This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply. Lucas Shaw, writing for Bloomberg: People who treat YouTube like a music service, those passively listening for long periods of time, will encounter more ads, according to Lyor Cohen, the company’s global head of music. “You’re not going to be happy after you are jamming ‘Stairway to Heaven’ and you get an ad right after that,” Cohen said in an interview at the South by Southwest music festival. Correct, in fact I’d be so annoyed I’d go sign up for a music service like Spotify or Apple Music instead. Expand - View Original
their ads have been ridiculous lately. even the ads you can skip, if you hit the button it just sends you to another ad, sometimes one you CAN’T skip.
It sure is. Every day I seem to find new ways they're embedding more ads. Like now there are those banner ads pinned under the player in the app.
It's amazing how similar YouTube is to watching a movie on an airplane You look through the library, select what you want, get the volume set just right and as the opening scene begins... INTERCOM: *PSHHHHH* Hello everyone and welcome to American Airlines I'll be your captain today...
My gf still does YouTube because it’s free. I’ve went the Apple Music route and never looked back. Totally understand advertising, but it should be seamless and less invasive.