New! Related Videos Appearing on Embeds
Does watching a YouTube video on another site leave you hungering for more like it? We just turned on a new embedded player with a scroll-through feature that shows related videos to your embeds. It's fun to play with and lets you discover new, related videos without leaving your site. Just hover over the video after pressing "play" and watch the magic unfold...
If for any reason you don't want this option turned on, you can modify the video URL by attaching a rel=0 parameter to the video. i.e. http://www.youtube.com/v/
Here is an example of code with the parameter in place:
Enjoy!
YouTube Team
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I think it's not a good idea, if you embedded a video it's because you want to watch just that video, and also makes the transfer slower. I can't turn it off, please tell me how to do it. i.e. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeVc8xDOxc0&
i like this new thing
this is a bad thing. i dont like it. i embed vids into my blog and i like how they were. livevideo does this too and i think its the most annoying thing ever, for if you accidently move your mouse over, it wont go away until like 10 secs later.
this is a bad thing. i dont like it. i embed vids into my blog and i like how they were. livevideo does this too and i think its the most annoying thing ever, for if you accidently move your mouse over, it wont go away until like 10 secs later.
Two words: This sucks
Thanks! This new thing has changed my whole life!, now I'm depressed :(
I suggest you put the default version of the videos with the option turned off.
If for any bizarre reason anyone would want this option turned on, he or she could modify the video URL by attaching a rel=1 parameter to the video. i.e. http://www.youtube.com/v/&rel=1.
I suggest you put the default version of the videos with the option turned off.
If for any bizarre reason anyone would want this option turned on, he or she could modify the video URL by attaching a rel=1 parameter to the video. i.e. http://www.youtube.com/v/&rel=1.
I suggest you put the default version of the videos with the option turned off.
If for any bizarre reason anyone would want this option turned on, he or she could modify the video URL by attaching a rel=1 parameter to the video. i.e. http://www.youtube.com/v/&rel=1.
Wonderful, great idea.
But I think you must switch the default: if you want to learn from your friend Bill, when he add an extra parameter in an API windows function, the default will work as in the past, nothing change.
And to activate the new stuff, I "can modify the video URL by attaching a rel=1 parameter to the videovideo"
tx
Sorry for the triple posting :( didn't know Refresh does that.
hi mindhood, we had the some idea at the same time :)
I didn´t like it!
I post videos in my blog and I wouldn´t like to share other videos in my blog. Is not possible to turn this off??
Thanks!
I agree with mindhood
I was watching the Pong vid, and it turned into some Transformers related vid. That's not the fault of the new feature, but I did not even select the video that it changed to. And I'm guessing that the number of related videos is limited to `0 videos plus the current one?
Sorry, that number was supposed to be a '10'.
And now I noticed that the 'share' option is replaced by a 'menu' option, with 'URL' and 'EMBED' options. Why can't all three options be used at once?
TERRIBLE IDEA! This should NEVER have been made default. A video of my infant daughter wound up having an inappropriate video showing up as being "related" and subsequently could be played on MY website. I don't want that!!!
This will go down as one of your greatest bone-headed mistakes.
I hate it.
That's kind of a pain in the butt. Can you make it a per video option in my account or have it be opt in rather than opt out? I don't like having other videos playing on my site and now I have to go through the whole thing and edit the embed code for every video.
Looks like mostly negative responses here.
This is a truly AWFUL feature for your default settings. Please reconsider this... At least allow this feature to be disabled when embedding videos. We will no longer embed any YouTube videos on our blog because of this.
This is a truly AWFUL feature for your default settings. Please reconsider this... At least allow this feature to be disabled when embedding videos. We will no longer embed any YouTube videos on our blog because of this.
This is a truly AWFUL feature for your default settings. Please reconsider this... At least allow this feature to be disabled when embedding videos. We will no longer embed any YouTube videos on our blog because of this.
I REALLY, really like your new player. However, I can see how some people might not. You could make "the default" for new embeds have the capability by giving the embed code copied from your site (or the new player) NOT "rel=0," but have the player play no parm embeds the old way, as "rel=0".
However, much I may have enjoyed finding out about it the way I did, other people (some who've already commented) won't.
I REALLY, really like your new player. However, I can see how some people might not. You could make "the default" for new embeds have the capability by giving the embed code copied from your site (or the new player) NOT "rel=0," but have the player play no parm embeds the old way, as "rel=0".
However, much I may have enjoyed finding out about it the way I did, other people (some who've already commented) won't.
Guys, I think it's damn near unanimous...this feature flat out blows. Lose it already.
Guys, I think it's damn near unanimous...this feature flat out blows. Lose it already.
The default is not good. I remember that in the past you made another mistake: when you changed the timer as countdown. After the innovation, all the blog posts that refers to the timer seems crazy. But nothing compared at today "improvement".
