The creators of SponsorBlock did it again, now we can crowdsource better titles and thumbnails as well. I just tried it with LinusTechTips who is a worst offender when it comes to clickbait and its really great....
A few weeks ago they did a video about mech keyboards, without the face or clickbait title, and it was performing much worse after 3 days than even the daily video. The difference was in the hundreds of thousands of views.
Even now, it is one of the worst in terms of views from the past month (excluding the last 3 days, which will probably increase in views still) with 1.1M views, against the 2nd lowest which has 1.2M views, but it is a video about Mac gaming, and that isn't a particularly performing topic.
I love LTT. It's entertaining, and he shows cool stuff. And you can even learn a thing or two.
And I am gonna be even more unpopular than you.
I find Steve from GN to be boring as fuck to watch regularly (though I watch him when I want to see a specific review, like I do with other channels, his content is very good in terms of information), and he resorts to clickbait regularly, even if a different kind of clickbait (that waste of sand thumbnail, if it was LTT, would be criticized forever).
And more, even if you want to buy something instead of watching for entertainment, you shouldn't rely on 1 single review anyway, so pretending GN is the be-all-end-all for tech reviews is ridiculous.
Still have the Trial of the Sword quest from BOTW to finish before going to kick sludge Ganon's ass.
Finally I managed to play and not lose interest, which is great, because I was mega hyped when it was announced.
And it is an amazin game (even if I still love A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and Twilight Princess better)
Just learned about it last week here on Kbin, because of the Reddit blackout.
I've been feeding a lot of sources to my RSS programs, and just found out a lot of sites either hide or don't have RSS, so that project was enticing.
So I contributed with 4 sources to help it grow ahahah
The developers of Alan Wake 2 have recently stated that they aren't concerned about the content-packed month in which the game will release. Remedy Entertainment's developers also spoke about the game's length, Saga Anderson and her partner, and other interesting factoids.
Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they may abandon their proposed $68.7 billion merger if federal courts grant FTC a preliminary injunction.
Knowing that most Nintendo games don't really have options to tweak the game like not even being able to turn the music off, so what options would you like to see weather it's basic thing that basically most pc games have, a easier mode or some accessibility options....
I think it would be great if all games had full language options, changeable at any time during gameplay, without having to create a user in a different language or start a new save.
U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp will spend $25 billion on a new factory in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, calling it the largest-ever international investment in the country.
With no communication from the company, publishers relying on Facebook traffic are at the mercy of the inscrutable algorithm. Data shows an apparent change at Facebook in May caused website traffic to tank at some news sites.
The identity of the future coach of Paris Saint-Germain remains a mystery. But for several weeks now, it has been no secret that the capital club have been pursuing a number of leads to take over from Christophe Galtier, who will not be retained after a disappointing season on the Parisian bench....
According to L'Equipe, Luis Enrique will be the next PSG coach. The French media says that the agreement will be made official within the next week. After failed negotiations with Nagelsmann, the Spanish coach has reportedly chosen the Parisian club to replace Christophe Galtier. The French capital club believe they are not too...
The head of Xbox says he wants to make "the best Starfield" possible, despite previous comments about how the Bethesda game won't see players selling PS5s.
DeArrow - A Browser Extension that removes clickbait titles and thumbnails (dearrow.ajay.app)
The creators of SponsorBlock did it again, now we can crowdsource better titles and thumbnails as well. I just tried it with LinusTechTips who is a worst offender when it comes to clickbait and its really great....
What are you playing this weekend? 06/16
Hello Everyone!...
Best news aggregator? Where do you get your news?
I used to use flipboard, then once I got hooked on Reddit I got lazy and just started getting all my news from there....
So, who do we all support then?
Burnley fan checking in here.
Who you gonna root for? (beehaw.org)
Twitter Runs Ads for Disney, Microsoft, NBA Alongside Neo-Nazi Videos (gizmodo.com)
Ads from household-name brands and nonprofits are appearing beside clips of a film blaming Jews for causing World War II.
Alan Wake 2 Devs Aren't Worried About October Competition (gamerant.com)
The developers of Alan Wake 2 have recently stated that they aren't concerned about the content-packed month in which the game will release. Remedy Entertainment's developers also spoke about the game's length, Saga Anderson and her partner, and other interesting factoids.
Microsoft may abandon Activision merger if federal judge grants FTC request (www.tweaktown.com)
Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they may abandon their proposed $68.7 billion merger if federal courts grant FTC a preliminary injunction.
What options you would like to have in certain Nintendo games?
Knowing that most Nintendo games don't really have options to tweak the game like not even being able to turn the music off, so what options would you like to see weather it's basic thing that basically most pc games have, a easier mode or some accessibility options....
Mass Effect Legendary Edition gets a cool first-person mod (www.dsogaming.com)
Modder 'Aphar' has released a first-person mod for the first game of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition collection.
The sleeper hits of Summer Game Fest 2023 (arstechnica.com)
Games about time travel, foam spraying guns, and... space hospitals?
Activision will operate separately on a post-merger basis, Microsoft says (www.tweaktown.com)
Activision Blizzard King's creative operations 'will remain separate and continue to operate' undisturbed on a post-merger basis, MSFT lawyers say.
Intel to invest $25 billion in Israel factory in record deal, Netanyahu says (www.reuters.com)
U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp will spend $25 billion on a new factory in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, calling it the largest-ever international investment in the country.
Website Owners Say Traffic Is Plunging After Facebook Algorithm Change (gizmodo.com)
With no communication from the company, publishers relying on Facebook traffic are at the mercy of the inscrutable algorithm. Data shows an apparent change at Facebook in May caused website traffic to tank at some news sites.
PSG: Sérgio Conceição approached to succeed Christophe Galtier (French Article; Deepl Translation) (www.leparisien.fr)
The identity of the future coach of Paris Saint-Germain remains a mystery. But for several weeks now, it has been no secret that the capital club have been pursuing a number of leads to take over from Christophe Galtier, who will not be retained after a disappointing season on the Parisian bench....
iFixit Not Impressed with Apple 15-inch MacBook Air Repairability (www.techpowerup.com)
Bombshell: Luis Enrique to PSG (article in Spanish) (www.marca.com) Spanish
According to L'Equipe, Luis Enrique will be the next PSG coach. The French media says that the agreement will be made official within the next week. After failed negotiations with Nagelsmann, the Spanish coach has reportedly chosen the Parisian club to replace Christophe Galtier. The French capital club believe they are not too...
Dicefolk is like a Pokémon roguelike with dice, and it’s got a new demo (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Demo out now ahead of release later in 2023.
Xbox wants “the best Starfield” possible, not an 11 out of 10 game (www.pcgamesn.com)
The head of Xbox says he wants to make "the best Starfield" possible, despite previous comments about how the Bethesda game won't see players selling PS5s.
Phil Spencer says Halo wasn't at the Xbox showcase because it has "a lot more games now" (www.vg247.com)
Halo Infinite was noticeably missing from the recent Xbox showcase, so Xbox head Phil Spencer clarified why that was.
Skyrim mod gives you a fully voiced ex-Thalmor companion (www.pcgamer.com)
Maybe don't put an arrow in this one immediately.