Thanks for checking out my post! I never used to add YouTube links, but I have gotten overwhelming feedback from the community that they would like to see that. Because of the sometimes unpredictable nature of IPFS, (or a slower internet connection) sometimes people are not able to play the Dtube video. By adding a YouTube link, I avoid discluding anyone who wants to consume my content.
I’m honestly just testing it right now. I started adding it in just a few weeks ago. Some videos seem to play fine for everyone, and then others have issues.
I'm really glad to see someone comment on that issue. I've been wondering for a while whether I should cross-post my video content (once I finally get some new ones ready...) between DTube and YouTube, so it's great to see someone note that it works for them to do so.
I bet DTube is also just about the only place you'll ever actually get crypto nerds to watch a video on basic makeup...
haha good point @nleseul!! I doubt many of them are looking for makeup tutorial's usually. ;)
Most of the creators on here don't add a YouTube link... so it's kind of a toss up. I do it for two reasons. First - people request it because sometimes they have issues playing Dtube and Dlive videos.
I also do it for long term storage. Dtube videos (not sure about Dlive) only store the video for about a month - where YouTube stores it indefinitely. That means that after about a month - my Dtube videos aren't playable or shareable. I preserve the content by also adding it to YouTube.
I hope that helps! Best of luck to you on creating video content... i look forward to seeing it! :)
Thanks! Yeah, if DTube doesn't store anything long-term, that makes it kind of terrible for a long-term content platform. Good to know.
That is a pattern I've kind of been sensing about the structure of STEEM in general... it seems like its algorithms really put the most value on short-term clickbait over content that remains relevant for years. But maybe DTube's current retention process has less to do with that bias and more to do with the site operators not yet having the massive storage capacity needed for permanent video hosting, I don't know.
All good. I was just curious to know if younwere creating original content directly for the community in here or not eheheh :) but yeah I get what You mean. :)
Yeah, I haven't really put much energy into creating a YouTube following. Although, maybe I should.
Seems pretty hard to break through and my content is really geared more towards the community and followers I have here. I just use YouTube as an afterthought to add to my posts.