I don't like it. Even though there is an option to turn it off, not many people will know about it. AND what's the point? If I were "hungering for more," I could just do a related search. No big deal.
Only to know (my last comment): in the future do you think you are going to embed something else in my embedded videos? I may suggest audio effects, preload advertsments, useful fadings.
horrible, horrible idea.
This is AWFUL!
It should NOT be set as the default!
I don't mind it if people attach the code at the end to get this feature, BUT DO NOT MAKE IT DEFAULT!
When I make a post on my site or blog about a video, I WANT THEM TO FOCUS ON MY VIDEO IM TALKING ABOUT!
Sure, I could just add the code to cancel it, but that's not the point. The majority of people who embed videos only want their viewers to focus on that particular video for discussion.
This also makes implimenting Youtube BBCodes and more on message boards difficult when trying to insert rel=0.
It's pretty bad and annoying. I hope you will remove it as default, I hate the way it takes up screen space. At best, you could make an additional button that shows similar videos, but as it is now it's terrible.
And another thing, when I was trying to watch a video with this feature, I freaking lost it!
A menu popped up and I was trying to take it off so I could enjoy the video, but it started popping up other videos and making the video smaller... Seriously, WTF?
I liked Youtube's simplicity. This makes it difficult for anybody.
Instead of continuing with this horrible update, perhaps work on something that more people would enjoy... like an official Youtube toolbar or search engine addon for Firefox/IE browsers?
I don’t like it. If you made it easier to turn off so people like me can do it,then that would be better. But why change a good thing. If we want to see more we will.
this is annoying. I don't want to see other videos and if I do then it would be by clicking the youtube and searching for more but this is just crappy and annoying
This blows. What about all the videos that are already embedded without the rel=0; which is ALL of them. I click-thru to your website all the time, why you want to annoy me now. Do you think you're invincible?
Wow, this is simply the worst thing youtube has ever done. I hate watching embeded videos now. Thanks!
Please remove this horrible feature or at least leave it for the menu button when you click, not when you grag the mouse over. Are you guys retarded or something? This makes things so much worse for sites with lots of posted videos.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING????
This blows. What about all the videos that are already embedded without the rel=0; which is ALL of them. I click-thru to your website all the time, why you want to annoy me now. Do you think you're invincible?
ICK.
What were you guys thinking.
ICK.
What were you guys thinking.
I hate this feature: really annoying when you try to watch a video with subtitles. It really sucks!
I hate this feature. It is really annoying when you're trying to watch a video with subtitles. It really sucks!
I don't think you should do this. With all the negative comments, I sure hope you put your site back the way it was.
I don't think you should do this. With all the negative comments, I sure hope you put your site back the way it was.
I like it, just because of the cool Mac OS X like dock. Maybe you guys should put a disable option when clicking the menu for the people who don't like the related videos dock.
Quick question: What happened to the links above the advertisement video on the right side of the homepage? The ones that let you look at my videos, favorites, and other stuff. Did something happen during an upgrade? I'd like them back, please. :(
This is awful. You can't see the video at all and it completely ruins the experience.
Additionally, there are three other serious problems. First, it took me forever to figure out how to change the parameters (your instructions are terrible). Second, if I want to turn it off, I now how to go change the code of EVERY SINGLE VIDEO I have ever posted on my blog. (In addition to being a bad idea, this is just rude and thoughtless.) Third, people who aren't web/html saavy won't know how to change their parameters and are stuck with this feature against their will.
In short: I am now investigating changing to Google Video, and I suspect there will be a mass exodus from your site. This is a very VERY Bad idea (Don't you people do market research????)
I can tell you have been crack a lackin on the code :P, it looks great, keep up the nifty work, no egg on your face with this one :P
-Cody
I lie. This is my last comment!
Is it possible in 2007 to have a little button that avoids to embed double comments? Thanks.
Quick question: What happened to the links above the advertisement video on the right side of the homepage? The ones that let you look at my videos, favorites, and other stuff. Did something happen during an upgrade? I'd like them back, please. :(
I don't mind it so much, but I recommend that it disappear quicker (instantly) when your mouse leaves the window. Also, for it not to appear when you mouse over the play/pause or timeline slider bar, only to appear if you hold mouse over the main area for a moment.
Why do I get the feeling that the positive comments come from Google/YouTube staff trying to "balance" the feedback...
CRAPPY IDEA! SCRAP IT, PLEASE!
This is quite annoying. It will take me ages to adjust the code on all of my embedded videos. Maybe you could try putting a small button at the bottom of the embedded video saying "click here to see related videos". That way anyone who was interested could click the button and it wouldn't inconvenience people who weren't interested.
AWFUL. This is the YouTube version of New Coke.
I am personally affronted by this horrible feature Plus, the instruction on removing it are impossible to follow I've tried it four or five times, and I work in IT!
