After over a week of trying to get a meeting with @TeamYouTube we finally have one scheduled for an hour from now. If you have any constructive feedback to share with them regarding the abbreviated subscriber numbers (via the api), reply to this tweet.
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Replying to @SocialBlade @TeamYouTube
Feedback: I use real time subscriber numbers to indicate which hours/days are most appropriate to drop videos, and I'm sure many other creators do this too. Changing the API just removes another tool YouTubers use for optimization. At least make the counter viewable in Studio.
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The abbreviation is viewable only to the customer side, and not the content creator; the content creator with still be able to see their analytics in real time without abbreviation
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There is not a real time counter in YouTube Studio. And it updates its back end subscriber metrics 2-3 days *after* they were added, as far as I can tell. Social Blade provides easy to access information almost immediately by use of YouTube’s API...
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Replying to @TylerAtTheAxis @Boris_TMEXS and
The only way to replicate this after an API change without YouTube implementing a new system for Studio would be for creators to manually record the full subscriber count every hour or so by checking the number backstage...
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Replying to @TylerAtTheAxis @Boris_TMEXS and
This is obviously an inferior method of recording data when the numbers are already provided to us automatically by Social Blade and other API trackers that can be viewed hour-to-hour or in real time.
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Yes, at the moment there is no good way of recording analytics and there will not be a solution for a long time. Eventually there will be an update to the analytics on the creator side, the best thing to is wait and try to communicate with YouTube as a community.
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And that is exactly what's being done here. Social Blade is speaking to YouTube about the API changes out of a concern that many YouTubers also share, and it is openly asking for our input in talking points that might be brought to YouTube's attention...
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Given YouTube's spotty (at best) record in transparency, communication, and creator support, I see no reason why use of a larger company as intermediary should be discouraged when our concerns about their changes align.
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