{"id":208494,"date":"2021-03-23T03:37:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T00:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/youtube-test-detects-products-in-videos-to-make-recommendations\/"},"modified":"2021-03-23T03:37:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T00:37:08","slug":"youtube-test-detects-products-in-videos-to-make-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youtube-test-detects-products-in-videos-to-make-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"#YouTube test detects products in videos to make recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#YouTube<\/a> test detects products in videos to make recommendations<\/strong>”
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\n Reports last year suggested Google was looking to make YouTube into more of a shopping hub, but we\u2019ve seen little progress in that arena since. That\u2019s changing a bit today, as Google announced it\u2019s testing an automated list of products detected in videos.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the short bit of text directly from YouTube\u2019s test feature support page<\/a>:<\/p>\n

[March 22, 2021] Testing automated list of products detected in videos:<\/b>We are experimenting with a new feature that displays a list of products detected in some videos, as well as related products. The feature will app<\/a>ear in between the recommended videos, to viewers scrolling below the video player. The goal is to help people explore more videos and information about those products on YouTube. This feature will be visible to people watching videos in the US.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And that\u2019s about it. While the document doesn\u2019t include any images of what the feature might look like, it appears YouTube will add another section to its player page, in which you\u2019ll see recommended products based on what its vision AI thinks is in a video.<\/p>\n

The key word in the above quote is \u2018detected,\u2019 as that\u2019s what suggests Google isn\u2019t just looking at the video title and tags to figure out what products are in the video. Instead, it suggests Google is analyzing the video and\/or audio content itself to figure out what to recommend. We\u2019ve reached out to Google for clarification and will update this post if we hear back.<\/p>\n

In that sense implementing vision AI may seem a little redundant, but the tool could presumably detect other products that may not be the main subject of the video as well. The company could also use the knowledge to help make more useful video suggestions, as its never-ending tweaking of the recommendation algorithm continues.<\/p>\n

While such a change won\u2019t suddenly turn YouTube into Amazon, it\u2019s clear Google is experimenting with ways to make more money off its viewership. Hopefully, the creators end up seeing a return from those profits too.<\/p>\n

Via 9to5Google<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\n Published March 23, 2021 \u2014 00:37 UTC<\/p><\/div>\n