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I feel a views counter on DTube may bring about more problems than solutions. I enjoy the way it is right now, what’s everyone else think?
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It isn't as important now since we are operating under digital feudalism, but once we break away from receiving our revenue source from just a wealthy few, views become vital.
The apps that will be most useful to companies and corporations (think ad revenue for producers) are going to be those who offer up data on how content is consumed on these different platforms.
There are a few even now that have hyper-focused on that information. Ads cannot be targeted properly without knowing if people are really watching. Upvotes are tricky because they don't signal actual interaction. Like now, we have what like, more than 60 people on the curation trail, but not all 60 people actually interact with your content.
I personally like YouTube's info that you can get in your dashboard. You can see how many people watch your content and where the majority stop. This is useful too because you can ask yourself, why do they stop there? How can I get them to stay longer? Should I make my content more concise?
I am a numbers gal by nature though, so data is my thangggg. Haha. I know I am in the minority here on that one!
Great vid! I love a good conversation!
You're an Analytics Lass! I always hated diving into my analytics (especially retention time ughhhh).
It's a welcoming thing to see a site not basing your content on views.
But you are right, moving forward ad companies do need some kind of leverage for them to pick you. Followers and comments on videos goes a long way.
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I miss the steemit view counters. I think it would be cool if Dtube had them. Seems like there would be a way to figure it out from the blockchain.
I actually agree that a view counter is not really useful. As you say, the stats seem to get skewed by someone watching a few seconds and then moving on, etc. I certainly appreciate the upvotes and the crypto, but I really value the engagement and interaction with folks.
And you are one of the best for engagement, always appreciate the bloodshot eyes of captain bob haha
I fully agree man, I found myself rating everything I did on youtube by how many views it got. Here I hardly think about it at all. I just see some nice comments from people who liked it, some thumbs up, and I move on to the next one. It's so positive! It's all positive! Great video as always Kevin!
Thanks, Jeff. It's the name of the game here - drop a video and move on to the next :)
For sure! I'm still trying to figure out how to put out more than one a day though... It always takes me forever.
Learn to edit quickly and talk quicker :)
I actually noticed the other day that the view counter on Steemit is gone, which I consider a good thing tbh because views are not relevant here, like you said
Oh cool, I thought it was just my browser playing up! Cheers, Tanbay
I think you need them, but at the same time you don't. You don't need them because it might make people think that your content sucks if you only have 2 viewers even though you have a killer content (first impression and social proof), but you might need it because it motivates you and encourages you to keep on improving. So, it depends on the person. However, on dtube it might not be so wise to be honest because imagine you only have 2 views but you got an upvote by dtube...people will be like wtf? Just 2 views and he got an upvote and I got like 50 views and they ignored me? Or perhaps it won't be like that...maybe they will then upvote people with more views? Who knows.
Winny out...for now ;)
Nice point about the low views motivating people. What I noticed with steemit views as well is you can literally refresh the page and it will count as a new view, maybe people were abusing that.
View counters are probably good for people that like crunching numbers and possibly the oldschool crowd that had websites back in the 90s with their little view counters on their websites XD
True true :)
Good points man!
I think the view counter may not be needed now while traffic is still kinda low. But once DTube goes mainstream (I am confident it will) view counter will be helpful to know who has the most recognition, which may be a filter for quality.
Also, as a content creator I kind of want to know how many people I`m reaching. Personally I think views are good for motivation, like a reason for me to try to improve the quality of my content, but that´s just a personal opinion.
Keep the great content coming mate!
Thanks, Bruno. Great points. DTube is the sleeping Giant
Thank you for watching my face. Right now I'm watching your face. And I also don't think it's necessary to see how many people are watching your buttery smooth face. I'm assuming millions. Congrats on hitting 1,000 man!!! :D
Thanks Life, D.
Yes so true! People watch you for you and not cos some video was viral. And I love how people want to comment and interact - and that’s what I want too rather than obsessing over the view count like I still do on YouTube sigh.
Damn right!
Yeah, I definitely think that people can judge your content based on how popular you are a lot of time on Youtube and I agree that not having the view counter on Dtube is better. Thumbs up!
So how do i measure how many people without DTube accounts are watching my content? Im sending a lot of people over here who are not going to set up DTube accounts and upvote anything. Any ideas?
There is no view counter on DTube unfortunately.
lol yeah i know. i think they forgot about people without DTube accounts and that maybe we want to have an idea if anyone is even watching... oh well