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Another type of Clickbait involves having simple thumbnails with large text and an image/drawing of something representing the topic of the video. The trend of having large - usually colored - text on thumbnails was originally popularized by [[Game Theory (YouTuber)|Game Theory]] who has been doing it for many years. Yet the domino that set everything in motion would be [https://www.youtube.com/@moresus MorePegasus] - a drama channel - when he covered the [[MrBeast]] drama of 2024. MorePegasus' style of clickbait would spread as more and more YouTubers began copying it. | Another type of Clickbait involves having simple thumbnails with large text and an image/drawing of something representing the topic of the video. The trend of having large - usually colored - text on thumbnails was originally popularized by [[Game Theory (YouTuber)|Game Theory]] who has been doing it for many years. Yet the domino that set everything in motion would be [https://www.youtube.com/@moresus MorePegasus] - a drama channel - when he covered the [[MrBeast]] drama of 2024. MorePegasus' style of clickbait would spread as more and more YouTubers began copying it. | ||
[[File:Morepegasus MrBeast.png|none|thumb|MorePegasus' first video covering the MrBeast drama of 2024. The video can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRj3juNosN8 here].]] | [[File:Morepegasus MrBeast.png|none|thumb|MorePegasus' first video covering the MrBeast drama of 2024. The video can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRj3juNosN8 here].]][[File:In 10 minutes.jpg|thumb|An example of how a "Explained in ___ Minutes" thumbnail usually looks like.|266x266px]] | ||
=== Explained in ___ Minutes === | === Explained in ___ Minutes === | ||
''Find a list of Explained in ___ Minutes videos [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBculw1TL2U&list=PLFSqcUUMJ4ySp3Zlj6o2_nr0Nh6I2Cufz here]'' | ''Find a list of Explained in ___ Minutes videos [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBculw1TL2U&list=PLFSqcUUMJ4ySp3Zlj6o2_nr0Nh6I2Cufz here]'' | ||
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=== Discord DM Thumbnails === | === Discord DM Thumbnails === | ||
There was a trend in YouTube thumbnail making to have the entire thumbnail be a zoomed-in picture of a [[Discord]] chat, usually having one person challenge another person to something (usually whatever the video is about). This trend was popular amongst gaming channels around 2021-2022 and has since mostly died out. | |||
== Content Farms == | == Content Farms == | ||
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== Documentary Channels == | == Documentary Channels == | ||
There is a small bubble of YouTubers who are dedicated to documenting and spreading the word about the misdeeds of governments and corporation, and corruption. Unlike with other social media, YouTube has not put in much effort to remove these people from its platform. | |||
=== Boy Boy === | === Boy Boy === | ||
=== friendlyjordies === | |||
==== Firebombing incidents & Feud with Australian powerhouses ==== | |||
=== fern === | |||
=== Ordinary Things === | === Ordinary Things === | ||
=== Tor's Cabinet of Curiosities === | === Tor's Cabinet of Curiosities === | ||
== Experiments done by YouTube == | == Experiments done by YouTube == | ||
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=== Webdriver Torso === | === Webdriver Torso === | ||