# "As seen on the Straight Dope Message Board" Youtube channel **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 30, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-the-straight-dope-message-board-youtube-channel/598094 "2011-09-30T01:23:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-the-straight-dope-message-board-youtube-channel/598094/1 "2011-09-30T01:23:16Z")
I didn’t find an existing thread on this, so my apologies if this is well-known, but I was surprised to find this: [http://www.youtube.com/social/blog/boards-straightdope-sdmb](http://www.youtube.com/social/blog/boards-straightdope-sdmb) I was looking at an Arc Attack video ([Tesla Coils - Arc Attack - Doctor Who Theme Song - Makers Faire 2010 - San Mateo - No. 1 - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdrqdW4Miao)) and noticed a small link reading: “As Seen On: Straight Dope Message…” Are we doing this on purpose, or is Google just smart enough to figure it out on their own? I don’t object, but I am professionally curious… ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-the-straight-dope-message-board-youtube-channel/598094/2 "2011-09-30T01:27:44Z")
I suspect it is another example of Google maximizing data that is available to them. They already index SDMB at a near-instant rate. It isn’t a stretch to imagine they can scan for videos referenced and collect them in one web page. Personally, I think it is a win-win situation. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-the-straight-dope-message-board-youtube-channel/598094/3 "2011-09-30T02:16:46Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > I suspect it is another example of Google maximizing data that is available to them. They already index SDMB at a near-instant rate. It isn’t a stretch to imagine they can scan for videos referenced and collect them in one web page. > > Personally, I think it is a win-win situation. Yeah, it’s interesting. Using Google image search, I often find images which, when moused over, reference the SDMB as the site they are on. Because someone referenced the image in a post, the image becomes forever associated with SDMB in Google results. This could be good or bad I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-the-straight-dope-message-board-youtube-channel/598094/4 "2011-09-30T14:58:49Z")
I wonder if we should make our own channel, where members can upload videos. Not a bad idea. Hmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-the-straight-dope-message-board-youtube-channel/598094/5 "2011-09-30T15:09:50Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I wonder if we should make our own channel, where members can upload videos. Not a bad idea. > > Hmmmm… The _Doper_ Channel? You really want to go there? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-the-straight-dope-message-board-youtube-channel/598094/6 "2011-10-01T03:28:33Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > The _Doper_ Channel? > > You really want to go there? > > 😃 Peak time for posting is 4:20 pm in each time zone…