Why the Number of O's In LOL Matter On YouTube 186
karthikmns writes "It turns out that Google uses the number of o's in a lol to weigh how funny a video is. In a blog post Google explains how they came up with an algorithm to gauge a video's comedic potential. So if you want to watch funnier videos, make sure to add some extra o's or help them by visiting their Comedy Slam and voting."
Amazing (Score:5, Insightful)
From the people that used extra o's in Goooooogle to signal that there are more pages of search results.
I suppose that for certain people, adding o's is the plain text approach to add stars
Re:What *does* LOOL mean? (Score:2, Insightful)
laughing over obscure optical objectivism over Ontario oval, out loud
It almost makes sense for some odd video of Candian egg jokes.
looooooool
Re:LOOOOOOOOL!!!! (Score:5, Insightful)
I hope they are keeping in mind how low the bar is when studying YouTube comments.
Behind every terrifying comment on a youtube video is a member of the youtube audience. The very same audience this rating system is supposed to speak to.
I’ll accept that youtube comment section has such a bad rap that a lot of people who would make intelligent comments don’t bother, but I think in general youtube reminds us that there are a huge number of very unintelligent people out there and they probably make up the bulk of youtube viewership!
Re:so (Score:3, Insightful)
i believe Mr Anonymous Coward qualifies as the 3 digit...is there a 2 digit in the crowd?
Re:I have only one thing to say to this (Score:5, Insightful)
LL