hey mojo holics i’m your host rebecca and in this eleventh episode of
and in this eleventh episode of
and in this eleventh episode of watchmojo faq our CEO and co-founder
watchmojo faq our CEO and co-founder
watchmojo faq our CEO and co-founder ashcan Carver’s version joins me to
ashcan Carver’s version joins me to
ashcan Carver’s version joins me to discuss the length of our videos hey
discuss the length of our videos hey
discuss the length of our videos hey mojo holics welcome to watchmojo ask you
mojo holics welcome to watchmojo ask you
mojo holics welcome to watchmojo ask you questions welcome ash welcome larocca
questions welcome ash welcome larocca
questions welcome ash welcome larocca how are you I’m all right so last week
how are you I’m all right so last week
how are you I’m all right so last week we touched on possible regional and
we touched on possible regional and
we touched on possible regional and language specialists as well as the
language specialists as well as the
language specialists as well as the campus ambassador program and many of
campus ambassador program and many of
campus ambassador program and many of you guys reached out to us with the with
you guys reached out to us with the with
you guys reached out to us with the with some interest so thank you for that now
some interest so thank you for that now
some interest so thank you for that now this week we are going to cover
this week we are going to cover
this week we are going to cover something else that we’ve been wondering
something else that we’ve been wondering
something else that we’ve been wondering about and that is the length of our
about and that is the length of our
about and that is the length of our clips now ash how often does this come
clips now ash how often does this come
clips now ash how often does this come up it has come up quite a bit but I
up it has come up quite a bit but I
up it has come up quite a bit but I would say it’s more of a comment usually
would say it’s more of a comment usually
would say it’s more of a comment usually than a straight up question we usually
than a straight up question we usually
than a straight up question we usually see some folks chiming in in the
see some folks chiming in in the
see some folks chiming in in the comments saying you know your videos are
comments saying you know your videos are
comments saying you know your videos are a bit longer than they used to be
a bit longer than they used to be
a bit longer than they used to be another say you know you didn’t really
another say you know you didn’t really
another say you know you didn’t really cover this topic or that topic you’re
cover this topic or that topic you’re
cover this topic or that topic you’re just skimming it make them a bit longer
just skimming it make them a bit longer
just skimming it make them a bit longer right so for context back in the day our
right so for context back in the day our
right so for context back in the day our top 10s ran between like five to seven
top 10s ran between like five to seven
top 10s ran between like five to seven minutes and then many of you like you
minutes and then many of you like you
minutes and then many of you like you said called us out for like missing
said called us out for like missing
said called us out for like missing something or we’d admit a fact or
something or we’d admit a fact or
something or we’d admit a fact or whatever so the lists crept up to about
whatever so the lists crept up to about
whatever so the lists crept up to about ten minutes which is actually less than
ten minutes which is actually less than
ten minutes which is actually less than a minute per entry which isn’t all that
a minute per entry which isn’t all that
a minute per entry which isn’t all that much when you consider the other that
much when you consider the other that
much when you consider the other that there’s also an intro on an outro and
there’s also an intro on an outro and
there’s also an intro on an outro and then at some point you guys wanted
then at some point you guys wanted
then at some point you guys wanted honorable mentions and we added those
honorable mentions and we added those
honorable mentions and we added those and that pushed I would say the length
and that pushed I would say the length
and that pushed I would say the length of the movie top ten lists at 11 to 15
of the movie top ten lists at 11 to 15
of the movie top ten lists at 11 to 15 minutes I think some of our video games
minutes I think some of our video games
minutes I think some of our video games are still below 10 minutes and the music
are still below 10 minutes and the music
are still below 10 minutes and the music one’s kind of fall on either side of the
one’s kind of fall on either side of the
one’s kind of fall on either side of the fence right so now if they’re about 11
fence right so now if they’re about 11
fence right so now if they’re about 11 or 14 minutes and so that means that
or 14 minutes and so that means that
or 14 minutes and so that means that some of you want us to make shorter
some of you want us to make shorter
some of you want us to make shorter clips and actually there are those who
clips and actually there are those who
clips and actually there are those who actually ask for longer meteor clips as
