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"Who is making money on YouTube?"- My question
Lately I have read several stories about YouTube. The one I read today was about the top 20 earners on YouTube. It peaked my curiosity.
As I read the article I tried to understand how each earner was making money. It was obvious very quickly. I would have never guessed it before reading the article.
Majority of the top 20 earned their money by reviewing video games, reviewing toys, and a couple performing comedy. Reviewing games? Yup, people are clicking on ads and following other people playing and reviewing games.
To me, maybe I am old, makes no sense. Maybe it does?
I remember when I was in high school. Video game arcades were very popular and pretty new. I can not remember ever beating a game. I got better as I put more quarters in but I can not claim that I ever completed a game by being the top scorer.
So why would anyone want to want someone else playing and giving them insight into how to beat the game? Well, they want the shortcut to beat the game. But they are not beating the game but simply mimicking the play of another person. It is cheating and based on the millions of subscribers people want the solution and do not enjoy the journey to discover the solution for themselves.
Today's question is:
"What would people pay to get a shortcut?"
"Who is making money on YouTube?"- My question
Lately I have read several stories about YouTube. The one I read today was about the top 20 earners on YouTube. It peaked my curiosity.
As I read the article I tried to understand how each earner was making money. It was obvious very quickly. I would have never guessed it before reading the article.
Majority of the top 20 earned their money by reviewing video games, reviewing toys, and a couple performing comedy. Reviewing games? Yup, people are clicking on ads and following other people playing and reviewing games.
To me, maybe I am old, makes no sense. Maybe it does?
I remember when I was in high school. Video game arcades were very popular and pretty new. I can not remember ever beating a game. I got better as I put more quarters in but I can not claim that I ever completed a game by being the top scorer.
So why would anyone want to want someone else playing and giving them insight into how to beat the game? Well, they want the shortcut to beat the game. But they are not beating the game but simply mimicking the play of another person. It is cheating and based on the millions of subscribers people want the solution and do not enjoy the journey to discover the solution for themselves.
Today's question is:
"What would people pay to get a shortcut?"
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