Category: content creation

  • YouTube Changes Search Filters

    To “Improve” Content Discovery, Sparks User Backlash Instead

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    (Original post: https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/400586735?hl=en )

    New Filters and Renaming

    We have made some key additions and renames to ensure our sorting options align better with your expectations:

    • Dedicated Content Types: We’ve added a new Shorts filter to the ‘Type’ menu. This gives viewers more control over whether they see Shorts or VODs (long-form videos) in their search results, so you can find exactly what you’re looking for, regardless of format.
    • ‘Prioritize’ Menu: The ‘Sort By’ menu has been renamed to ‘Prioritize’. This refined sorting menu aims to maximize utility.
    • ‘Popularity’ Filter: The ‘View count’ sort option has been renamed to ‘Popularity’. This filter allows you to easily locate popular videos related to your search queries. Our systems assess a video’s view count and other relevance signals, such as watch time, to determine its popularity for that specific query.

    Simplified Filter Options

    We are simplifying and reorganizing the filter menu to make it more intuitive and improve the overall search experience. This includes removing some options that were not working as expected and had contributed to user complaints.

    The two filters we’re removing are ‘Upload Date – Last Hour’ and ‘Sort by Rating.’ However, you can still find the most recent search results in one of our ‘Upload Date’ filters, and explore popular, highly-viewed videos using the new ‘Popularity’ filter option.

    These changes have led to user backlash.

    Coverage from around the web:

    So, what do you think? Do you agree with these changes? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Aspiring Content Creators’ Guild Announced

    Memberships Now Available

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    A guild for aspiring content creators and affiliated with FFV Central has been announced courtesy of clymax.

    Members accepted into the guild will gain access to a private section in the FFV Central Discord. There is no cost to be a member.

    In the Discord section, they can share tips and techniques with like-minded content creators, brainstorm and discuss video concepts, and explore potential collab opportunities in content creation.

    The vision for the guild is that together, we can take on the algorithm better. Just like a full party in the FF series is stronger than going solo.

    Eligibility requirements are as follows.

    1. You’re looking to grow a channel on YouTube. Not on TikTok, IG, Twitch, Facebook, Rumble, etc.
    2. Your channel coverage must include classic Final Fantasy (I-VI) in some way, shape, or form. At least one such piece of content is required to already exist on your channel. Any game version is OK. OK to also cover modern Final Fantasy. OK to also cover other JRPG franchises or other game genres. Classic FF does not have to be the main focus of your channel.
    3. Longform videos, shorts, and livestreams are all OK as a focus.
    4. Your channel must not be monetized and must never have been monetized. Achieving monetization as a guild member will not jeopardize your guild membership.
    5. You are serious about growing your channel and getting and staying monetized, even if it is only as a hobby. You want more than a channel of random gaming or modding clips.
    6. You must meet YouTube’s monetization factor of three uploads in the last ninety days, on a rolling basis.
    7. On your channel, you have not and will not buy subs or views except as permitted by YouTube, e.g., the YouTube Promote feature.
    8. You are not required to be a modder, although modders who are otherwise eligible are welcome.

    Due to the nature of the guild and the community that are being built, membership cannot be guaranteed, although your interest is appreciated. FFV Central reserves the right to decline membership for any reason or for no reason.

    To apply or for more information, please reach out to clymax via the FFV Central Discord or via DM on this website or via Discord.

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