{"id":4763,"date":"2021-04-29T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T22:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editorial.thenextweb.com\/?p=1349057"},"modified":"2021-04-29T22:56:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T22:56:00","slug":"youtube-is-testing-soundcloud-like-timestamped-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=4763","title":{"rendered":"YouTube is testing SoundCloud-like timestamped comments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/plugged?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2020%2F06%2FUntitled-design-79.png&amp;signature=f96f53d5722444ce11363451a98e75c9\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>I tend to try to avoid the comments section on YouTube as much as possible, but it turns out the company is testing a way to make them even more prominent.<\/p>\n<p>As spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/2021\/04\/29\/youtube-tests-soundcloud-style-comments-linking-to-specific-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Android Police<\/a>, the video platform is testing a way to allow users to post comments linked to a specific time. It sounds a lot like SoundCloud\u2018s comments, based on the information on this <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/thread\/18138167\/youtube-test-features-and-experiments?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">support page<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"10\">\n<p><span>We\u2019re currently testing a new feature that allows you to view comments timed to the exact moment you\u2019re watching in a video. This experiment is available on some videos to a small group of people and we\u2019ll consider rolling this out more broadly based on feedback. To see if you\u2019re part of the experiment, go to the comments section on iOS or Android, and tap the Sort button to select \u201cTimed Beta\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As noted, the feature is limited to a small amount of Android and iOS users, and I haven\u2019t been able to make it show up on my own devices.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it could be a potentially useful addition. It can sometimes take a while to get to the \u2018meat\u2019 of a video. The company added super useful timestamps called \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/youtube-finally-adds-built-in-timestamps-with-chapters\">chapters<\/a>\u2018 for creators last year, but these rely on the creator actually writing down the timestamps in the video description. Allowing users to note highlights themselves could make it easier to find the interesting tidbits.<\/p>\n<p>That said, I\u2019d be a little wary of this becoming the default behavior. YouTube comments can be full of vitriol and harassment, and I\u2019m not sure I\u2019d trust the algorithm to filter these out altogether. It\u2019s a lot easier to avoid comments when they\u2019re corralled in a specific section of the app.<\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1tNyJLC_3RjuVWih9ygK_6A47gef\">and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/youtube-is-testing-soundcloud-like-timestamped-comments\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I tend to try to avoid the comments section on YouTube as much as possible, but it turns out the company is testing a way to make them even more prominent. 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