Linus and the new format

[TheRunningOtaku]

Hey Guys,

Linus asked about the new format, and I thought I'd give it some time for a few videos to come out before I decided on it. Does anyone else here feel that him asking for subscriptions at the start of the video annoy them? For me it's because:

1) It interrupts the flow of the video when he brings in a separate topic at the start of the video

2) On a less practical note, it makes him seem like he's more interested in getting subscribers and views than making great videos

3) Linking to the second point, it's difficult to judge the quality of the video from the start - it makes it seem even more view-whore like because he's pushing for people to subscribe before they've judged for themselves whether it's good or not.

 

I love LinusTechTips and the videos they make, but recently they've been feeling less personal and more like an organization with how they do things I wish Linus would go back to being less structured and more free with producing videos.

 

What do you guys think?

[theKumba]

He probably has an intetion to do that, but I personally think that he should stop it.

[vorticalbox]

I don't think he even needs to ask, everyone who uses yoututbe knows what a subscribe button is and everyone only uses it on people they want to see content from.

[kwljunky]

Hey Guys,

Linus asked about the new format, and I thought I'd give it some time for a few videos to come out before I decided on it. Does anyone else here feel that him asking for subscriptions at the start of the video annoy them? For me it's because:

1) It interrupts the flow of the video when he brings in a separate topic at the start of the video

2) On a less practical note, it makes him seem like he's more interested in getting subscribers and views than making great videos

3) Linking to the second point, it's difficult to judge the quality of the video from the start - it makes it seem even more view-whore like because he's pushing for people to subscribe before they've judged for themselves whether it's good or not.

 

I love LinusTechTips and the videos they make, but recently they've been feeling less personal and more like an organization with how they do things I wish Linus would go back to being less structured and more free with producing videos.

 

What do you guys think?

Does youtube not have analytic's for publishers which show them when viewers stop the video? 

 

He most likely saw that most people were going off before he had a chance to ask people to subscribe and decided hey..let's stick it at the front. 

 

More subscribers = more sponsors = better content ..well at-least that is the theory. 

[D4RK]

i think he should do that in the middle of the video or at 3/4 of the video, since at the end ppl tend to close/stop the video when they got the content that they were searching for, and simply forget to subscribe.

"also it should blend in with the video if possible".

[Samfisher]

I'm fine with it being at the front, but maybe a few scripting changes might be needed to make it not feel so jarring going from one thing to another.

[KarmaMuscle]

I really don't care where it is placed, though I think to have at the end is a bad idea.

I believe kwljunky hit the nail with his theory, I bet the statistics will show ALOT of viewers closing the video at the end when the content "is over" and skips the subscribe and sponsor announcements.

 

Personally I hardly notice it anymore in the new format and its been what, like 5 videos so far.

 

And to call it whoring is completely unnessecary, I think it says something about the mindset of people saying it.

Just checked the last two video. The subscribe segment takes less than 5 seconds and you're calling him on that.

[MINA_ADEL]

linustechtips videos are awosem and propply the best tech videos on youtube (at least for me) but they need to grow up ther chanel , hey barely over 1 million , which is not a bad number , but they deserves alot mor for the quality videos they make , plus we get to know what the upcoming videos are.

[TheRunningOtaku]

I really don't care where it is placed, though I think to have at the end is a bad idea.

I believe kwljunky hit the nail with his theory, I bet the statistics will show ALOT of viewers closing the video at the end when the content "is over" and skips the subscribe and sponsor announcements.

 

Personally I hardly notice it anymore in the new format and its been what, like 5 videos so far.

 

And to call it whoring is completely unnessecary, I think it says something about the mindset of people saying it.

Just checked the last two video. The subscribe segment takes less than 5 seconds and you're calling him on that.

I know that it's probably that way, but that's how people do it when they know what's going on already - I do that because I've already watched a ton of his videos (and I do believe most of his views come from subscribers) and I always skip the end because I've heard it a hundred times. 

It's 5 seconds, but it shows his mindset and viewpoint - that he wants people to subscribe before they know what they're really getting. It probably will add to his subscriber numbers, but it's something that's jarring to some and pushes people who might not be interested in his channel to subscribe and never really watch his videos - does he really want subscribers like that?

[Linusinium]

Not a big deal either way. The content far outweighs any inconvenience of a couple seconds spent on asking viewers to subscribe.

[Yummychickenblue]

Personally what I find more annoying is the ad spots right after the intro.

[colonel_mortis]

He has said that he's trialing it to see whether it increases the rate of gain of subscribers, and as such he will probably stop doing it after a few weeks if it doesn't make much difference. However, I do agree with your points, and it does feel a bit off.

@LinusTech

[nasir91]

ive been watching his videos for over 3 years now and i personally dont mind it, love all his videos

[Jack H]

Hey Guys,

Linus asked about the new format, and I thought I'd give it some time for a few videos to come out before I decided on it. Does anyone else here feel that him asking for subscriptions at the start of the video annoy them? For me it's because:

1) It interrupts the flow of the video when he brings in a separate topic at the start of the video

2) On a less practical note, it makes him seem like he's more interested in getting subscribers and views than making great videos

3) Linking to the second point, it's difficult to judge the quality of the video from the start - it makes it seem even more view-whore like because he's pushing for people to subscribe before they've judged for themselves whether it's good or not.

 

I love LinusTechTips and the videos they make, but recently they've been feeling less personal and more like an organization with how they do things I wish Linus would go back to being less structured and more free with producing videos.

 

What do you guys think?

I agree with all your points. Maybe he could put the subscribe at the start of the outro if he wants to make people more likely to hear it?

[Just The Tips]

It's alright to kindly ask you to sub at the beginning but he's kinda forcing a rolled up script up my fucking ass telling me to subscribe to see the next random video

[TheRunningOtaku]

He has said that he's trailing it to see whether it increases the rate of gain of subscribers, and as such he will probably stop doing it after a few weeks if it doesn't make much difference. However, I do agree with your points, and it does feel a bit off.

@LinusTech

To me, though, it makes it feel as if Linus Tech Tips is part of a large organization - he's starting to lose the credibility that a small, independent reviewer has compared to large companies like Anandtech and such. Sometimes I get the feeling that a product isn't that great, and that he's been paid to say good things about it and stuff. Not that he lies, but every review can choose to shed a positive or negative light on a product, and it can easily go either way no matter how good/bad the actual product is.

[-TesseracT-]

Well it's nice cause then I'll know what videos are coming

[shadowblitz3]

Not a problem for me

[Recon97]

@LinusTech

[YrealKai]

Either doesn't really bother me, which ever gets the most subscribers / likes for them i suppose.

[Horrorfull]

It feels more impersonal with him doing that.

[NeatSquidYT]

I'm sorry, but I've got to admit that I stop watching near the end when he advertises a product. I do think he should blend them in well though, that'd be better for the companies too as it's more likely to stick in your head.

[TheSSVids]

You should have added an "I don't care" option.

[-ism]

Who even cares really, you're all subscribed.

[Theo]

Just going to add my opinion here.

It annoys me when that happens, sometimes the segways work and the videos actually benefit from eachother but most of the time i wouldnt say its nice.

But if it works it works, so why not