Lo peor que han hecho. No sé quién o quiénes fueron los de la idea, pero lo único que les puedo decir es mátense (o sólo cámbienlo a la versión anterior) por favor!
The worst thing that you have done. I don't know who was or were the people of the idea, but the only that I can say to you it's kill yourselves (or just change it back to the last version) please!
Yeah, I don't like this feature either. It should go away faster. Sorry guys.
I'm going to have to disagree with most of you...your taking it so seriously...the feature only shows when your cursor goes over the video and when you take it off or just not move your mouse after a second or two it goes away...it also looks sleek and modern...i also agree with postalgbv that it would be better if the screen didn't react when having the cursor over the play/pause buttons and timeline bar
I'm going to have to disagree with most of you...your taking it so seriously...the feature only shows when your cursor goes over the video and when you take it off or just not move your mouse after a second or two it goes away...it also looks sleek and modern...i also agree with postalgbv that it would be better if the screen didn't react when having the cursor over the play/pause buttons and timeline bar
Wowee, do I ever hate this! It's as dumb as Picture-In-Picture televisions.
I like it but how related videos can be different that the video?
Check this and see that the only related video is the video that is playing
Will someone that has figured out how to do this post it on this comment board, please?!!! Thanks!
not good, Id like to see a disable option in the profile editor instead of the code.
not good, Id like to see a disable option in the profile editor instead of the code.
dont like it at all. Id like to see a option in the profile to disable this feature.
So how long have you been working for Google/YouTube, Matt?
not good, Id like to see a disable option in the profile editor instead of the code.
Okay, now comments are being deleted? What's up with this?
Okay, now comments are being deleted? What's up with this?
Comments are now disappearing and reappearing when I hit refresh. Hmmmm...
Wow! Nice feature and I love the contemporary look and feel. Great work!
I vote for an easier way to opt out.
Thanks for providing one. It is too distracting to have on all videos (I can see uses for it, but would prefer to opt in rather than out).
I don't mind the feature, unlike many of the comments. I have two problems with it though. First, you need to make it easier to turn off, so I don't have to mess with code. Second, I try to only post family friendly videos to my website and this has the possibility of allowing videos that would not meet that criteria onto my site. Sorry to say that I don't entirely trust your related picks. If I had to vote I would say scrap it.
this is good
The opt out is not clear. I will try the alternative services instead of using YouTube.
First impression was neat. Then I went to a site that had a video, and it kept popping up like an annoying ad. It's good for the end of a video.
this is really bad. Where's the full screen?? This is just bothersom. please change it back.
i'm sorry, this is a terrible feature.
this annoying dock-thing is very intrusive. i can't even press "play" without having it pop up and obscure the video i'm trying to watch! it's horrible.
i'm not a content creator, just a content watcher, and i cringe at the thought of having this thing pop up everywhere from now on.
this feature is 100% aimed at benefitting youtube and 0% aimed at benefitting users, and is therefore A BAD FEATURE.
OK, I don't want to be just blindly hateful, but I have a few suggestions (i.e. things Youtube WILL do in the next couple days when they realize what a mistake they've made).
The play button and timeline bar! Good GOD. You know, if I back up a clip I'm watching, or replay it, I miss the bottom of the clip for the first five seconds. Sometimes important things happen in the first five seconds of a clip. Maybe for the body of the image, but not the freakin play button!
Next, and I haven't seen this yet from these comments, but why not make the option viewer-controlled? You know, when watching it, you hit a button if you want to take it away. The poster should decide the default (which should probably be off, given how easy it is to have an inappropriate video show up), and then the viewer has the option to change the setting. Everyone wins, and this feature will survive if it has any redeeming value.
Next, and I haven't seen this yet from these comments, but why not make the option viewer-controlled? You know, when watching it, you hit a button if you want to take it away. The poster should decide the default (which should probably be off, given how easy it is to have an inappropriate video show up), and then the viewer has the option to change the setting. Everyone wins, and this feature will survive if it has any redeeming value.
maybe you can have it pop up only when the video finishes playing?
Oh, pardon me. If I move to the place in the clip I want to watch from, pause, hold my mouse over the play button for five seconds until the bar disappears, THEN press play, I can actually see the clip unobstructed. Thank you for including that completely user-friendly and thoughtful back-door that allows users to hack into the intended purpose of an embedded video. Oops, that was more hateful than critically constructive! My bad.
Actually, I changed my mind. I love this feature so much, I think Youtube should do this for their main site. Why stop with embedded videos? C'mon, Youtube, I'm a young American. I have no patience! I can't wait until a clip is over to see other relevant videos! I want to hover my mouse over videos on the main site and have access to other videos NOW NOW NOW.
Sorry, but I tink it's terrible. It is disturbing and covers the picture, if one comes inadvertently over the player.
