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eheathAlso to clarify, nobody is selecting that spot, it's all based on an algorithm. Advertisers can pay for that spot, it is possible to manually change it, but almost every time that spot is filled based on the algorithm.
isaacwrongWhat parameters are taken into account when the robot chooses the vid? Just views, ctr analytics, engagement? As mentioned before I’ve seen some dope vids get lost in the algorithm simply because orange names upload around the same time and immediately have more “clout”
eheathMy guess is they got VOTD yesterday and you got VOTD today, it should go to the player tomorrow.
north_coastthat doesn't seem like the case, plus our video was uploaded a little while before there's but both on the same day. What would make the VOTD algorithm pick a second vid, especially when all the criteria for engagement seemed higher on ours
north_coastthat doesn't seem like the case, plus our video was uploaded a little while before there's but both on the same day. What would make the VOTD algorithm pick a second vid, especially when all the criteria for engagement seemed higher on ours
TwigAs Evan said, 99% of the time the algorithm picks the VOD but we do have override too. It never picks a second video on the same day, so if it does change it is because one of us changed it. That can either be because we have a paid placement to fulfill (sad reality of running a media company and trying to break even) or because a video is trending in real time (which the Real SkiFi one was, though it did much better on social than on site in the end). In your case, we did switch the video out, but I have the link saved and reminders set to switch it back in to VOD slot in the next couple of days. Apologies for the confusion caused and great work on the edit.
north_coastappreciate the response, totally get that you guys have to pay the bills. tbh though I do think it's kind of wierd and confusing to modify VOTD based on whats trending outside NS and essentially put curated content into what pretty much everyone assumes is based on engagement without letting ppl know it was curated
eheathIt's more-so an editorial choice, that top spot gets a lot of eyes, sometimes we wanna push something we think the community should see, thats how it was when I was involved.
