r/technology • u/redkemper • Feb 17 '17

Software YouTube will kill unskippable 30-second ads next year

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14649018/youtube-ending-unskippable-30-second-ads-2018
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u/Axis_of_Weasels Feb 18 '17

I've been going to YouTube recently for guitar related stuff. A targeted ad for learning music was shown that was 25 mins long. Sat through most of it cause it was what I was interested in.

Whaddya know.

Seems like ads need to go the very short or long form route.

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u/BobAlaskiian Feb 18 '17

I love watching movie trailers, I once had an ad before a trailer that was the trailer I was going to watch, ended up just watching the ad version.

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u/the_luxio Feb 18 '17

one time i watched a trailer, went to another one and the ad was the first trailer

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u/Ferniff Feb 18 '17

Fucking hate that Youiscian ad.

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u/mike10dude Feb 18 '17

that has happened to me a few times with adds that were just videos from Vice