"Just hover over the video after pressing "play" and watch the magic unfold... "
Yes, it's so magical that the next time I post a video, I'm going to establish a website where I will embed that video, and then direct people in my video description to that site, so that they can watch it and have access to other videos without having to wait for it to end and/or fully load. Youtube seriously needs to incorporate this feature anywhere and everywhere immediately.
"Just hover over the video after pressing "play" and watch the magic unfold... "
Yes, it's so magical that the next time I post a video, I'm going to establish a website where I will embed that video, and then direct people in my video description to that site, so that they can watch it and have access to other videos without having to wait for it to end and/or fully load. Youtube seriously needs to incorporate this feature anywhere and everywhere immediately.
hmm don't like it much either it's annoying when embedding in myspace/other communities and distracts... sorry guys.
Sorry, but I tink it's terrible. It is disturbing and covers the picture, if one comes inadvertently over the player.
Wow, so many negative voices! I think we need to keep in mind that embedding is a feature that gains YT next to nothing; it's only good for raising brand awareness (but most people who watch streaming video probably know YT by now) and for getting people to click through to YT proper. This will change once every video has an ad attached to the end of it (or maybe there will be paid business accounts that will allow for more control), but for now, it seems only logical that YT tries to find ways to get more people to click through – and the more time visitors spend with the embedded player, the more likely are they to visit the site. If you don't like it, you have three options: 1) Use the parameter provided. 2) Link to the video instead of embedding it. With preview pic URLs having become unified last month, it's easy to create attractive links. 3) Host your own videos on your own site.
That said, I wonder what the implications are if the embedded player without your being aware of it serves a video that has been uploaded to YT illegitimately. With all those crazy national copyright regulations, this could lead to strange problems. But then again, maybe the AudibleMagic filters will solve that problem for us. Hovering over the control bar (and even five pixels below it) shouldn't bring up the related videos, but I'm sure they will change that in time.
I think it's great!!! Very slick. I embed all my vids on my blog and it's an excellent addition. Just keep your hand off the mouse when the vids playing! What's the problem?? What are you doing playing with the mouse when the vids playing anyhow?
Good on ya YT, great improvement!
I think it's great!!! Very slick. I embed all my vids on my blog and it's an excellent addition. Just keep your hand off the mouse when the vids playing! What's the problem?? What are you doing playing with the mouse when the vids playing anyhow?
Good on ya YT, great improvement!
This is incredibly INCREDIBLY annoying. It covers up and distracts from the video, takes WAY too long to disappear and reappears every time I move my mouse. Not only that, but it has already TWICE caused my computer to freeze to the point where it didn't even respond to CTRL+ALT+DEL, and I had to shut down using the power button. That's a pretty major problem. This new "feature" is terrible.
If they want to keep it around, with some needed tweaking, it still needs to be OFF by default. It is not obvious or user-friendly for people to turn off. Not to mention that every video that's previously been embedded now has this, since it is the default. There should also be a global preference for the viewer (a user logged in) to turn this off automatically for every YouTube video they view.
YouTube, like many others on the web, needs to realize that flashy does not equal user-friendly. This needs to get scrapped.
Sorry , but the "related" feature never worked nice in the first place. It distracts as hell and sometimes the "related" videos have nothing to do with the video loaded or are not for the audience intended.
Didn't YT had an older related feature at the end of the video what's wrong with that one?
Another solution (if YT likes it that much) would be to give users the power to manually decide +/- 10 related video's. Then it becomes a good tool and YT still have the traffic boost they want. win/win.
Example: what does an indie labels music video in their profile have to do with Paris hilton going to jail or with the latest burger king commercial? let the users/uploaders themselves decide what is relevant.
Keep up the good work YT! you guys still rock.. I'm just saying.
cheers.
This is obtrusive and annoying. Please turn it off by default.
i don't think this is a good idea. it's very ugly.
Some hours ago I was annoyed with the "related" videos, but I've just realized that this really bad thing DOESN'T HAVE THE FULL SCREEN OPTION! even worst
Some hours ago I was annoyed with the "related" videos, but I've just realized that this really bad thing DOESN'T HAVE THE FULL SCREEN OPTION! even worst
Some hours ago I was annoyed with the "related" videos, but I've just realized that this really bad thing DOESN'T HAVE THE FULL SCREEN OPTION! even worst
no. it's horrible. just, no. no more motified youtube. we like the way youtube used to be. once upon a time, shoot.
no. it's horrible. just, no. no more motified youtube. we like the way youtube used to be. once upon a time, shoot.
no. it's horrible. just, no. no more motified youtube. we like the way youtube used to be. once upon a time, shoot.
