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[–] germtm_@lemmy.world 77 points 4 months ago (3 children)

me using SponsorBlock: what ad?

[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 75 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have no idea what I've missed.... Till I go to someone's house and watch raw YouTube and it's unbearable.

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[–] AnxiousDuck@feddit.it 43 points 4 months ago (5 children)

TIL about SponsorBlock and DeArrow, just wow!

This line from the website made my day: There are currently 452.934 users who have submitted 17.125.673 skip segments, which have saved a total of 4185 years and 4.84 days of people's lives.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 28 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I forgot that periods are used in some places instead of commas for thousands and was wondering how you could get 0.934 of a person

For some reason though its written as 4.84 instead which I thought should be written as 4,84?

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

Sound about right.

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[–] the_beber@lemm.ee 12 points 4 months ago

And what do I do with all of that time? Watch more YouTube videos, of course.

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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 62 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I do appreciate when they put actual effot in but with Sponsorblock i rarely see them. This meme still applies for when they get passed sponsorblock though lol

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 33 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Sponsorblock

How have I never heard of this?! I just installed it, trialled it on a YouTube video, and it's instantly one of my favorites.

Thank you!!

 

For anyone in a similar boat:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/

[–] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

After Ublock, its easily my favourite addon

[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago

We will dive into the history of this franchise, but fir—
The franchise began in 1967, when...

Me:

[–] wdx@feddit.de 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

On that note... Also take a look at DeArrow

https://dearrow.ajay.app/

Same dev as SponsorBlock, same concept, just for YT Titles and thumbnails.

Users can submit titles that better describe the contents and pick a neutral thumbnail.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

Also request a demo if you don’t want to pay, it will get approved

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[–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Did you guys know if you VPN through Albania, you don’t see YouTube adverts?

I sure as hell didn’t until a few weeks ago.

Anyway, do whatever you want to with this information :)

[–] new_guy@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] ours@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I've read they aren't legally allowed to show ads in some countries.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 7 points 4 months ago

YouTube does not have any customers in Albania

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Personally, nope. I'm still annoyed. But yes, thanks for trying to make the ads amusing or whatever, YTers.

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[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

StyroPyro: “btw this table I’ve been using for the video? It’s great, they sent it to me free. Watch me try to light it on fire!!”

How can you skip that?!

PS: big F U to US health insurance industry: I'm sick in a bizarre and horrifying way

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Insurance company : Oh you paid for insurance but we won't cover your costs

Finally claims insurance after months of waiting

Hospital : You have an insurance so the bill is 8x higher but no you don't need to pay all of them half is paid by insurance not you only have to pay 4x the money without insurance

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

but you have to pay the full amount anyway and go through insurance because you have a deductible that needs to be met because your annual physical isn't supposed to happen until November when you get time off around Thanksgiving but you don't want to have to pay the full non-insured price of this and not count it to your deductible when you KNOW that you'll have to pay the full cost of that primary care visit and your 45-year-old colonoscopy coming up and everything is terrible.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ryan George honestly does good stuff with his advertisements

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 7 points 4 months ago

I'm surprised I haven't seen the "Adstronaut in Ad Space" joke anywhere else.

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[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

The sponsor ads work when they're neatly aligned aligned with the video's concept. It wouldn't budge me to see a manufacturer sponsor a PC build video where one of their products are being used. Or channels like GradeA where they advertise the sponsors in a similar way to their vids.

What breaks it is when you can feel the ad clearly feels like a last minute insert (which it feels like almost all the time). Even the bigger creators out there do this.

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 4 months ago

So anyway, has any of you motherfuckers heard about Raids Shadow Legends?

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Ad is an ad. Fuck them.

[–] Terrapinjoe@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Map Men's ads are honestly worth watching

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[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Me whenever I watch SomeMoreNews and Cody has something for Ground News or he chokes down his favorite drink.

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[–] Turious@leaf.dance 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Big Money Salvia on Internet Comment Etiquette makes full on short films for his ad reads. They are pretty great.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Nobbleberry is my favorite show.

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[–] AuntieFreeze@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Love seeing on the timeline where right after the ad is the 'most played'

[–] olicvb@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Ice Cream Sandwich, Martincitopants and NakeyJakey have me going back after sponsorblock skips it, it's just so entertaining i'll take the ad at this point

[–] spiffpitt@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

you can whitelist channels in sponsorblock

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[–] FIST_FILLET@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago

this is Drew Gooden and The Yard for me. i have whitelisted them on sponsorblock because their ad reads are so fucking funny. also obligatory shoutout to Internet Comment Etiquette

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Yes. But at the same time I'm actually okay with ads for products that are legitimately good and are relevant to me, so long as I know they're an advertisement.

Products need marketing. It's reality. I'd rather get my marketing in the form of a recommendation or review from a trusted source than a random video shoved down my throat.

A easy example of a good source for me is MKBHD. He gets free stuff and sponsorships, but is selective regarding what he'll accept sponsorships from, is very clear when a segment is sponsored, and will absolutely say a product is bad or overpriced even if he got it for free.

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[–] Epzillon@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

I whitelist tomatoanus in sponsorblock just to follow his ad-read lore. Thats peak advertising.

[–] BurningTurtle@lemmy.burningturtle.win 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

For Internet Historian it's a highlight.

[–] Borovicka@lemm.ee 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah too bad his videos are plagiarisms of other people's work

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I was really bummed to find this out along with all the nazi signposting that slipped past me because I couldn't hear the dog whistle, he might be the only creator I've ever actually gone and unsubscribed to. Shame, too, because some of those videos were actually really good, credit where it's due (even if that credit isn't due to IH himself).

[–] Marighost@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nazi signposting? Any examples specifically? Gave up on IH after the plagiarism deal, and I know some of his earlier content tends to lean on the edgier side of things.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Best source is a reddit link, sorry.

I thought going in that people had to be overreacting about it, I know he's a bit edgy and pretty clearly grew up on 4chan but it couldn't be that bad.

Nah, it's pretty bad.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hbomberguy/comments/18doyzk/internet_historian_is_a_nazi/

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[–] shininghero@pawb.social 6 points 4 months ago

The sponsor segments in GrayStillPlays' videos are the only ones I remember, mostly because he ran the sponsor merch over with a lawnmower.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 6 points 4 months ago

Ordinary Sausage occasionally makes the ads amusing.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

MapMen. I still rewatch some of their ad skits just because they were catchy and fun.

[–] TylerDurdenJunior@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

SomeMoreNews often gets me

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[–] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

'TomSka and Friends' has good enjoyable ads. They generally only have the one sponsor (Surfshark VPN) but they've done a lot for pushing for more enjoyable ads. Their off the rails skits are ones I don't skip

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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

MiniMinuteMan did a bit where he just juggled while talking about the sponsor and you know what, it fucking worked on me. Jangle those keys for me.

[–] GlenTheFrog@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Bringus Studios had a video yesterday on the alpha I Dec kit for the original devkit. Not only was the segway pretty slick but it had his signature humor included which actually made me watch through half the ad. First time I didn't skip the sponsor which I think says something about his writing and delivery

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

I barely watched any of them, but Sampson Boat Co (the people rebuilding Tally Ho) put together some moderately high-effort sponsor segments, with a melodramatic plot and hammy acting and costumes made out of construction materials and such.

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