Liking comments raises engagement number?

[Rafij Rahman Rohan]

Your point doesn't make any sense. On search and suggested you'll not see any indication of likes/dislikes or the amount of comments until you already started the video... I never bother to check any of it as it's usually a spam fest on every single video anyways.

Am I said on search and suggested we see amount of likes/dislikes of a video.But once you click on a video to watch it,the likes & dislikes gives you an idea about the overall quality on a video.Just for an example if a video has 8k likes/47 dislikes that means the video has some great content,where 0 likes/0 dislikes tell nothing about a video.That is my point & yeap maybe my point doesn't make any sense!!

 

[KidsCorner]

Am I said on search and suggested we see amount of likes/dislikes of a video.But once you click on a video to watch it,the likes & dislikes gives you an idea about the overall quality on a video.Just for an example if a video has 8k likes/47 dislikes that means the video has some great content,where 0 likes/0 dislikes tell nothing about a video.That is my point & yeap maybe my point doesn't make any sense!!

I think I read somewhere a rumor of Youtube wanting to remove the dislike, similar to what some other social medias did. Haven't heard of anyone clicking away from content they're already watching because they see a bad like/dislike ratio. I usually watch full screen on my phone or tablet so don't see any of it until the video finished to be honest. And likes/dislikes doesn't have to be about quality, check music videos for instance of big entertainers. Also, dislike can be due to something controversial in the video, but that could have easily made the video viral/entertaining in the first place.

 

[Anti-Hype]

I think I read somewhere a rumor of Youtube wanting to remove the dislike, similar to what some other social medias did. Haven't heard of anyone clicking away from content they're already watching because they see a bad like/dislike ratio. I usually watch full screen on my phone or tablet so don't see any of it until the video finished to be honest. And likes/dislikes doesn't have to be about quality, check music videos for instance of big entertainers. Also, dislike can be due to something controversial in the video, but that could have easily made the video viral/entertaining in the first place.

If I'm looking for news/reviews on video games. Ill always be sure to check the like to dislike ratio. In this instance I usually figure I want the best information possible. So if a large portion of others felt it was lacking or for some reason deserving of a dislike. I wont waste my time. I'll leave before I can even skip the add.

 

[KiddieToysReview]

Hmm, what do you mean by session and channel retention? Basically just how long they watch your video for, and if they clicked it in the first place?

There's 3 types of retention the algorithm calculates:

1. the retention % of the video = how long the viewers watch that particular video. This ranks the videos on your channel.

2. the contribution to the overall viewing session your video makes, does it encourage the viewer to stay on Yt and watch more, or does it make them close their browser and kill their Yt session, and does your video start their session. The worse thing that can happen is your video kills their session.

3. your overall channel retention, which consists of two main scores, which are the average and ranked retention for your channel. Say your channel average retention is 50%, that may be great compared to kids channels that have an average of 35%, but it may be terrible compared to other channels in your vertical which may have an average of 80%. If you want to get in 'suggested' and 'browse features' as traffic sources (but not search, that's separate) your overall channel retention is ranked to all other channels in your vertical and you are allocated a ranked position in your vertical. This is the primary decision factor the algorithm uses to determine which channel to place in available spots.

So how the algorithms works is beautiful and simple (retention wise):

1. each video on your channel is ranked according to retention
2. your channel is ranked in your vertical according to retention
3. when suggested spots come up, the algorithm chooses higher ranked channels to promote on higher subbed and higher ranked channels (and conversely lower ranked channels to promote on lower ranked and lower subbed channels)
4. when browse spots come up, it chooses higher ranked channels to promote on prime real estate
5. you get allocated traffic based on your channel rank, this ranking continues until you level up or down


This is the reason why is you go to a top kids channel, like RyanToysReview, you will never see in the suggested spot a video from a channel named "KidsToyReviewsMeToo" which has 23 subs and 14 views on it. Since it's a new channel its video retention will likely be 15-25%, channel retention probably 20% and the channel has rank 1,534,667 / 3,982,999. But you might see suggested videos from HaileysMagicalPlayhouse or DCTC or ToysAndMe, which would have ranks in the top 10 of kids channels.

 

[Anti-Hype]

Most of the things discussed don't matter algorithmically. The only things that matter are watch time (video, channel, session), retention, and start and stop a session for a viewer.
The most important thing to get viewers to click on a video is the thumbnail.
That's all we have to play with.

I found a video that indicates likes and dislikes on videos help your ranking. Maybe things have changed? I'm not sure everyone can check it out for themselves! =] Title: Do Dislikes Matter On Youtube - Are Dislikes Bad Or Good?
Channel:MrBeast
Warning: Ear Piercing intro....lolol

 

[BettinaStaana]

There's 3 types of retention the algorithm calculates:
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Wow, I didn't even know that. It's so helpful and great to know that. Thanks for elaborating and explaining so clearly!

 

[Sunsbookishgamesx]

i think so:`)x

 

[Dewmonic Abyss]

Well, actually, it might inadvertently raise the engagement number. If there's a popular comment, it'll start more discussion on your comments section, causing more people to comment, and the more organic comments, the higher the engagement number, I believe. But upvotes on their own do nothing. It depends on how people respond to them.