Top Separations added between shorts and regular videos by YouTube


Shorts, live streams, and regular videos will all have their own tab on a creator's channel instead of being grouped together in a single list as a result of an update to YouTube's website and mobile application (via 9to5Google). The update will "make it easier for viewers to discover the kinds of content they're most interested in when exploring a creator's channel page," the firm claims in a support post.

Previously, when you visited a channel, a single tab titled "Videos" would appear, listing all of the user's uploads, including shorts, live streams, and full-length videos. Even though there is a filter that enables you to alter the list's display format, it is reset each time you leave the page, thus when you return, everything will be mixed up once more.

Finally, YouTube is creating more distinctions between short and long videos.

Live stream tabs and shorts tabs will be added to the YouTube channels. Previously along with the regular videos, shorts and live-stream videos are added under a single section.

But now, YouTube company has separated the regular videos and short videos by creating separate tabs for both of them. This is to promote the short video format on YouTube in order to compete with the Instagram reels.

It's now aiming to provide greater insight into the particular performance of each content type, with expanded analytics capabilities within YouTube Studio, as Shorts become a bigger factor for YouTube creators and live streams now drive important outcomes.

However, it will "make it easier for viewers to discover the kinds of material they're most interested in when browsing a creator's channel page," according to the firm, which claims the update is based on user feedback. Previously, when you visited a channel, a single tab titled "Videos" would appear, listing all of the user's uploads, including shorts, live streams, and full-length videos.

The only drawback to this strategy is that it can make it more difficult for completion lists to watch all a channel produces because they prefer having everything on one screen. However, it's a relief for me personally because many of the creators I follow will cut up portions of their longer works and upload them as shorts. Previously, it had been a hassle to switch to the videos tab, browse a few thumbnails, and then remember that I needed to return to the top to activate the filter. Users who only want to view shorts and don't want to filter out longer videos will also benefit from it.

Conclusion

That's excellent news for YouTube and artists because the business just revealed that starting in 2019, creators in its Partner Program will receive a portion of the money made from advertising that runs before shorts. This would put the platform ahead of TikTok, which rewards producers through a creator’s fund and allows them to earn part of their own money through tips.

Updated on: 22-Dec-2022

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