Now what's going on with YouTube?

[Sgt Floyd]

I mean paid for features is nothing new on any site. I dont think that has anything to do with net neutrality. It's scummy if that's true, but I'm willing to bet its just scaremongering from conspiracy nuts

 

[D'Snowth]

Be that as it may, why suddenly charge people just to see notifications on their social media accounts? I can understand premiums for things like removing ads, or unlocking extra features that are otherwise unavailable for ordinary accounts, but something as basic as notifications?

 

[Sgt Floyd]

but I'm willing to bet its just scaremongering from conspiracy nuts

 

[LittleJerry92]

Conspiracy theorists are so annoying.

Like, I like the ones who admit they think x possiblity is true, but know at the same time they're just assumptions, but I don't like the ones who try and act like their theories are correct and get mad if you prove them wrong.

 

[D'Snowth]

So is there any special reason why YouTube is shrinking the size of the player, but increasing the size of the scroll-down list of recommended videos on the right side of the page?

 

[LittleJerry92]

I dunno.

Maybe cause it's YouTube?

 

[D'Snowth]

Okay, apparently it's not that YouTube is shrinking the player, apparently, the player now conforms to the format of the video - so if the video itself is in 4:3, the player is 4:3, and if the video is 16:9, the player is 16:9.

Unforunately, they're keeping the player the same width on the page, so it's widescreen/16:9 videos that appear shrunken to keep the player the same width on the page.

 

[D'Snowth]

Okay, apparently it's not that YouTube is shrinking the player, apparently, the player now conforms to the format of the video - so if the video itself is in 4:3, the player is 4:3, and if the video is 16:9, the player is 16:9.

Unforunately, they're keeping the player the same width on the page, so it's widescreen/16:9 videos that appear shrunken to keep the player the same width on the page.

Oh, and can I just say that I had the idea that YouTube should have been doing this for years?

 

[D'Snowth]

I can't believe it . . . YouTube actually added a useful new feature: a quick-access icon for PMs at the top of the page. Something that has greatly been missing for years.

I bet one million-billion-gajillion-bazillion dollars that YouTube will remove it again in a month.

 

[LittleJerry92]

Yup.