READ THIS PLEASE!
this is very cool, YouTube needed a change like this, BUT:
1. I think that it's bit confusing the way to exit from the related videos, it would be cool to have A BUTTON (not &rel=1... it has to be THE USER not the webmaster who decides) to activate/deactivate it.
2. The replay button DOESN'T WORK!
you could name your new version rolfcopterlol, it's very similar the effect that produces
I hate this feature. You have to explain better how to remove it
Hi I'm italian guy owner of the most popular blog in italy (scuolazoo.com, wild video about italian school)and i have a terrible problem..i can't take off this new orrible feature for EMBEDDING video!!!
i don't know where i have to put this "rel=0"
please someone can explain me just a secondow what i have to do exactly?? thank you so much..and sorry for my english!
francesco from itlay
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It sucks...
Dumb dumb dumb dumb.
Dumb dumb dumb dumb DUMB!!!
Who thought this would be a good idea???
Listen to your users and remove this "feature" ASAP.
i used to love YouTube, but now i'm not so sure...
YouTube,
Please make the new "related videos" feature an option rather than the default for your embedded videos. I consider this a slap in the face to all sites who have opted to embed your content. You either do not understand or perhaps you do not care what this "improvement" has done to the content of "family friendly" or special interest sites. I do know you will be adding commercials or ads to your videos eventually, and that I can understand... but this is no revenue stream for you, and is a serious breach of your own established "rules of the game". This one feature makes YouTube no longer trustworthy as a content provider... both to site owners AND to general users.
god damn that is ugly. please make the &rel=0 DEFAULT.
if people like it, they can put in &rel=1 or whatever.
it sucks. you screwed up big time!! change it back please. i don't want to see those distractions when the video is PLAYING!!! who let this idea go anyway? what a dumbass.
Good idea, nice copy of Apple's Dock. It sucks that you can't even think about your mouse on the player otherwise the other videos block what i'm watching. I go to change volume or position playing and whammo, i can't see. Also PLEASE make the player scroll forward and back in smaller intervals. I rewind just 2 seconds, and it doesn't move back, or i can go back if i go a full 10 seconds! it sucks when i want to just rewatch something.
I really don't like this feature. I run a family-friendly blog and the 'related' clips can so easily be 'adult' in nature. My blog hosting service does not permit modification of the generated html call, so I can't turn it off. Please, think again.
Very bad idea. I woke up to seeing a 900+ pound naked woman on my screen. Very very bad idea. Please turn them off as a default. I didn't know that Youtube was in the porn business.
Guess I'll have to take my videos elsewhere.
I also don't like this feature at all. We have over one hundred videos on YouTube, and now we are going to have to remove the new feature in all of them. I also run a blog, and I don't want to draw my viewers away from my blog, by watching another video which has no bearing on my blog. I also don't like that the clips can be adult in nature...I will be switching to another service if this new feature continues. Please change it back to the old YouTube we know and love so that I don't have to change services....
I liken this "feature" to those infuriating animated popups that have infested network TV programming. Guys, the embedded video is the star here. Why distract its viewers with more clutter? This "feature" is insulting to both the creator and the viewer. Please treat your and my audience with a bit of respect. Two thumbs down.
sorry, gotta say i'm not digging this. the mouse rollover is an absolute pain. it stays around far too long and obstructs the video.
keep this up and i just might have to learn flash to package these things up myself..
Very bad idea... no comment
This is a HORRIBLE feature. I found it infuriating when I saw it on the video I posted on my blog. These are videos i post on my blog of my kids for all my relatives, and I get a bunch of thumbnails of other families' videos clogging up the picture? This has to be one of the most useless features EVER. Get rid of it right away, or there will be a lot of people looking to find another video hosting site, myself included.
This is a HORRIBLE feature. I found it infuriating when I saw it on the video I posted on my blog. These are videos i post on my blog of my kids for all my relatives, and I get a bunch of thumbnails of other families' videos clogging up the picture? This has to be one of the most useless features EVER. Get rid of it right away, or there will be a lot of people looking to find another video hosting site, myself included.
I really like the 8 videos of girls kissing I got that were "related" to my weather video. My mom especially appreciated it. Tags 'weather' and 'kansas' are pretty much exactly the same as 'girls' 'kissing' 'sex' and 'lesbian'. Thanks YouTube!
PLEASE take this feature OFF!!!!!! very annoying and distracting!!!! i HATE it.
i'd like to know if you can put the videos that you want at the related videos (i'm talikng like a webmaster) if someone know something about my question, please send me a private message
Yuck!!! This new feature sucks! Hella distracting like everyone said!
If you've ever wanted to do this, you can click the embedded video, be taken to its Youtube page, and look at similar videos, every monkey that can manipulate a keyboard knows this. This is an example of Trying To Be Clever by adding superfluous and downright stupid features to something rather than improving upon it.
