Why Won't YouTube Die?

What is the secret to YouTube's internet video hegemony? It's not too complicated, actually. -------------------- Also, if you want a more in depth look at how ads work on Twitch and YouTube, I'd suggest watching this video I came across:    • Will Twitch Ever Make Money?   -------------------- patreon:   / 1c2   twitter:   / 1c2yt   -------------------- background music from YouTube Audio Library and Free Music Archive: "Prelude No 6 in D glitched minor," TheUse "Water Please", Text Me Records / GrandBankss "This is Not Drum and Bass," True Cuckoo "Komorebi," Futuremono "Thumbs on Ones," TrackTribe "Some of You," Text Me Records / GrandBankss -------------------- chapters: 0:00 Pre-Intro 0:48 Introduction 4:23 A History of YouTube Competitors 6:37 Too Big to Fail? 9:11 Costs, Costs, and also Costs 14:09 Epilogue 16:42 Outro -------------------- videos used in intro: "Advanced New Features in YouTube Studio," YouTube Creators -    • Advanced New Features in YouTube Studio An...   "Dear YouTube...We need to talk..." Philip DeFranco -    • Dear Youtube...We Need To Talk. This Is St...   "The Adpocalypse: What It Means," Hank Green -    • The Adpocalypse: What it Means   "YouTube is Broken..." Make Stuff -    • YouTube is Broken – Why We're Demonetizing...   "YouTube's Rules Don't Apply to Everyone," H3H3 -    • YouTube's Rules Don't Apply to Everyone   "YouTube: Manufacturing Authenticity..." Lindsay Ellis -    • YouTube: Manufacturing Authenticity (For F...   "Neural Response: YouTube Geographic," EmpLemon -    • Neutral Response | YouTube Geographic   "Logan Paul is CALLED OUT..." DramaAlert -    • Logan Paul (CALLED OUT)  by YouTube! #Dram...   "YouTube has a huge problem..." Markiplier -    • YouTube has a huge problem...   "On IGTV and YouTube Competition," Marques Brownlee -    / marquesbrownlee   -------------------- sources and suggested readings: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/3/211... https://www.investopedia.com/articles... https://www.quora.com/Will-YouTube-ev... https://www.wsj.com/articles/viewers-... https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/182... #YouTube #videoessay #technology