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written by JoshRimer.com on February 5th, 2012
In 2011, one of the most important drivers of online video views was mobile devices. As technology improves and newer smart phone models are being released into the market, prices have gone down on older versions, making it possible for more people to own one. The domino effect of this, of course, is that more people can go online on mobile devices and can read or watch content right on their phones to keep them entertained anywhere they are in the world. I know I sure watched a lot more YouTube videos on my iPhone last year than ever before and probably will only do that more this year now that I have an iPad too. 
Because of the rapid growth of video watching on mobile devices (and online in general), there has also been a growing shift from conventional (ie. print, TV, etc) advertising to online advertising – especially through video. The increase in online and mobile video consumption, combined with more and more social media platforms, has changed how how many companies advertise as more and more see the increasing value in quickly/easily/affordably/successfully getting the word out about their products and services through video.
So far YouTube hasn’t managed to successfully monetize mobile video like they have on computers, so while people like me are typically seeing around 30% of our views going out on mobile devices, we’re unfortunately seeing some lost revenues because of it. YouTube is said to be working on that issue though as they too see the growing trend for mobile viewing and obviously want to be able to offer advertising wherever videos on their site are shown.
What type of device do you usually watch YouTube videos on?
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Hi Josh, I always use my desktop to watch videos on Youtube. I seldom use my smartphone because we all know that these type of devices have low battery life. And one thing more is that, watching on desktop is a lot faster depending on your internet speed.
Google has enabled mobile adverts on Blogger blogs so I guess it won’t be too long that these adverts will appear on mobiles browsing Youtube.
We can already see a massive shift towards mobile devices and I think this is just the beginning. In the next couple of years mobile devices will overtake the classic desktops.
I can already see from my video stats in youtube that half the traffic comes from mobile devices.
Right now browsing the web is a bit more comfortable on your desktop than your phone but when it comes to youtube viewing people tend to use more their mobile devices since this allows them to check their favorite videos whenever they have the time and wherever they might be.
Web browsing is gaining ground however and people are already thinking how to better advertise and even SEO their websites for mobile devices.
This is a really interesting topic. I didn’t realize that video uploaders like yourself didn’t receive any money from mobile views. Smart phones and tablet devices are getting better, and becoming more and more common. Many people today don’t use their computers for much more than the internet, so the tablet is perfect for their use. I think these devices will only grow in popularity from here, even replacing the laptop as a mobile computing device for many people. I’m sure video hosting sites like YouTube are working on mobile viewing, and it’s only a matter of time before they have it figured out.
I’m using my laptop and mobile device to watch youtube videos. Thank you for sharing this useful information.
When I originally commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get an e-mail when comments are addded. I am a great fan of developing a mobile website, so very interesting ! Terrific.
My hubby loves to watch videos before sleeping and share it to me instead of opening his netbook. He would rather watch it on his smartphone.
My wife never fails to watch youtube to entertain himself while we are on the road to avoid getting bored on the trip. But I love watching youtube on my tablet and on my laptop.
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The thing with adapting site content – whether it be static text or streaming video – is that the mobile scene is a whole different ballgame. The generally smaller display size and different device capabilities or compatibilities by themselves are a handful to work around for even giants like Youtube.