.
That's only if you check your subscription feed. I never do. i dont like to becuase ive subbed to so many channels in the past most are irrelevant to me now
I have clicked the bell icon so I always get notification from veritasium ... Whenever I get online I watch it
Sameeee.
Your productions always show science in action with abundant engineering and technology education--and this is the BEST and most educational yet. I'm grateful!
I noticed the one about the reservoir and i've seen quite a few of your videos. But i got this one, i didn't watch the black balls one, i never ever hit the bell and looking up i'm not even subscribed. I never hit the bell because i'm addicted to surfing the algo, all day, all night i just hit the youtube banner and it never disappoints!
I'm amazed by how much effort was put into the preparation for this video
The Unboxing Experience : I am amazed that a man flew across the English channel on a hoverboard.
and, in effect, how little effort was put into the post-production
Not much, those are only hand-written presentation
@@rtph1820 but it's not just messy "slides" with information scribbled onto it without much thought. One could argue that because he had to hand draw a LOT of the elements, and because everything is so clean and layed out so well, that it took MORE effort than an actual PowerPoint. Now, this wouldn't be an entirely fair point since some people who use PowerPoint put a LOT of time and effort into the layout, font, images, slide transitions, etc. Meanwhile other PowerPoint users simply choose the first nice-looking image that pops up in the built-in image search and simply use the default text on a default template with default transitions. Therefore, if he had simply scribbled the information it would have been equivalent to a 'default'/'generic' PowerPoint. However, since he carefully crafted his hand-made presentation, it is equivalent to a PowerPoint presentation with actual time and effort put into it. Just because something is not digital, doesn't mean that it's not as good or took less effort.
None?
I'm so glad you're open with us about the clickbait titles and stuff, way better to share that information than to keep it hidden like most content creators.
Eli Smith 100% agree^
Dam he put so much work in that presentation. RESPECT 100
I love this guy, only time I have watched a video and actually clicked the bell when being told to. Thank you for telling me this, I don't want to lose you.
Your presentation skills and simplicity of rolling out complex stuff like quantum mechanics is perhaps your greatest giving.. you don't know how many 'executives' like me learn that apart from the amazing content.. love your work..
Moral of the story: *Ask Mr. Beast for the title before uploading*
I fooking hate his videos Its moron fodder
thinfourth Nobody loves you
@@thinfourth that's what I thought before thinking better. Now I believe he is a very smart guy that also does some good things. I'm not saying you should like him, but at least respect him.
thinfourth lol....morgz refrence ..
Yes MrBeast Master of Clickbait and wholesome dude
Suddenly I realize why all the channels I am subscribed to keep asking us to "click the bell"...
bruh
Wow!!!! the words that you said between minute 20:00 and minute 20:30, I can't get over it. Very philosophical, simplistic, yet profound way to explain the wrong way in which society's "opinion"(or "believes" might I say?) is being manipulated by the different industries. I hope you are right about the future of KZhead, because I am getting kind of tired of being push sometimes to consume material that I don't feel identify at all, yet the "algorithm" assumes those are thing "I like" for x or y stereotypes in which I suppose I fell in. I want to also say thank you for all the incredible material you share in your channel. Big hugs from Indianapolis :)
Maybe two months ago I started watching Derek's video's, and while it's almost guaranteed I was lured in by a sensational clickbait title, I'm now literally binge watching his content, playing catch up on years of content, regardless of sensationalism in the title. There's an endless sea of video's with "explosive", "amazing" or "unbelievable" in their titles on KZhead, of which more than 95% are repetitive parlor tricks or perpetual motion machines that "really" work. In the three years since this video, I'd wager Derek has discovered the power of name branding, I wager just his name alone overrides KZhead's algorithm to such an extent of self propulsion. I'd even wager Veritasium is a borderline household name.
New title "What I learned talking to Mr. Beast".
"The secret way to go viral EVERY TIME that Mr. Beast taught me!"
