What Grinds my Gears: Youtube Ads

   Admit it, we've all had little quirks that bother us. Some of them can be big

   while others can be very small. That's why I'll be posting some of the things that

   really grinds my gears (inspired by a Family Guy episode).

Youtube Ads

   One of the things that grinds my gears are ads on YouTube. I understand that the

  video makers have to make money from them but it's getting to the point of utter 

  ridiculousness. Ever since Google bought them out, they've figured out how to 

  make as much ad money from them as possible. YouTube used to be a video site
  where one could upload videos of themselves. Now it's just a money making video
  sharing site to fit in Google's portfolio. 

         It used to be where you could skip an ad after 5 seconds but now they're getting

  away with the ad last just as long. What I really can't stand is the ad is always the 

  same one every single time. 

         Sometimes they'll put them in the middle so it startles you while you're in the
  middle of watching something interesting. These are called mid roll ads and 
   creators have gotten lazy in where to put them.

        I think it's great that programs such as Adblock & UBlock were invented to

   circumvent this. Sometimes the videos won't play unless you turn it off which 

   makes it frustrating. 

       That's why I like watching videos on Vimeo so much. There are no ads to 

  worry about and plus their audience is more niche than YouTube is. It's just a 
  matter of time until YouTube gets too big for themselves and implodes.