YouTube will soon remove annotations from videos
Something that many YouTube users demanded, both the mere viewers and the content creators of the page, is going to be a reality very soon. The YouTube video platform is going to end annotations on videos. And what are these annotations? They are the translucent boxes, and somewhat annoying, it must be said, that populate the videos that are uploaded daily to the web. Already last year, YouTube itself assured in a statement that it would stop supporting video annotations in the editing section.
The definitive disappearance of the annotations has a full stop, on January 15, 2019 From that date, all annotations of all the videos that are on YouTube will disappear without leaving the slightest trace. In this parody video that we show you below, we will be able to see how unattractive and practical these annotations were, in the long run, which, finally, will stop bothering us while we are watching a video.
YouTube's intention to remove annotations seems pretty clear. It is, of course, about eliminating everything superfluous in the videos, especially when there are already more practical and aesthetically acceptable tools such as cards or the possibility of inserting additional video thumbnails when the one we are watching at the moment ends.In addition, according to data from YouTube itself, the use of the annotations had decreased by up to 70% in recent times, so it made little sense to continue supporting it to the same And something else to add to the nonsense of notifications: they are not compatible with the YouTube mobile application.
Annotations have been with us on YouTube for no less than 10 years. In 2008 they could make some sense since there were no video thumbnails or cards. The annotations thus became a simple and effective way to attract the viewer's attention and maintain their loy alty to the channel. As of January 15, these notes will become part of Internet nostalgia, just like Windows Messenger or the MySpace social network were in their day.
