Monday, 25 January 2016

Clickbait. Blah Blah Blah......



Hello everyone of the Internet.
I'm probably in the majority but I HATE misleading things. Whether it be thumbnails, articles, pictures or even catfishes on the internet, there's no doubt I would hate these things like they were ads. But you know what I hate more than the above? The people who share the content without even looking what's in store for them. This would usually lead to many dislikes to the people whom you shared it with.  But this got me thinking: Do we need to do something about this? Well of course we do. This is why I'm going to explain what we can do to prevent this problem.
I've seen this ad WAY too many times on the Internet.
Image courtesy of youtube.com

If we're going to be posting something on the internet you need to have a title that is completely related to the information at hand. For an example, if you're going to be talking about dogs (or something like that) don't make the title completely stupid or unrelated the topic. That's the first thing people will look at: The title. Unless people know you're the kind of person who does misleading titles, don't make misleading titles.

Speaking of misleading, make sure your pictures or thumbnail are also related to the information you want to post. Since the beginning of the internet, there has been A LOT of misleading pictures throughout the net. These misleading pictures can either lead into a virus, something completely different and even something inappropriate. People in this generation (Especially people who use Vine) usually use inappropriate and misleading thumbnails for compilations on YouTube. In short, make sure the pictures are related to the topic even though it might not even catch their attention.

And finally, if you're doing a video, have appropriate tags. This is very important since you have to make sure your content is in the right place. If you accidentally typed the wrong tags, it might be somewhere you , and possibly other people, don't want in there.
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In conclusion, what we should do to prevent these problems is to be very specific on the things we post. Whether it be pictures, titles, tags and even a thumbnail if we want to prevent misleading content that people would immediately share.
Learn how to do math America.......
Also this post will contradict everything what I just mentioned earlier.

Monday, 7 December 2015

Shomi new episode......NOT!

Hello everybody in the internet.

      TV is known to be one of the greatest inventions in the entire world. Well It was one of the greatest inventions until the year. People throughout the world are not spending enough time on their TVs since there is better pieces of technology to use (Especially the Internet). This eventually convinced people that TV is eventually becoming a relic of the past. But is TV really dying? Well I don't really think so. Ok here's why.

     Sure TV isn't as popular as it was before but that doesn't mean it's dying. TV can have it's positive traits. One such trait is that it's live. What this means is that you can watch whatever you want to watch immediately rather than just wait until it's content is posted onto the internet, on demand channels or even programs like Netflix and Shomi. Whether it be a new episode of your favourite show or even some news (like sports related). But then again, not a lot of content can be posted online due to "copyright". Which brings me to my next point, copyright. Sure you can just wait until your episode can be posted online but MOST of the time, it won't be there due to Fair Use Laws and Copyright Infringement. Which states that if something is completely different than the original thing, it's considered fair use. That would make the online episode either mirrored or completely different due to edited things in the video. But unlike TV, it's always the original thing and it will never be taken down.. This shows that you can't always rely on the internet to watch whatever you could watch on TV due to dumb copyright laws. But the most important thing about TV is that it's pretty much essential for commercial services since 60% of TV is commercials. I may hate advertisements with a burning passion but without these commercials the show wouldn't be even airing. Causing episodes to not even be added to your programs and even the internet (Unless someone has the time to search for leaked information).

     In conclusion, while I don't use TV a lot,  it'll take a very long time for TV to be considered "dead". Not only is it important for commercials (Which i still hate) but it's also excellent for early bird TV users due to it's live broadcastings and the fact that it doesn't have to experience copyright laws compared to the internet.
My point exactly........

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Youtube ads. Nuff Said.

Hello everyone looking over my blog.

     YouTube ads. Oh where do I begin. These little things are known for interrupting videos that we all want to watch online. Whether it be a vlog, rant, reaction video, gameplay montage or a Vanoss video, these ads will always appear either before or during the video. But that's not all, these ads can usually last up to 15 seconds to an entire minute. Sure you can skip these ads but that is usually rare (especially for 15-30 sec ads). So YouTube came with a solution, a subscription that would give you no ads. Nuff said. But this "subscription" comes at a price (literally). At a very "low" price of $9.99 a month, you can watch your favorite YouTube videos without ads. That may sound good on paper but paying just to avoid ads is pretty redundant. Just think about the idea "You have to pay REAL money monthly just to skip something equivalent to unfunny Vines". Just thinking about that kind of bugs me but there's way more reasons why I hate this "subscription".

See even this ad hates ads.
Image courtesy of soundlounge.co.uk
     First of all, ads don't really last that long in general. If you just wait about a few seconds, the ad will be over. Simple as that. Sure you have to do this constantly but it's still better than paying actual money. But, if possible, you have a 95% chance to find ads that allow you to skip it. So you don't even have to wait for the ad to finish. However while most ads are annoying and make no sense, there are some ads that would be considered funny (in my opinion). Some of these ads can include Here In My Garage, some Skittles ads and some random infomercials. But why am I talking about these ads? Well if you buy the subscription, you will barely see this ad without searching it up on the internet (And trust me, they're worth seeing, Especially the Here In My Garage ad). But the most important thing about these ads is that they can be cancelled permanently on the computer. How do you do this exactly? Simple. Just install Ad-Block on your computer. All you just need to do is to find it in the Google Store and install it. And like mentioned by it's name, it disables ALL YouTube ads, Whether it be before the video, during the video or even throughout the entire page. But the what makes this very useful is that it's absolutely FREE. But not only is it free, it literally does a better job than the paid subscription. This literally makes YouTube subscription completely useless.

     Overall, I find the subscription idea pretty interesting but it eventually ends up being a waste of money. Whether it be because you're missing out on funny ads, you can use a free download similar to this subscription or you can just be patient and wait for the ad to end.

     Just remember folks. Patience is a virtue.                            

Youtube. Learn your place.