FInd the person that suggested this and dock them a week's wages for being a stupid invalid. The phrase "if it ain't broke" springs to mind, or even better, one I just came up with myself: "don't waste my time with annoying and futile new features that only serve to inhibit use".
Cheers.
Oh, look, refreshing the page adds a bonus comment. How super.
If you've ever wanted to do this, you can click the embedded video, be taken to its Youtube page, and look at similar videos, every monkey that can manipulate a keyboard knows this. This is an example of Trying To Be Clever by adding superfluous and downright stupid features to something rather than improving upon it.
FInd the person that suggested this and dock them a week's wages for being a stupid invalid. The phrase "if it ain't broke" springs to mind, or even better, one I just came up with myself: "don't waste my time with annoying and futile new features that only serve to inhibit use".
Cheers.
This is horrible, really ruins my blog, I have tried turning it off but it seems that WordPress fails to take in the rel=0 parameter, could someone please explain how to turn this off in WordPress, its awful and takes the attention away from what I have posted for my visitors.
Not very nice, very irritating, sorry.
Well look likes its okay not bad.
Honestly - cool idea in concept - but I would default to having it off and where you add a parameter to include it. Or perhaps it would be better if it didn't happen on mouse over. If I want to see the menu - I'll click it. That would work fine. Whatever you do - please change it so that it doesn't pop out on mouse over. Very often the "related" videos are not all that relevant either...
Thanks for the effort though!
Keep innovating.
Please! Don't make this 'on' by default-- just have an option for people who want it to turn it on. My site is, and must remain, totally family friendly, and frankly, most of the stuff on YouTube is not family friendly. Again, please make this feature an option, rather than the default! Thanks-
Please make it stop. Please. Please.
Using a Content Management Systems, I CAN NOT INSERT the rel=0 parameter to the videos on my blog !
很酷耶！
I like the idea.
i really wish this weren't here. i liked it how it was, actually. and the feature that you could click on the video to go to youtube site worked fine. if i want to watch more videos, i WANT to leave the site the video's embedded on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGAL2wWctII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGAL2wWctII
I'm trying desperately to disable this function.....it's awful.....these are the urls to the top two video's.....what's the difference...why can't I use your code to turn it off? Help please!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGAL2wWctII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGAL2wWctII
Sorry, but i don't like it
This is horrible, it needs to be turned off by default. I also cannot successfully get it to remove this feature, editing the code. Has ANYONE had success removing this?
The embeded menu is quite nice, but there some things that must be corrected:
-The menu should disappear instantly.
-Whenever the mouse is around the play/pause button, the audio control, etc, the menu SHOULD NOT pop out, it's annoying when trying to watch a particular section of a video, and the menu covers 25% of it. The menu should appear, with a button, or a particular area of the video.
The embeded menu is quite nice, but there some things that must be corrected:
-The menu should disappear instantly.
-Whenever the mouse is around the play/pause button, the audio control, etc, the menu SHOULD NOT pop out, it's annoying when trying to watch a particular section of a video, and the menu covers 25% of it. The menu should appear, with a button, or a particular area of the video.
Please put a box on the upload page so we can decide whether we want to use this option or not. We should not have to manually add code in order to remove it. That smells of strong-arm tactics and Youtube should be above that kind of behavior.
Please put a box on the upload page so we can decide whether we want to use this option or not. We should not have to manually add code in order to remove it. That smells of strong-arm tactics and Youtube should be above that kind of behavior.
It is GOOGLE that should be above this. This needs to be fixed, edited, not made default, or SOMETHING, this is horrible.
if anyone has had success turning this off please let us know....I've tried the code everyday possible without success. Anyone? Anyone?
This is stupid! Take it off! If I wanna see more videos I'll go to youtube.com! ...& your code to remove it does not work! Nice thought, but it's yucky..
Comments and Critisisms of this new feature:
whatthecrap.us
Ok fine - don't accept html comments...
http://whatthecrap.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/youtubes-evil-new-embed-feature/
what about the full screen option in embedded videos?
Worst "feature" ever added to my web site without my consent or warning. Now my competitors videos are showing up as related content in my site. Thanks for providing me with a way to promote my competitors. I also have an issue of the content of the related videos on my site. I try to keep it clean and now you have taken control of content shown under my URL. BAD BAD BAD.
So now I have to go back and add a rel=0 to everyone of my videos that I don't want this feature on(that'd be all of them).
Why not make it so people have to modify the url to get your new cool features.
I didn't read all the comments, but everyone I read thinks that this feature sucks. Hopefully you change it. Thanks.
I didn't read all the comments, but everyone I read thinks that this feature sucks. Hopefully you change it. Thanks.
Please make this new feature an option rather than the default for your embedded videos. This new feature isn't just bad, it is unacceptable to us.
