This very clever, but is it something we can leverage or is it a bit evil.
“What’s the point? Smith suggested this could be used by “anyone in the video value chain,” such as creators, publishers or marketers. The data could used for things like search engine optimization, personalization, ad targeting, and determining the “brand value” of a video, namely how long and how prominently a product or logo appeared.”
OK, yeah, evil.
Yay, just what we need ads based on YouTube Videos. So what might those ads be for?
I reckon 90% will be dating sites, narcissist self help groups, health insurance and ADD therapies.
Sometimes the jokes just write themselves.