starman@programming.dev to > Greentext@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agoAnon thinks about Googleprogramming.devexternal-linkmessage-square345fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down134
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1external-linkAnon thinks about Googleprogramming.devstarman@programming.dev to > Greentext@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square345fedilink
minus-squareflubba86@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down8·5 months agoBut they didn’t invent that. They bought YouTube after it was already popular. The only thing they’ve done to the platform is put in more ads.
minus-squarecorbin@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·5 months agoYouTube launched in 2005 and was bought by Google in 2006. It has been a Google service for 95% of its existence. I’m pretty sure Google did other stuff in that 18 years than “put in more ads.”
minus-squareslurpinderpin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoWas that a qualifier? “What exactly does google have left that people like?” Youtube, they have youtube
minus-squareGodIsNull@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 months agoAnd destroying the rating system from points based, to thumps up and down relation, to thumps up only.
But they didn’t invent that. They bought YouTube after it was already popular. The only thing they’ve done to the platform is put in more ads.
YouTube launched in 2005 and was bought by Google in 2006. It has been a Google service for 95% of its existence. I’m pretty sure Google did other stuff in that 18 years than “put in more ads.”
Was that a qualifier? “What exactly does google have left that people like?” Youtube, they have youtube
And destroying the rating system from points based, to thumps up and down relation, to thumps up only.