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  1. Matt Matt

    Frankly it's not Pewdiepie's fault that YouTube's ad rev system is so broken. That can actually be traced back to Reply Girls. The algorithm that is in place now was actually created to make being a reply girl less profitable, but it sort of backfired and made being a Let's Player WAYYY more profitable.

    Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:20:28 UTC from web
    1. orungano orungano

      @mrmattimation Can you elaborate on this

      Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:21:58 UTC from web
      1. Matt Matt

        @tiffany Ross O'Donovan of RubberNinja and Steam Train fame explains it waaayyyy better than I could, but basically the algorithm used to be based on total views. Every YouTuber with ad rev enabled gets something called "CPM". I'm not sure what it means anymore, but what it USED to be was that the value displayed as your CPM would be the amount of money you'd get per thousand views. For example, under the old system, I'd have made about $500 on MLB 2. Now, the ad rev system is based on minutes watched rather than total views, which is great for Let's Players who can churn out 30 minute videos daily, but not so great for everyone else, especially animators, who spend months on a like five-minute video. In addition, your CPM is better the more often you upload, so that puts Let's Players at an even GREATER advantage and everyone else at an even greater disadvantage. Ross explains it in much greater detail. http://rainbowdash.net/url/771945

        Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:29:16 UTC from web
        1. Matt Matt

          @mrmattimation *MLB 1

          Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:29:59 UTC from web
        2. Rarity Rarity

          @mrmattimation UGH HA UGH HA MAX CPM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccx3lzW3sqU

          Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:30:49 UTC from web
        3. orungano orungano

          @mrmattimation Ohh, I see. That sucks majorly

          Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:35:48 UTC from web
          1. Matt Matt

            @tiffany That's why I'm always so spastic about abolishing AdBlock and stuff. It takes an already broken system and breaks it even more.

            Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:36:26 UTC from web
            1. orungano orungano

              @mrmattimation Yeah I've never faulted anyone for that

              Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:37:01 UTC from web
              1. Matt Matt

                @tiffany Essentially the only good thing to have come out of this new system is that being a reply girl is incredibly not profitable because they don't have, like, ANY view retention.

                Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:39:28 UTC from web
                1. orungano orungano

                  @mrmattimation I am glad to be rid of the reply girl menace

                  Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:40:32 UTC from web
    2. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @mrmattimation What's a reply girl and what makes the current system broken

      Friday, 24-Jul-15 17:27:31 UTC from web