Uploaded February 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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http://www.21QuestionsAboutYouTube.comPeople ask this all the time: what is the ideal video length? You hear stories that, "We are in the YouTube era, nobody watches video more than three minutes." People make these blanket statements of absolute pure puppy cock, so let's take the time to walk through these myths.

Fact one, the concept that people only watch short videos online is simply false.

If you think about it logically, YouTube has spent millions of dollars putting up full-length concerts, all day festivals, and all day events; people consume long form content. They also put up a lot of political events, speeches, debates that are all consumed in great quantities. YouTube would not spend millions putting up long form content if people didn't watch it.

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YouTube POWER USE TIP - "How To Embed A YouTube Video (Without All The Extra Stuff)" - youtube.com/watch?v=rMR-pomqnfY
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