I hate it. :(
Terribe, I have had to take my family videos off my family web site
Terribe, I have had to take my family videos off my family web site
Terribe, I have had to take my family videos off my family web site
This feature is wretched and poorly thought out. Looks like I'll have to start removing all YouTube content from my site if this isn't done away with.
A colleague had "porn" show up as "related" to her six-year-old's video. Nice. Add another comment to the "kill it" pile.
A colleague had "porn" show up as "related" to her six-year-old's video. Nice. Add another comment to the "kill it" pile.
True frustration is trying to watch an other-language video with subtitles. If the video links pop up you miss the subtitled dialog, you have to rewind far enough to give it enough time for the links to go away.
YouTube is the new Mel Gibson.
I have a family site with a section on baby shower games. I've got three fab videos of shower games, showing kids, guests and parents having a fun time. I don't want calendar girl or child sex abuse prevention videos coming up as "related" - and I don't think my visitors - mostly sent to me by Google - want to see them either. I'm surprised I haven't had any complaints yet. Thank goodness my site specifically states it is for parents and has a Terms and Conditions/Privacy Policy to (I hope) cover me. What about educational sites featuring YouTube videos? I'd hate to think of schoolchildren accessing some of this content. Absolutely horrible. As a parent and webmaster - I'm shocked.
True frustration is trying to watch an other-language video with subtitles. If the video links pop up you miss the subtitled dialog, you have to rewind far enough to give it enough time for the links to go away.
YouTube is the new Mel Gibson.
This "feature" bites.
The default should be no related videos with the option of turning it "on," not having to recode my embeds to turn it "off."
Thanks.
kill it kill it kill it kill it
Bleah!
Inutile,
frustrante,
fastidioso,
inevitabile,
pessimo.
Here's how to turn it off:
http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/666_turn_off_new_youtube_feature/
Here's how to turn it off:
http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/666_turn_off_new_youtube_feature/
This is a pretty poor feature and has pushed me away from youtube. There is a site that allows no length limits for videos and has a great video player that streams continously. Check it out w w w dot iklipz dot com. Great embedded player as well.
I understand the purpose behind this feature, but I agree with several others here that the default setting should be without related videos, make it an option to ADD not one to remove.
There are just so many videos on here that you cannot guarantee the content will be safe or even acceptable.
But I guess THANKS for at least making it optional. I was about to remove and discontinue embedding videos had I not found this blog entry. Hopefully others will find this as well instead of being turned away.
Is YouTube being run by chimpanzees now? Just wondering.
Please change it back!
I HATE this new "feature". It is taking advantage of users who embed video in other sites. Your "explanation" of how to use the parameter to turn it off is very poorly done. I had to examine the source code for the blog entry to see how it is actually used. If you are going to keep this poor design as the default there should be a simple way of generating the html code with the parameter for turning it off in place - the user should not be forced to hand edit the code.
And if all that weren't bad enough, the little images aren't clear enough to communicate what they may link to. If people want to view related video - the old method of linking through to youtube.com and navigating from there makes much more sense.
This is clearly an example of how some really cool eye-candy with no practical use got pushed through a boardroom committee making bad group-think decisions.
Congratulations though, you did prompt me to dig around and find this blog - first time I've been here, and first time I've commented - and it was brought about by frustration rather than being pleased by great service.
Please change it back!
I HATE this new "feature". It is taking advantage of users who embed video in other sites. Your "explanation" of how to use the parameter to turn it off is very poorly done. I had to examine the source code for the blog entry to see how it is actually used. If you are going to keep this poor design as the default there should be a simple way of generating the html code with the parameter for turning it off in place - the user should not be forced to hand edit the code.
And if all that weren't bad enough, the little images aren't clear enough to communicate what they may link to. If people want to view related video - the old method of linking through to youtube.com and navigating from there makes much more sense.
This is clearly an example of how some really cool eye-candy with no practical use got pushed through a boardroom committee making bad group-think decisions.
Congratulations though, you did prompt me to dig around and find this blog - first time I've been here, and first time I've commented - and it was brought about by frustration rather than being pleased by great service.
This is TERRIBLE. HORRIBLE. I run a business; I use video on my website and on myspace and I'm committed to making sure everything is family-friendly. Now, you're making ME work to change the code, instead of offering this feature as an OPTION for those who might want it.
Take it back. I'm seriously considering using a completely different vid hosting service. This is a very bad decision.
This feature really isn't too bad, guys. What, are people so damn lazy, they can't change the embed code. I'm sure that they can figure it out. It shouldn't be causing people this much stress.
This feature really isn't too bad, guys. What, are people so damn lazy, they can't change the embed code. I'm sure that they can figure it out. It shouldn't be causing people this much stress.
Thank you LowlyWaiter for helping me get rid of this on my blog. Here are the instructions, said a different way:
1. Go to the 2nd time "http://www.youtube.com/v/XXXXXXXXXX" appears in your embed, where XXXXXXXXX is the list of numbers and alphabet id-ing your video.
