Youtube Changes Soon to Happen

[noddydon]

On March 7th Youtube forces it's "My Channel" changes on everyone regardless.

Until now I have chosen the option to retain the old layout but have reluctantly been looking at the new forthcoming setup. To be brief - "Ugh"!

Just curious as to what other "Youtuber's" think. For me it is the lack of "tuning" that can be done compared with the old layout. Where have all the text options and all the skins that were previously there gone? Bad news for my eyes is the use of small grey text on a white background or in the case of the header a charcoal background. As a Firefox user there is an add-on called "NoSquint" that I use to adjust and remember the text size per site visited. Also it has a feature that can change the text colour per site visited. So to some extent the new Youtube layout can be made more tolerable.

Or am I in the minority?

Don

 

[CurlyBlakey]

I think it looks good and sleek, but it could do with more having customization possible.

I also think the channel comments feature is now too well hidden to make it worthwhile!

 

[XXX526]

I don't like the new design - that is all.

 

[gpzDave]

Personally I like it, but it would still be nice for others to have the option to keep the old design.

 

[stayslinky]

Agreed

Hate the new design,

not enough customiznation.

I perffered the old design

 

[LeedsRider93]

I disabled it, don't like it.

 

[JollyRoger]

I don't mind it but agree with the profile comments section being hidden is bad.

 

[Chessecake94]

Once you use it for a while you get used to it. You won't even notice it after a few weeks,

 

[noddydon]

Allow me one more small rant then I promise to shut up.

Joined "DailyMotion" the other day because of Youtubes artrocious upload times and also because of the aforementioned "My Channel" changes due soon.

DailyMotion offers uploads:

Not exceeding 60 minutes in length
Not exceeding 2 Gb in size
A resolution of HD 720p (1280x720)

Subscriptions are also supported.

NO, I don't have any connection with DailyMotion but Youtube has infuriated me with it's dictatorial attitude and a lack of means to complain about it. There was an email address along with a note that stated something like "We cannot answer emails but rest assured that we do read and take note of them" - yeah, right!

Rant over, going to have a cuppa and calm down now...... :lol:

Don

 

[kryten]

Does Dailymotion pay you?

There are many other video hosting sites but as far as I know Youtube is the only one where I can get paid. Gots to get my moneyz, yo!

 

[kryten]

Also the old layout gave people too many options. Half the time I couldn't stand looking at people's Youtube channel because it looked like someone barfed on it, yellow text on lime green backgrounds and crap. The average person is too design illiterate to be given free reign with designing a web site. A majority of the channels I saw were atrocious. Sometimes less is more. See what you can do with it.

I do agree on the channel comment thing though. They're hidden and I didn't even know they were there for a while. I like the homepage better now and I've found lots of channels that i like just based on the fact that one of the people I subbed commented or subbed to someone else.

When the current layout that everyone seems to love so much was introduced everyone hated it. They tweaked it over time and made it better and now everyone hates the newest layout. They'll tweak it too and everyone will love it by the time the next change happens.

 

[BrianWest58]

Also the old layout gave people too many options. Half the time I couldn't stand looking at people's Youtube channel because it looked like someone barfed on it, yellow text on lime green backgrounds and crap. The average person is too design illiterate to be given free reign with designing a web site. A majority of the channels I saw were atrocious. Sometimes less is more. See what you can do with it.

I do agree on the channel comment thing though. They're hidden and I didn't even know they were there for a while. I like the homepage better now and I've found lots of channels that i like just based on the fact that one of the people I subbed commented or subbed to someone else.

When the current layout that everyone seems to love so much was introduced everyone hated it. They tweaked it over time and made it better and now everyone hates the newest layout. They'll tweak it too and everyone will love it by the time the next change happens.

+1 My hopes are that they let in a bit more personalizing as time goes by... before they change it again!
I gave in when they announced the permanent change.

 

[noddydon]

Does Dailymotion pay you?

There are many other video hosting sites but as far as I know Youtube is the only one where I can get paid. Gots to get my moneyz, yo!

Sorry kryton it doesn't look like they do. :cry: However as an alternative to Youtube it does have some merit.

Thanks all for your comments......

Don

 

[Kriezstoff]

I hated the new layout at first! But when i looked into it, i started to like it! Only the comments thing bothers me but you guuys already said that. By the looks of it i gonna get used to it pretty fast!

Ride safe guys and girls!

My channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Kriezstoff?feature=guide

 

[Friz]

I find it harder to use and with less benifits.

 

[MetalHeadKLR650]

I agree I think the old format is more functional and easier to navigate.

 

[senthx]

I just put up with changes on the whole, occasionally I will just leave a service all together, only happened twice

ez-board (now yuku), and ebay are two I've ditched for all time, others I've wandered away from and use less often.

 

[Chessecake94]

I just put up with changes on the whole, occasionally I will just leave a service all together, only happened twice

ez-board (now yuku), and ebay are two I've ditched for all time, others I've wandered away from and use less often.

Just don't sell on ebay? Or abandoned it all together.

 

[senthx]

left it behind all together, I've closed my account too, and shut my pay pal account as well