# YouTube ? Right time & place, and I got it all on video **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 18, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014 "2014-03-18T18:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/61 "2014-04-17T06:09:05Z")
Well, Do we know what this was yet? šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/62 "2014-04-17T17:03:39Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > Or, maybe heā€™s afraid that he will be identified and his anonymity on this board will be gone, for whatever thatā€™s worth to him. > > \*His unwillingness to share the videoā€™s topic just makes no sense to me. Maybe it would if I saw the video, but to describe it and not show it to us would not really ruin his chances of hitting it big, unless of course we knew the person he has on his camera and could go up and ask them to duplicate the behavior for us and beat him to youtube or something. > \* > Since I highly doubt that any of us are rubbing elboys with this uber-celebrity/global personality, I think heā€™s safe. But who knows? _Or, maybe heā€™s afraid that he will be identified and his anonymity on this board will be gone, for whatever thatā€™s worth to him._ You are correct. \*His unwillingness to share the videoā€™s topic just makes no sense to me. Maybe it would if I saw the video, but to describe it and not show it to us would not really ruin his chances of hitting it big, unless of course we knew the person he has on his camera and could go up and ask them to duplicate the behavior for us and beat him to youtube or something. \* I told one person whom I trusted in PM (who also gave me some very good advice) what I have, and they agreed not to share it with the board, and if they drop in Iā€™m sure they will concur that this canā€™t be duplicated. Iā€™ve had two offers on the video. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/63 "2014-04-17T17:08:44Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > While people overestimate the value of a lot of stuff, they also severely underestimate what exclusive photos and videos of celebrities can go for, if they are truly interesting. > > So, itā€™s worth keeping that in mind. If itā€™s truly an interesting video of a celebrity, $500 is nothing. You got that right. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/64 "2014-04-17T20:08:07Z")
It was a video of Chris Christie pushing a stalled car off to the shoulder to clear traffic on the George Washington Bridge, wasnā€™t it? ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/65 "2014-04-18T00:52:52Z")
> [@LurkerInNJ](#): > > Iā€™ve had two offers on the video. So whatā€™s the hold up? Strike while the iron is hot. A serious question: Why do you care about anonymity on this board? Even if you were, say, Brad Pitt - who cares? What would sharing that matter? Iā€™m not being snarky, I really am trying to understand this. You are using an anonymous username, right? ---
**Author:** ![DaveBfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DaveBfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveBfd)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/66 "2014-04-18T01:57:20Z")
If you seriously want to promote the video, post it to every single one of the sites directly above the quick reply box. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/67 "2014-04-18T02:27:51Z")
> [@DaveBfd](#): > > If you seriously want to promote the video, post it to every single one of the sites directly above the quick reply box. [del.icio.us](http://del.icio.us)? ---
**Author:** ![HumanMonkeyGod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c67d28/32.png) [@HumanMonkeyGod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HumanMonkeyGod)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/68 "2014-04-25T11:03:42Z")
> [@LurkerInNJ](#): > > What I said was ā€œWhat I donā€™t want is YouTube cashing in while Iā€™m notā€ and that I didnā€™t want YouTube ā€œcashing in before meā€. Iā€™m still confused about this. How would youtube make money before you unless they somehow got hold of the video and uploaded it themselves? Is there even a precedent for that? At any rate, I hope that when this video is finally unleashed on the world through whatever medium pays you best, you revisit this thread with a link or reference šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/69 "2014-04-25T11:51:45Z")
> [@HumanMonkeyGod](#): > > Iā€™m still confused about this. How would youtube make money before you unless they somehow got hold of the video and uploaded it themselves? Is there even a precedent for that? I think the OP meant YouTube making money on it in the interval between uploading and confirmation of monetisation. If that was, say, a 5 day period (it isnā€™t, but suppose it was), the peak views for a massively viral video could all happen within that period. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/70 "2014-04-25T14:13:54Z")
The staler this video gets, the lower the value will be. People care more about what some celebrity did recently than last month or last year. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/71 "2014-05-19T14:17:06Z")
Well LurkerinNJ, were you able to cash in? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/72 "2014-05-20T07:04:35Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I think the OP meant YouTube making money on it in the interval between uploading and confirmation of monetisation. > > If that was, say, a 5 day period (it isnā€™t, but suppose it was), the peak views for a massively viral video could all happen within that period. Just to clarify and qualify the above - sometimes, the delay in between uploading and confirmation of monetisation can be long - Iā€™ve got one at the moment that is sitting ā€˜under reviewā€™ because YouTubeā€™s content matching engine thinks it contains someone elseā€™s copyright content (it doesnā€™t) - I suspect I will not be getting the revenue share for this period prior to the resolution of the review. Not that it matters much in this case, because the video is not going viral and is unlikely to. Oh, and bump, because I am curious as to whether the OP ever did anything with the video. ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/73 "2014-06-05T22:20:27Z")
It was [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6p5nC_-ON8), wasnā€™t it? ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/74 "2014-07-04T21:24:38Z")
Well? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/75 "2014-07-04T21:59:16Z")
Thatā€™s a nice tnettenba ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/76 "2014-07-05T02:36:31Z")
youtubeā€™s delay to monetize is probably because they donā€™t want to monetize viral videos nor simple videos of the world outside. They want it to be your own workā€¦ as in acting or music or instructional or whateverā€¦ but your own effort. You probalby wonā€™t get it for a one off . You can check their policy, [What kind of content can I monetize? - YouTube Help](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2490020?hl=en) ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/77 "2014-10-14T21:43:49Z")
Still curiousā€¦ did we ever find out what this video was? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/78 "2014-10-14T22:26:12Z")
> [@Isilder](#): > > youtubeā€™s delay to monetize is probably because they donā€™t want to monetize viral videos nor simple videos of the world outside. > They want it to be your own workā€¦ as in acting or music or instructional or whateverā€¦ > but your own effort. You probalby wonā€™t get it for a one off . > You can check their policy, [What kind of content can I monetize? - YouTube Help](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2490020?hl=en) Actually, they donā€™t really care much about quality or intent, only legal ownership/right to use. Theyā€™re perfectly happy to monetize artistically worthless content, or anything - including viral videos, as long as the person uploading it has the rights to it. ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/79 "2014-10-16T07:33:57Z")
Wouldnā€™t releasing some details help to add hype before the release of a video? ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014/80 "2014-10-16T08:48:15Z")
> [@LurkerInNJ](#): > > What they were doing was not ā€œaltruisticā€. It was exactly as I said, awesome, but in a good way, exclusive, touching and their already good reputation will be reinforced. It was also spur of the moment, quite funny AND they knew I was filming. > > Iā€™ll give a similar example of my situation (not even close to what actually happened except in theory) since youā€™ve painted me as a complete money-grubbing bitch in my actual scenario: > > Iā€™m walking along, minding my own business, when I see the Queen of England and her minders in Central Park. She is feeling sociable and greeting people. Iā€™m not in a hurry so I stop. Someone asks the Queen what kind of music she likes. She says she loves Miley Cyrus and someone jokingly asks the Queen if she also twerks. The Queen says yes and when I hear this, I whip out my phone and begin filming and capture on film the only known footage of the Queen of England twerking. Itā€™s all good-natured and everyone there is laughing (in a good way) at what a good sense of humor the Queen has and how unexpected her actions were and we all love her and she loves all of us and everyone is happy. I like how you have decided on behalf of the Queen that a video of her twerking is good for her and that she would be happy to have to published. Its good that you would make that decision for her. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-right-time-place-and-i-got-it-all-on-video/684014.md?page=5)