actually ask for longer meteor clips as
actually ask for longer meteor clips as well right so would you say it’s like
well right so would you say it’s like
well right so would you say it’s like 5050 no it’s not 5050 but the data could
5050 no it’s not 5050 but the data could
5050 no it’s not 5050 but the data could be read in two ways because last year we
be read in two ways because last year we
be read in two ways because last year we ran a survey when we had a quarter
ran a survey when we had a quarter
ran a survey when we had a quarter million subscribers and we I don’t want
million subscribers and we I don’t want
million subscribers and we I don’t want to say we goofed but we basically goofed
to say we goofed but we basically goofed
to say we goofed but we basically goofed in the way we ask the questions and
in the way we ask the questions and
in the way we ask the questions and broke up the options we said do you want
broke up the options we said do you want
broke up the options we said do you want the clips of eat less than five minutes
the clips of eat less than five minutes
the clips of eat less than five minutes five minutes
five minutes
five minutes five to 10 minutes or 11 to 15 in
five to 10 minutes or 11 to 15 in
five to 10 minutes or 11 to 15 in hindsight there should have been an
hindsight there should have been an
hindsight there should have been an option ten minutes so now we’ve added
option ten minutes so now we’ve added
option ten minutes so now we’ve added five million subscribers we’re at 5.3
five million subscribers we’re at 5.3
five million subscribers we’re at 5.3 5.2 5.3 million subscribers so we just
5.2 5.3 million subscribers so we just
5.2 5.3 million subscribers so we just thought it’s high time to turn the
thought it’s high time to turn the
thought it’s high time to turn the tables nasta Mulder holics how long our
tables nasta Mulder holics how long our
tables nasta Mulder holics how long our videos should be so we are wondering
videos should be so we are wondering
videos should be so we are wondering where our top 10 lists should end up
where our top 10 lists should end up
where our top 10 lists should end up five to nine minutes 10 minutes 11 to 15
five to nine minutes 10 minutes 11 to 15
five to nine minutes 10 minutes 11 to 15 minutes so let us know in the poll below
minutes so let us know in the poll below
minutes so let us know in the poll below please now is there a trade-off like if
please now is there a trade-off like if
please now is there a trade-off like if our clips are twenty-five percent less
our clips are twenty-five percent less
our clips are twenty-five percent less long could we make twenty-five percent
long could we make twenty-five percent
long could we make twenty-five percent more videos I’m gonna say no as much as
more videos I’m gonna say no as much as
more videos I’m gonna say no as much as everybody would want that to be the case
everybody would want that to be the case
everybody would want that to be the case uh it’s actually a lot harder to say the
uh it’s actually a lot harder to say the
uh it’s actually a lot harder to say the same information in fewer words that’s
same information in fewer words that’s
same information in fewer words that’s true cuz I go on and on and on because I
true cuz I go on and on and on because I
true cuz I go on and on and on because I can’t keep it shortens yeah friend no
can’t keep it shortens yeah friend no
can’t keep it shortens yeah friend no comment um so I’m curious like how long
comment um so I’m curious like how long
comment um so I’m curious like how long do you think our video should be okay so
do you think our video should be okay so
do you think our video should be okay so i can look at this two ways as someone
i can look at this two ways as someone
i can look at this two ways as someone who works here and has to make these
who works here and has to make these
who works here and has to make these videos or as a viewer so as a viewer if
videos or as a viewer so as a viewer if
videos or as a viewer so as a viewer if I see a video that’s super long and you
I see a video that’s super long and you
I see a video that’s super long and you know i’m at work and i might not have
know i’m at work and i might not have
know i’m at work and i might not have time to watch it or whatever so shorter
time to watch it or whatever so shorter
time to watch it or whatever so shorter is better perhaps however as someone who
is better perhaps however as someone who
is better perhaps however as someone who works here like I said it’s harder to do
works here like I said it’s harder to do
works here like I said it’s harder to do it first of all but secondly you know
it first of all but secondly you know
it first of all but secondly you know the first things to go when you’re
the first things to go when you’re
the first things to go when you’re trying to cut down on the fat are the
trying to cut down on the fat are the
trying to cut down on the fat are the jokes and the personality so it’s just
jokes and the personality so it’s just
jokes and the personality so it’s just gonna be very like dry actual actual
gonna be very like dry actual actual
