When it comes to video streaming platforms, there is almost no one who has not heard the name of YouTube but may not have comprehensive information about this platform owned by Google. In this article, we want to introduce you fully to YouTube.
YouTube is the most popular video streaming platform and has many fans all over the world. According to statistics, hundreds of hours of video are uploaded to this service every day, and billions of hours of video are viewed every month. In addition, this service is considered the second largest search engine in the world.
Regarding the difference between YouTube and other video streaming platforms, we should say that maybe other similar platforms are also suitable for video streaming; in front of this powerful giant in the field of video content But they definitely have nothing to say . Many people who create and publish various video content earn incredible income through this platform. Meanwhile, this American video streaming giant is one of the best ways to introduce yourself and your profession and introduce brands. According to statistics, the number of YouTube channels has doubled between 2017 and 2019 and has reached more than 30 million channels from 15 million.
History of YouTube
The beta streaming giant first launched in 2005 with $11.5 million in funding, and the first video released was a 19-second video of a person in a zoo that garnered one million views. YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, all three of whom were employees of the financial services company PayPal at the time.
In 2006, Google succeeded in winning the competition with prominent companies such as Yahoo and Viacom and bought this video streaming service for $1.65 billion. This deal was beneficial for both parties; Because on the one hand, traffic related to video search was directed to Google itself, and on the other hand, YouTube could use the resources available to Google. This year, Google also bought the YouTube logo.
Other important events in the history of YouTube are as follows:
- Providing the possibility of customizing the user profile in 2006
- Launch of Director service in 2006: People who spend at least $150 to make their commercials can use this service, which is only available in the US, to have their video edited by a director who specializes in filming and video editing. YouTube also works, make a professional promotional clip.
- Launching the YouTube Partner Program service in 2007 (we will learn more about this service later)
- The addition of new languages other than English to YouTube in 2007
- Hosting the first presidential debate in cooperation with CNN in 2007
- Making it possible to earn money through YouTube in 2007
- 480p resolution support started in 2008
- Creation of Audioswap feature in 2008 to add legal and recorded music to video clips
- Beginning of support for 1080p resolution in 2009
- Creation of automatic speech recognition service in 2009
- Launching a movie rental service in 2010
- Beginning of support for 4K resolution in 2010
- The launch of the Live YouTube service in 2011 for live coverage of various events and ceremonies, including sports events, concerts and wedding ceremonies by video content producers.
- The launch of Youtube Analytic service in 2011 to check the performance of YouTube channels by users and to provide the possibility to see video visitors and the duration of viewing different videos with the aim of guiding the user to choose the best approach to earn more money.
- Live coverage of the 2012 Olympics for the first time in 2012
- Live coverage of the presidential debate for the first time in 2012 in partnership with ABC
- Reaching one billion monthly YouTube views in 2013
- The launch of the Music Key service in 2014, which made it possible to play music videos without showing ads.
- Launch of Youtube Red service in 2015 (we will learn about these services later)
- Creation of the Two Ads service in 2019, which allows the creation of two ads in the video, only one of which can be skipped.
How to watch YouTube content?
Unlike other video streaming services, you don’t need to register and create an account to watch different videos on YouTube, and you can watch most of the videos for free. To find the video you want, just search for the topic you want in the search box of this service to view different videos.
Features created for viewing videos on YouTube
Autoplay function: by activating this function, the video will play automatically after opening, and there is no need to play it.
Subtitle function: to view video subtitles
Video settings (gear icon): In this section, you can change the video playback speed (playback speed) and video quality (quality) (to set a specific resolution in the mobile version, after touching the settings icon and selecting the Quality option, touch the Advanced option and choose your desired resolution). Naturally, the higher the resolution you choose to play the video, the more the internet will be used, and you need the internet with the right speed and bandwidth to play the video smoothly.
