Every time I google a solution for a simple problem (like where to find a feature of a software in its menus or how to calculate something) I always have to navigate past the dozen youtube links to find the article or manual that tells me the solution in 10 lines of text.
If your tutorial could be a webpage then you shouldn’t do it.
Edit: to all the people that suggest to make a specific query in the search, that’s just a partial solution because there are times I don’t know the entity of the solution and youtube could be a good place to look for.
Just put “-youtube” in your search…
You can even create a filter in uBlock Origin to remove domains from search results. I did it for Pinterest, as it always clogged my search results.
Doesn’t help when you’re question has a one word answer, but there are a dozen 20 minute videos on YouTube to answer your question.
Yes it does. “-Youtube” excludes all youtube videos from being displayed in the search results.
I think they’re saying there could be 30 second video with the answer, but most of them aren’t
I don’t want a 9 minute video for a ten second solution. Give me a 1 minute video or a paragraph with a picture, thanks.
Blame the YouTube ad model for this atrocity. They incentivize this crap.
When I’m playing a new video game and I google “how to jump” or something simple, I have to sift through entire articles and 10 minutes tutorials, just so I can find a page that will say “press the R3 BUTTON”. it’s super frustrating, not everything needs a video tutorial
You can find that information in every game in the menus.
But that why we have search engines, so we can find the information quickly instead of having to manually sift through the menus
If you have a simple tutorial to share, step 1 is to buy a domain and hosting. Step 2 is to learn how to create a website and step 3 is learning SEO so your tutorial can be found.
I can make a video on it if you’d like
You’re telling me you don’t miss watching someone type slowly into Notepad while Dreamscape by 009 Sound System plays in the background?
Edit out the typos? Nooooo
Edit out the part where they did it wrong for 5 minutes and start again? Nooooo
Sorry but that sounds like you can’t craft a decent search query.
Try excluding youtube from the results.
or just, you know, scroll past it
google often groups youtube results at the top and then shows other websites below it, so I don’t see the issue
I think a lot of it has to do with monetization - YouTube pays much better than text. (also has less embarrassing ads than all the gut doctor / weight loss / toenail fungus / 15 Celebrity Wardrobe Fails crap that text sites seem to all be using these days)
Toenail fungus? You know those ads are targeted? I guess we all learnt something about old “gross toes Ertebolle” today.
Brevity doesn’t sell ads.
I think the issue is more that many people make bad tutorials. They spend way too much time giving irrelevant information when we’re only interested in the specific steps for the thing we need. Searching for recipes falls under this category, too.
I don’t care what your friend’s aunt said about the one time you made this recipe. I just want the ingredients, temperature, and cooking time. Your life story surrounding this pancake recipe can fuck right off.
I also find this annoying but that’s because I more easily grasp written instructions than I do a video tutorial. It’s the way my brain is wired. Just give me the bloody instructions. Others need the video. I hate them. But since the internet is like, a resource for everyone, not just me, I try not to take it so personally.
I agree, there are different learning styles.
Just put -youtube at the end of your search term
No, people should stop making complicated video tutorials for simple problems.
-youtube is something I’ll use more often I think.
It really is amazing how many tutorials there are for something as simple as “what is the hotkey for x”.
It is annoying. Not gonna lie.
The problem is now is that there’s been a massive uptick in AI generated nonsense on the text side of things. I’ve seen it predominantly in gaming articles but I’m sure it’s getting everywhere.
The real frustrating part is half the time it’s just made up, or offering real solutions to game world problems which has just been a bizzare and confusing read
I feel this for very basic things, but then I’ve had to screen record how to click “sign in” for a user so they would understand
If your tutorial could be a webpage then you shouldn’t do it.
On the other hand, if your tutorial could also be a webpage, well you just made another income stream, so why not both?
