Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

[Armando]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

But it's freaking painfully obvious they are doing this update with iPads and the like in mind.

I think you mean Android tablets!

I never really used the main YouTube page, that's probably because I don't browse YouTube per se. While I think the color scheme is ugly, I appreciate the functionality changes.

[Raydeus]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

I'm finding the new YouTube homepage way too painful to use. If they were looking to discourage me even more from using their site then it was a very successful upgrade.

Guess I'll just pop from time to time to look for videos to embed, but I wont be watching channels or using the other main features anymore.

[Firewind]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

The grey is ugly and depressing. Why Apple like it splashed all over their OS, Safari and iTunes is anyone's guess.

[Raydeus]

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BTW does anyone have any recommendations on good video sharing sites? <_<

[Raydeus]

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I don't know if it will last, probably wont but if you want the old home page back just go to

youtube.com/home

And you'll get the old look home page.



PS > Although the grey background stays.

[Murphie]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

I think Youtube looks fine. The old design wasn't exactly inspired. Things change. Move on.

[Takelli]

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Unless it is complete and total utter crap.

[Murphie]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

But it's not. It's just a different interface. You'll bitch about it for a while, but continue to use it, because Youtube is the place to go for videos.

[Raydeus]

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So you actually like it, Murphie? o_O;

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PS >

I think Youtube looks fine. The old design wasn't exactly inspired. Things change. Move on.

Although, this comment tells me you've never really used the home page. Otherwise you wouldn't be making a point about the looks of it while completely dismissing how badly designed the new version is. Even by YouTube's sudden pointless upgrades standards.

[Armando]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Alright then, anyone care to explain how the new home page is bad? By that I mean a concrete use-case, comparing the old page to the new one.

[Murphie]

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Wait, because I'm not complaining about it, I've obviously never used it? Man, really, what is up with people casting the most ridiculous aspersions up in here of late? Pay for an MMO and you're a joke, don't care about what youtube looks like and your opinion is wrong. Wat.

It's just a fucking website for videos. Get some perspective.

edit: To clarify. I neither like it or dislike it. I don't care. It's Youtube. It is the place that I view short videos, and then go do something else. It doesn't really matter to me if the home page is different.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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For those that make entertaining video, a living off them or just want to see entertaining videos, it is indeed annoying that YT makes all these changes and leaves you with no option to view the page in a previous design. Given YT has its own interface for Wii, PS3 and iOS that doesn't really change so drastically, you'd think the website you connect to on PC would at least have greater options to it.

And they make these changes more than once a year, never once considering how people would have liked to navigate it.

Its not like they're short on cash for options. Many sites out there will give you options on how you wish to view the page, especially news blogs. This can be done on Youtube.

Its not a huge issue for me as I don't subscribe, rate or even have a YT account, but for those that do and those that live there, I can see the issue.

[Armando]

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It's not that I don't see the issue. I see how it can be annoying. But when you change how something works, the look often changes. They're not changing the layout on a whim here. It's not like they throw you to the sharks either - they have pop-ups offering to explain how things have changed. Took me all of 3 minutes to go through it and I actually knew how the Youtube main page works as a result, something I never cared to find out in the previous site iteration.

Also, they facelifted Gmail and Google Docs recently. Should've seen this one coming.

[Takelli]

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But it's not. It's just a different interface. You'll bitch about it for a while, but continue to use it, because Youtube is the place to go for videos.

I honestly don't mind it. It allows me to watch videos online so, yea.

But what I meant was.... If its total crap, then yes, I will bitch about it lol.

[Feba]

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it has been so goddamn long since I actually saw the youtube homepage without choosing to.

every time I want to look up a video I just type "yt <thing I'm searching for" in my address bar.

keywords people. they are your friends.