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Topic: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

Is it just me or has Youtube really deteriorated? For me Youtube is almost unusable any more. So many ads, increasingly difficult navigations, etc. I find myself using it less and less.

It could be I'm outside of the target audience.
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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

No it's not just you, I have trouble and very little patience with the ads and freezes, while it does whatever it is doing. It's free so I should'nt complain.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

Yes, it is free and I do find some useful stuff there.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

Firefox + AdBlock Plus = No ads!

I wouldn't use the net without it.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

It is just growing faster than it can keep up with.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

I don't really have any problems with it. I get on, get in, and get out. I can't remember the last time I just surfed around Youtube.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

They announouced a little while back that it was going to be changing,hope they did not mess it up.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

topdown wrote:

Firefox + AdBlock Plus = No ads!

I wouldn't use the net without it.

Same here.
Though I have found that dropping subscriptions that no longer meet your interests clears up your youtube homepage.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

They're tired of hemorrhaging money and want to turn it around. smile

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

topdown wrote:

Firefox + AdBlock Plus = No ads!

I wouldn't use the net without it.

+1

really missing adblock on the Android mobile version of Firefox... sad

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

The ads are irritating.They can be skipped after 5 seconds most of the time. I am always on youtube. Much easier than digging up cds to hear one song.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

I've found that Youtube was not too happy with an update Google Chrome did, but it worked fine from Explorer when I used it instead.  It seems to have been repaired now for Google Chrome as I was able to watch a few videos on it there yesterday.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

manicbassman wrote:
topdown wrote:

Firefox + AdBlock Plus = No ads!

I wouldn't use the net without it.

+1

really missing adblock on the Android mobile version of Firefox... sad

Another reason to leave blackberry and get the Samsung Galaxy-II...


*sigh*
sad
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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

I dont like the new format or design for the profile page the old one was much better and looked a lot nicer.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

They notifed me that it will be changing alot of things.

my papy said son your going too drive me too drinking if you dont stop driving that   Hot  Rod  Lincoln!! Cmdr cody and his lost planet airman
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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

Detman101 wrote:
manicbassman wrote:
topdown wrote:

Firefox + AdBlock Plus = No ads!

I wouldn't use the net without it.

+1

really missing adblock on the Android mobile version of Firefox... sad

Another reason to leave blackberry and get the Samsung Galaxy-II...


*sigh*
sad
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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

jerome.oneil wrote:
Detman101 wrote:
manicbassman wrote:

+1

really missing adblock on the Android mobile version of Firefox... sad

Another reason to leave blackberry and get the Samsung Galaxy-II...


*sigh*
sad
Dm

BB10 is pretty dang cool, if you have the patience to wait for it.

I dunno...I've been with Blackberry since 2007.
Android phones are just too amazing and no one even makes apps for blackberry anymore.

But if the wife has her way I'll never get a new phone...lol.

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Re: YouTube in a Death Spiral?

I live on you tube. Chrome has not had a problem, I watch You tube more than tv. You cant watch great vids on TV any more.

now that I know about add blocker,, im adding that to my firefox!

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