Mr Beast is on my home page everyday. There titles are annoying
not gonna lie, i woulda clicked on it quicker lol. i think its kinda funny
"What I learned talking to Mr. Beast, you won't believe what happened!"
Austin Zahm how are they annoying
Veritasium + Clickbait = Increases world average IQ
No
haha yeah
That argument is enough to sell me the premise. Bring the clickbait.
Alexei Syxyn Knowledge, not necessarily IQ.
World average IQ is rising and YOU WONT BELIEVE WHY!
Man, I’ve clicked this “ring the bell button” months, probably years before this video. You really do great things. Keep going. Pathreon or any similar platform should convince you ))
Honesty and Authenticity are qualities that I like about this Video. Keep up the great Educational Content!
Love your handmade presentation
Yeah, I din't look completely the video. Already lost interest after telling something about burnout. But I just moved forward to be impressed by these slides.
Same
@@lame7560 lmao the irony
A Lot of paper A Lot😑
Was literally about to comment this.
My Video "My Video Went Viral. Here's Why" Went Viral. Here's Why
You just made me dizzy.
My Video "My Video 'My Video Went Viral. Here's Why' Went Viral. Here's Why" Went Viral. Here's Why
@@polishmothproductions My Video `My Video "My Video 'My Video Went Viral. Here's Why' Went Viral. Here's Why" Went Viral. Here's Why` Went Viral. Here's Why
Stop it
@@a1s2d3f4g5q1w2e3 My Video "My Video 'My Video 'My Video 'My Video Went Viral. Here's Why' Went Viral. Here's Why' Went Viral. Here's Why' Went Viral. Here's Why" Went Viral. Here's Why
Just recently discovered your channel. This is the most comprehensive and well thought out ad for nebula/curiosity stream I have ever seen.
I know this is an older video, but I enjoy your work. I know you are continuing to make really good video material about things that I am interested in. GREAT JOB 🙂
Leaving KZhead algorithm aside, the way you presented the content using flip-board is inspiring Great job.
Waaàaàaaáâaaaaåãaaaaääááááy better than PowerPoint
Bringing a touch of the old school into a video about modern KZhead is pretty great!
That flip-board is a work of art. You can tell a lot of effort went into this presentation. I enjoyed it even though I don't care to make any youtube videos.
Using clickbaity titles and thumbnails are okay. I just need the video to live up to it's thumbnail.
like this one
#SayNoToRedArrowsAndCircles
The trouble is there are lots of good videos that can't accurately be marketed through a thumbnail. So there isn't much insentive to make those videos that people would like to watch.
like mine but lol i only make music
That infuriates me when the thumbnail is not even a part of the frigging video!
I know this is 3 years old now. Just wanted to say that you are the first person to get me to buy in on "ringing the bell" and I've heard that sales pitch a lot. Thank you for the great, informative video. It didn't feel needy at all.
I love your videos. Informative, interesting, educational and fun. Here is my two pence about your proposal to include videos rating system instead of current algorithm way. The problem with rating is the same as problem with likes you explained in your other video. Who is to say that people will not abuse it and start buying ratings (as they already do in some other corners of Google realm). Wouldn't that be even worse than the current algorithm way?
Most compelling argument for clicking the bell. Im sold
me too
mee too
...if notifs get sent once you have. A lot of them don't.
This is the first time ever I've clicked that bell
10/10 for the drawings👍
Yeah I really like those markers he used (I think it might be zebra mildliners as for some reason they've been _pretty hot_ lately for the past year or so)
Agree!
HOMEMADE MADNESS haha yeah man how is it even possible that you found me again in the commends👊😉
Oh yes, after being so fed up of computer animations on KZhead this was like a breath of fresh air, and I think it even looks cooler than them. What if this is the future? Imagine people printing characters and stuff, cutting them out, displaying them like this and dubbing what they said and such? I bet it'd take them much less effort than Kurzgesagt's and it could be as effective as this!