2. Directly at the end of this XXXXXXXXXXX string, and before the closing quotation marks (") place the 7 characters "&rel=0 ". Be sure that you have a space before the closing " It should look like "http://www.youtube.com/v/XXXXXXXXXXX&rel=0 " That should make this whole related video crap disappear.
I can't handle the clutter that pops onto the video screen any time my mouse touches the embed. Even over the controls the things pop up? It would be less bothersome if there was a long wait before it pops up, so that you must deliberately linger over the embed. As it is, I can't stand it and find myself avoiding watching clips.
I can't handle the clutter that pops onto the video screen any time my mouse touches the embed. Even over the controls the things pop up? It would be less bothersome if there was a long wait before it pops up, so that you must deliberately linger over the embed. As it is, I can't stand it and find myself avoiding watching clips.
I can't handle the clutter that pops onto the video screen any time my mouse touches the embed. Even over the controls the things pop up? It would be less bothersome if there was a long wait before it pops up, so that you must deliberately linger over the embed. As it is, I can't stand it and find myself avoiding watching clips.
who the HELL thought this was a good idea? The related vids are already on the right side of the screen. Please please remove this bug (it's a bug, not a feature). It's annoying and gets in the way every time I go to change the volume or the progress bar. And no nonsense that it's ok because you give an option to modify the URL to remove it. Make adding this bug the exception, not the default. Looking down this blog I don't find a single person who liked it, one person who didn't mind it, and hundreds who hate it. Get a clue.
genau310: THANK YOU FOR THAT! How retarded and frustrating that Google wouldn't make the directions so clear and easy. I agree that they are not trying to make it easy to remove this.
The option is a fantastic idea, just not what the market wants out of the "embed" feature. The whole point of embedding is to have that specific video.
Is Google turning slightly "evil"? They are censoring their search results in China...
genau310: THANK YOU FOR THAT! How retarded and frustrating that Google wouldn't make the directions so clear and easy. I agree that they are not trying to make it easy to remove this.
The option is a fantastic idea, just not what the market wants out of the "embed" feature. The whole point of embedding is to have that specific video.
Is Google turning slightly "evil"? They are censoring their search results in China...
genau310- Thank you for the clear instructions! It's frustrating that Google would be so obscure with their own instructions. I just made a post a moment ago, but it appears not to have worked. But I pose this question: Is Google turning "evil"? They already censor their search results in China, to comply with the communist government...
It is a great feature and a great idea, but it is not wanted in any way by the community.
genau310- Thank you for the clear instructions! It's frustrating that Google would be so obscure with their own instructions. I just made a post a moment ago, but it appears not to have worked. But I pose this question: Is Google turning "evil"? They already censor their search results in China, to comply with the communist government...
It is a great feature and a great idea, but it is not wanted in any way by the community.
Put it back, and make it an option
I have to say I like it. The other videos load fast rather than having to go back to YouTube and click and load. Understandably though from the comments, this definitely gives an opening for content to appear that people might not want on their blog/site where it's embedded. A better way might be to pull the related videos from our own playlists or subscriptions (i.e. something we've already vetted).
I have to say I like it. The other videos load fast rather than having to go back to YouTube and click and load. Understandably though from the comments, this definitely gives an opening for content to appear that people might not want on their blog/site where it's embedded. A better way might be to pull the related videos from our own playlists or subscriptions (i.e. something we've already vetted).
I understand your desire to have additional features, but please make this an opt-in. It's not appropriate for all audiences, considering some seriously questionable content that's available.
I see you quietly changed the text above to be rel=0 from rel=1. Thanks for the 45 minutes of frustration trying to get the related videos off. You guys are really blowing it.
I have my baby (just born) and show her little and tiny feet, and the videos related are guys sucking girls feet, massaging them, in a very pervert way, I don't want my baby's vid between them, NO WAY!
I really liked this new feature the first time I saw it. That was until I found out that it suggest videos even when the video is playing. That is pretty annoying. Suggest video once the video I was seeing ended not during.
I have my baby (just born) and show her little and tiny feet, and the videos related are guys sucking girls feet, massaging them, in a very pervert way, I don't want my baby's vid between them, NO WAY!
That's annoying.
What a disaster!
Thankfully I now know how turn this off, but perfectly lovely videos are being followed up by some of the most foul stuff I've seen. How someone thinks on is related to the other is beyond me.
I have family sites. I was using YouTube videos, both my own and others. I wonder how many people saw utter trash on my sites before I got to the switch!
This was irresponsible in the extreme in my view.
If this is what we can expect from YouTube, I'll be looking for another way to upload videos to my sites. Then YouTube can be a cesspool if it wants to.
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