Multiplayer feature (the icon with a solid rectangle in a hollow rectangle): by clicking on the icon corresponding to this feature, the window of the playing video will be reduced and placed in a corner of the screen. In this way, you can easily see other search results. To return the playing video window to its previous state, just click on the square icon next to the video window that has an arrow pointing out. It should be noted that this feature can only be used in the desktop version
Defalt view mode to watch video in normal mode
Full screen mode: to watch the video in full screen mode
Share uploaded videos
To share YouTube videos, just select the sharing icon below, which looks like an arrow to the right, and then share it with your target audience on messaging apps and social networks such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. let the.
It is also possible to share YouTube videos by email. If you want to share a YouTube video on a web page, you can copy the embed code of the video by clicking on the Embed option and paste it in the designated area in the panel used to create content on the desired page.
Saving videos
You can save your desired video in different versions of YouTube and watch it later
Watch videos you’ve already watched
If you want to see the videos you have already watched, you can and cannot find them, you can see all the videos you have already watched by visiting the History section and find the video you want in this section. search
To view the history in the desktop version, you must click on the history option after clicking on the three-dot menu on the left side, or you can first click on the library option and then on the history option. To view the history section in the mobile application, you must first click on the library option at the bottom of the screen and then click on the history option.
Watch video in virtual reality mode.
If your phone or tablet supports virtual reality, you can also watch virtual reality content through YouTube. To do this, you must first touch the settings icon on the top right of the video, touch the Watch in VR option and place the phone inside the headset.
Repeat video (only in mobile application)
To repeat the video, activate the Video loop option after the settings icon.
Note: YouTube videos are published in different channels, and if you are interested in a video and would like to see other videos of the channel that published it, click on the Subscribe button to become a member of the channel and click on the bell icon next to it, so that if You will be notified when a new video is released on the desired channel, and you can watch all the videos of that channel.
To view the channels you have subscribed to, just click on the three-line menu and view the channels in the Subscriptions section. To view subscribed channels in the mobile application, just touch the Subscription option at the bottom of the screen.
The maximum number of views of a video
YouTube couldn’t prevent such cases in the past, so its development team decided to modify the system’s functionality. When the videos had less than 300 views, the system would start counting the video views again! This would prevent the YouTube website from being affected by videos that had less than 300 views. This function was considered to be a very small and weak system to prevent abuse by users.
This was a little different when your video views reached 301. YouTube’s counting analysis system showed that every visit more than 300 can affect the quality of YouTube by displaying popular artificial videos.
The counter of video views in number 301 did not deserve much attention! Regarding the database setup, Ted Hamilton, Product Manager for Video View Analytics, explains that the analytics system counts up to 301 views before employees can manually determine whether video views are legitimate or illegal. More impressions are made using the bots used in the visit counting section; So that visits that are obtained from a visitor and with a few hundred reloads of the page are not taken into account. Visit counting system analysts determine which source the visits came from! If the majority of visits came from only a few specific systems, they are removed by the configured systems.
If the number of views of your video has remained constant and the number of likes or dislikes has not changed, don’t worry! Your video can still get views and earn you money. Wait for some time until after your views are verified, they will also be added to your video views and you will see your YouTube video views increase again.
More than 300 views of a video
Once your video views exceed 300 views, the counting rules will change once again and a new algorithm will be used for fake views! This algorithm makes the previously designed method fail, and this method replaces it. The new method fully automatically identifies and removes malicious and fake software that causes the collection of unrealistic views. It is interesting to know that YouTube’s security measures are completely classified, and if its security was public, many viruses and bots would be created to attack this system.
Currently, the question of how to count video views is not clear! If your video is experiencing a lot of fluctuations in views, this indicates that your views are unrealistic. So if you have used a bot to send spam views, your views will be deleted and sometimes you may face the removal of your video!
Some of the signs of the unrealistic and fraudulent displays are:
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- Your video or its related page should be loaded continuously and repeatedly.
- The visits were made by bots, viruses or malware.
- YouTube has identified views as spam users.
- Your video is automatically embedded in another site
