Comments on: Do You Actually Watch 157 Videos Per Month?

By: Franklin

Franklin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:15:16 +0000

I bet they aren’t counting all the time you try to watch a vid on youtube.com and it won’t play because they cheap on the bandwidth either. That’s going to be another huge chuck of them.

By: Anand Srinivasan

Anand Srinivasan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:23:24 +0000

I too was confused about it. Then probably realized that there are a lot of embeds which you would watch even as you are browsing through productive websites..

By the way, if you had Mashable on your Google reader, I bet you would have watched atleast double of 157!
.-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..UK: Ad Spend on Internet vs. TV =-.

By: gian fulgoni

gian fulgoni — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:49:49 +0000

To put online video into context, it’s important to realize that the number of videos watched per person equates to 10 hours per month. The average person in the US watches 130 hours of TV per month! So, online video is still only 8% of the time spent watching TV.

By: Rob Wilcox

Rob Wilcox — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:02:20 +0000

Seriously? Wow. I need to re-assess where I’m spending my time. Or re-assess how our site’s visitors prefer to spend their time. Now I don’t know which!

By: Don Moskaluk

Don Moskaluk — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:52:39 +0000

Compare viewing TV to the internet:
TV viewing used to be measured in hours and not how many times we changed the channel. 157 views looks like how many times we changed the program. If this is the case it seems to be low especially when it comes to watching on line. Majorty of the people surf through channels. Also if I watching a live event I may be watching 4 or 5 events at the same time. So 157? Very low.

By: Michael Martinez

Michael Martinez — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:45:06 +0000

That’s about how many Matt Cutts videos alone I watch every month ….

By: pete

pete — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:13:37 +0000

It seemed like a lot to me as well then I realised I probably watch at least 5 a day. It’s usually a mixture of TV shows I’ve missed and videos I come across on blogs and on twitter – I’d say blogs are what lead me to watch most of the videos. The actual content ranges from adverts (from advertising blogs) to funny/interesting video clips and even a light sprinkling of news related videos. I often find myself watching videos online when the TV is on, i think you get used to being able to focus on one thing while also still paying attention to something else.

By: Frank Reed

Frank Reed — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:19:42 +0000

Thanks for stopping by and commenting everyone. I suspect that my shock at the number of videos is because I am a sports fan so the TV is usually on in the background in the evening in some way so to watch more online is too much for me. I have to remember that that’s just ME though. Fortunately for the rest of you are probably are not like me at all

Gotta remember to stay out of the bubble when thinking about what the rest of the world does. I am not as normal as I think I am!
.-= Frank Reed´s last blog ..Sales Is Dead =-.

By: Bo

Bo — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:15:00 +0000

It is not that uncommon really. I mean, Web Pro News and even Marketing Pilgrim mix videos in with their content. Such as a Cutts interview or the ‘Bing Goes the Internet’ song, those count too, right?

If that is correct, then it isn’t necessarily folks visiting YouTube or wasting time, but productive people at work furthering their knowledge and keeping themselves up to date as well. Many companies also now put demonstration videos of their products online as well.

By: Clumps

Clumps — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:11:40 +0000

The number is not that high. I watch hundreds of ‘em. Over a year maybe over a thousand. Some of my online friends watch many thousands a year, to some extent replacing television for them. And why not? It’s interactive and can be directly personal – something which television is not – making online video potentially more relevant to a person’s life.

By: Jaan Kanellis

Jaan Kanellis — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:53:46 +0000

Between work and personal views I easily watch that number per month. .-= Jaan Kanellis´s last blog ..Customers Are Searching the Web; Are They Finding Your Business? Marketing Event: September 29th, 2009 =-.