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RandomBacon on Feb 19, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings

> the only reason it’s video is to show you ads

Looking at those video lengths, I'm inclined to believe you.

Any video that is 9 to 11 minutes long, I automatically skip because that's the sweetspot length for maximizing ad revenue. This person's are a bit longer, but looking at the video subjects, I can't see why they need to be that long.

depletedgherkin on Feb 19, 2024 [–]

>Any video that is 9 to 11 minutes long, I automatically skip because that's the sweetspot length for maximizing ad revenue.

I think that may be outdated? 10 minutes was the sweet spot for ad revenue a few years ago, but I think around 8 minutes is the sweet spot now.

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