Yup - was thinking that too throughout the video - what a great job they did 👍
This video is genius. He could have delivered the content with hi-tech HD animation, but instead he chose to present it "old school". The end result is that the delivery felt more personal, and the hand-made cartoon radiates dedication, both of time and effort (it's very time consuming to draw these drawings). Not only is it a respectable presentation, but it also shows the extent of devotion and adherence to creativity (eg pulling the back-strip to reveal the colored stars). I usually follow Ve's videos, but this one made me click the bell... ;-) Keep up the good work! I really appreciate it!
Somehow got shown this video today. I realy don't know what to learn from it, but it was realy good produced. Much effort brought in to this and it was highly informative. I'm sure that this topic is more important than ever and i hope someone could learn more from this than me. Sadly I can only like once otherwise I would do it more times. It was a realy good explanation of how youtube works at that time and probably works today. I like the flip chart and the effort which you put into this. The video was pretty addictive and i watched it to the very end. Hope you're being well. Have fun on what you do.
One way to get around that algorithm is to use the "Subscriptions" tab. It shows all videos from your subscribed channels and only that. I rarely use "Home" or "Trending" unless I'm really bored. Although I guess it is tougher to ignore the recommendations that appear next to videos when you're watching them..
Jihoon Kim - I do that.. but then there is the recommended tab under the video you are watching. Thats why I am here right now. I was watching a Quiz video for the next Formula 1 race just before this.
Generally I only go on my sub tab. The problem is that I've been subbed to Veritasium for a long time but his videos are never on my sub tab, I have to search for his channel to watch him.
For some reason I find more boring the subscription tab. I only get there when the recommendation tab became too uninteresting.
I agree - I can't trust the recommendations anymore. I check my subscriptions, and then learn about new possible subscriptions when one channel promotes another.
It becomes a problem if you're subbed to lots of people. Especially when some channels put out lots of separate videos that you have to sift through. I've been using KZhead for over a decade now so I've subscribed to a fair number of channels. Checking just now, seems to be over 900. That number seems bigger than I would expect.
As a content consumer I find that the algorithm over-reacts to something I click on (or is really not specially smart) and feels the need to show me things that are super-specifically tied exactly to the one video I clicked. The platform actually narrows my options and the breadth of topics and videos I see. It is maddening and you are correct, it is NOT doing the platform a service. The harder KZhead tries to show me what it thinks I want, the harder I have to fight the algorithm to find the gems I actually want to see....
dude..... you just took the words out of my mouth, well, out of my head, cuz I couldnt find a good way to explain it, but for real, its SO hard to find those gems due to the algorithm, but every so often I'll be blessed with some random but amazing video from 2008 about the techno viking 😅
omg, this is so true. I really dont like KZhead's algorithm
This is exactly my experience as well. At one point I even ended up avoiding clicking on trashy thumbnails because I knew where it would lead and I liked my recommended videos at the time, but I've since given up as I lapsed to a short video marathon once. :D
Yeah, absolutely right !
Netflix seems to have the same problem :-(
Man I m watching everyday a lot of YT content. Even subscribed to a couple of channels. But for the first time ever I clicked today on that bell. Don’t even what it does but you deserve it! Keep up the good work. Thank you.
Hi ! I really love watching your videos. It is very informative and educational. You are one of the best educators of science on this planet. We really need people like you who would go to any extent to make top-notch quality videos to educate the world. Not only people, but the universe also needs you. Thank you for your efforts to create a better world.
Video about video going viral goes viral. Mind blown
kzhead.info/sun/paWtYdqwroN9bJs/bejne.html
next time he will make video about (video about video going viral goes viral) it 3 layer inception :D
Like Beyoncé talking about how to be famous.
So meta
Expecting next video explaining why the video that explained a video that goes viral goes viral.
“This over here must be some Harry Potter fans that are bad at spelling.”
No, it's because of the potion Veritaserum, (which is a bit hard to spell) is quite similar to the channel name, Veritasium.
Aster Antimony Can confirm
@@asterism343 r/whoosh
I read this exactly as he said it so weird
I never, ever knew what the bell was for, and hence I never clicked it... until today! I think that signifies what makes this channel, Derek, and his team so great - they inspire curiosity in things I never thought to question. Love the show, will always recommend, thanks Derek et al! ❤️
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! I rang the Subscribe bell during ythe first of your videos that I watched. What helps me most, as a viewer, is for you to make a playlist of related videos. I can then watch all your videos in the playlist without interruption while I wash dishes or something. Thank you so much for all your brilliant content. I will keep watching as long as you are creating. Love, joy and blessings to all. Namasté
I wish I had such presentation skills !
With the power of editing and retakes, everything is possible.
When Veritasium makes a video explaining the youtube algorithm while exploiting it at the same time. jk I love your videos.
*Well played*
...and then YT again expoits his expoitation? Wait...what?
Wallace McDonut KZheadCEPTION
Haha true
This is the most educational and emotional way of saying "click that subscribe button" and the opposite of "smash that sub button!!🔨👊". Even if I am just a 8th grader in India you really inspire me to learn new things and make me satisfied by watching educational videos. Thank you for all that!!😊
Old video and all, but this is still a relevant topic. I wanted to throw my two cents in and let you know that I LOVE your videos, and go out of my way to go to your channel and watch them, because even now I have seen the drop in suggested content from my subscriptions. Anyway, thanks for the videos, and keep it up!
Clickbait is only clickbait when the video doesn't live up to the hypeline. Writing enticing hypelines is great for business when your videos are great too. You win this one.
@John Dough technically yes
Dude, clickbait titles is what instigate curiosity.
@@loscilla Clickbait. As in a bait for a trap. As in something meant to trick and to mislead people. So an interesting video with an interesting thumbnail is the same as a misleading content?
@@loscilla At least the title of this video is not a clickbait, even though it sounds like one.
@John Dough Never saw it but 27% on Rotten Tomatoes may mean "yes."
KZhead: longer videos will be recommended to more people! Also KZhead: let’s recommend this 23 seconds video to 60 million people 7 years after it was uploaded for absolutely no reason :)
Its to confuse you
Videos longer than about 10 minutes start looking like more of a commitment rather than a diversion. Imho.
Definitely, I suspect shorter videos have higher clickthroughs and the titles are usually casual/baity/funny at times or just invokes curiosity. So the views go up but I feel that's it, because in those binges I rarely care to visit the uploading channel
Lol
I would definitely say I like those super short videos and I probably click on them 2-3x as much as longer videos. If the quality is poor I don't feel like I wasted much time. If there's a joke or something funny supposed to happen and I am anticipating that, I'm more likely to stick around for an additional 30 seconds for the punchline; if the video starts poorly and there's several more minutes to watch I'm going to click away sooner.
The kind of efforts you put in making these videos is visible :) amazing I must say.
You are right ✅
What few videos you have on this topic are all my favorite! I feel they even are better than video channels that specialize in KZheadr tips. Please make more videos like this!!!
I love how you don't cut every 5 seconds like most other youtubers, you're able to maintain an explanation. 10/10
But he actually did cut pretty much every five seconds with a second camera angle...so yeah
its called writing a script
There are cuts, he just does them well. Compare to someone like Legal Eagle (love his content, don't misunderstand) who has really bad, obvious cuts constantly. Because he's probably a little worse at presenting, spends less time to try and get longer good takes, shoots with only one camera so the cuts can't be hidden as well, and probably spends less time editing.
@@DoingitWithjason It is not a "cut", its a transiction to a different angle, his voice wasnt cut, the angle is the only thing that's changed.
@@leandrometfan actually there were quite a few cuts to his voice track
"some Harry Potter fans who are bad at spelling" lmao
Karol Palazej Veritaserum is a potion which forces the drinker to speak the truth
He's selfaware jaha
no dude I actually found this channel through that
veritaserum?
lol
4:19 could this also be because when people watch a video in a certain category they're more likely to do it again right after? If Veritasium posts a video I always watch it, this can get me on a science channel binge where I might watch 4 or 5 other science videos by other creators. It makes me wonder if maybe one person's success is also related to the success of others.
From having work in a the field of content ranking, I can tell you that "diversity of the results" is one of the hardest thing to achieve. When a search engine, like Google or Bing for example, shows you results for a query, they try to match what's the most promising type of content to answer that question, but it knows that if it misses your intent, then showing 10 link to forums questions about your topic, isn't going to flare if that wasn't the intent. They also factor in "diversity" of the results. YT is clearly going also in that direction, but that's hard, because when no search query is entered yet, it's impossible to find the intent. Your content is relly super good, keep the good work! I hope you still take pleasure in creating them!
So I'm obviously doing this old school but I access most KZhead videos from my subscription page
Me too. But I'm pretty sure some videos from people im subscribed to are suppressed from that page.
@@jonathangibson9098 This is what i always been wondering lately. Does the subscriptions tab show everything? Since a lot of stuff in there never shows up on the front page
@@jonathangibson9098 I'm using the subscription page exclusively (the things youtube suggests to me on the home screen are not intereseting to me 99% of the time, so youtube's algorithm is pretty crap). I have never had a video NOT appear on my subscription page. Hard to prove, because how would I know you might ask? I checked the video pages of channels that I hadn't seen appear in a while (suspecting youtube didn't show something), but every time it really was that channel not uploading anything. And even for those that do upload regularly I sometimes check the video page (for example because I was searching for a video I had seen) and never found a video that wasn't shown to me at some point (within the limits of what I can remember obviously). I have not clicked the bell on any channel btw.
@@jonathangibson9098 No, all of my subscriptions show up. Not sure what happens if you have thousands of subscriptions though. What video above talks about is about the main youtube home page. The bell is the most annoying thing. As it shows more than vids. messy.
Interesting. I'd say I find about 90% of the videos I watch through search, another 9% through a playlist or somebody's Uploads page, and 1% through my subscription page or (more often) an email about a new video posted by one of my subscriptions.
Only Veritasium has the capacity to make a video reacting to his own viral video, and then turn that into a viral video people react to and, in turn, make more viral videos. Congratulations!
MechaPuma agreed! It’s actually extremely impressive! Hat’s off to the lad
He's a physicist, not a philosopher :p
Can't believe youtube hasn't recommended your videos until my young brother told me this video can help my channel checked it out mind blown at the simplicity of your explination. So so grateful going to be using this asap!
Love your videos every time. Despite convincing us of all the downsides of the algorithm used here, you made me click the subscribe and notify button :P
Give the man who made the notepad a raise It's LIT
It's a banger
The description notes "Flipchart artwork by Maria Raykova" Thanks, Maria! I appreciate the visuals!
you realize there's a roughly speaking 0.5 or so chance it was made by a woman
@@martinkrauser4029 oh for fucks sake "give that man a medal" is a common phrase and thats why he said it.
True lol
This video offers such valuable insight, I feel like you improved my mindset.
Spifey make a big dick in Minecraft and use over one million blocks and you’ll get on trending 😂 trust me
Out Rageous yes
I just found your channel :)
did not expect you here lmao.
mustve really helped
Your grasp of the industry is truly impressive and professional! Well done! Cheers
Thanks for an informative explanation video. I finally subscribed to your channel after watching (again) four or five titles back to back. So, anyway... In this video you expressed the importance of making something catchy and clickable. This all came across as ernst reflection on your part but as you went on and on with visual aids, etc. I was finally struck with why this all seemed so very familiar. It finally clicked (pun intended) when you said you need a "hook". Music. Creating music; writing songs. This is exactly the same process with the same requirements, and I do mean exactly. If you want to get more insight and maybe save yourself some major thought effort, read some biographies from successful songwriters. In one afternoon you can gain literally decades of experience about successes, failures, "systems", popularity, and all of the things you claim are important in a very, very similar, but parallel field. Maybe that can help you.