gonna be very like dry actual actual exactly and it’s just like the the only
exactly and it’s just like the the only
exactly and it’s just like the the only dis stuff you one hundred percent need
dis stuff you one hundred percent need
dis stuff you one hundred percent need which I don’t know to me does not make
which I don’t know to me does not make
which I don’t know to me does not make for the most entertaining clips so I am
for the most entertaining clips so I am
for the most entertaining clips so I am biased towards longer the better I don’t
biased towards longer the better I don’t
biased towards longer the better I don’t want to buy see you guys but I am longer
want to buy see you guys but I am longer
want to buy see you guys but I am longer better yeah I don’t think that’s so much
better yeah I don’t think that’s so much
better yeah I don’t think that’s so much I want to influence you guys but we
I want to influence you guys but we
I want to influence you guys but we don’t want to just throw up a question
don’t want to just throw up a question
don’t want to just throw up a question without giving you guys sort of both
without giving you guys sort of both
without giving you guys sort of both sides of the argument and i’m not saying
sides of the argument and i’m not saying
sides of the argument and i’m not saying it’s going to be a democratic process
it’s going to be a democratic process
it’s going to be a democratic process where like whatever the majority wants
where like whatever the majority wants
where like whatever the majority wants we do but we are very much driven by
we do but we are very much driven by
we do but we are very much driven by what you guys want that’s you know a lot
what you guys want that’s you know a lot
what you guys want that’s you know a lot of businesses exploit inconvenience
of businesses exploit inconvenience
of businesses exploit inconvenience think of like a mall you take an
think of like a mall you take an
think of like a mall you take an escalator the other escalator to go up
escalator the other escalator to go up
escalator the other escalator to go up another flight is not right next to it
another flight is not right next to it
another flight is not right next to it you may make you go around to see the
you may make you go around to see the
you may make you go around to see the stores you never even realized well
stores you never even realized well
stores you never even realized well that’s why they do it so in our case you
that’s why they do it so in our case you
that’s why they do it so in our case you know we don’t as i always elude we don’t
know we don’t as i always elude we don’t
know we don’t as i always elude we don’t put items 10 through 6 on youtube and
put items 10 through 6 on youtube and
put items 10 through 6 on youtube and draw you to watch Bonjour
draw you to watch Bonjour
draw you to watch Bonjour for five to one we think that would be
for five to one we think that would be
for five to one we think that would be horrible douchebag behavior we don’t
horrible douchebag behavior we don’t
horrible douchebag behavior we don’t even really split up 10 to six and five
even really split up 10 to six and five
even really split up 10 to six and five and one and put them both on youtube
and one and put them both on youtube
and one and put them both on youtube because we think you guys are in a zone
because we think you guys are in a zone
because we think you guys are in a zone you don’t really want us to break the
you don’t really want us to break the
you don’t really want us to break the clip up into two do you although that
clip up into two do you although that
clip up into two do you although that would make two shorter clips um so yeah
would make two shorter clips um so yeah
would make two shorter clips um so yeah what do you know so i actually think as
what do you know so i actually think as
what do you know so i actually think as a viewer because that’s how i usually
a viewer because that’s how i usually
a viewer because that’s how i usually make the decision I think it’s sometimes
make the decision I think it’s sometimes
make the decision I think it’s sometimes easy to think of it as I like you know
easy to think of it as I like you know
easy to think of it as I like you know the manager but I think as a viewer if
the manager but I think as a viewer if
the manager but I think as a viewer if I’m a die-hard ozzy osbourne fan I want
I’m a die-hard ozzy osbourne fan I want
I’m a die-hard ozzy osbourne fan I want a 15-minute video I don’t want a
a 15-minute video I don’t want a
a 15-minute video I don’t want a five-minute video but at the same time
five-minute video but at the same time
five-minute video but at the same time if I’m check my subscription and in my
if I’m check my subscription and in my
if I’m check my subscription and in my inbox there’s a topic that I’m just kind
inbox there’s a topic that I’m just kind
inbox there’s a topic that I’m just kind of like curious about asking you to sit
of like curious about asking you to sit
of like curious about asking you to sit through a 15-minute video is a much
through a 15-minute video is a much
through a 15-minute video is a much bigger ask than a 5-minute video so my
bigger ask than a 5-minute video so my
bigger ask than a 5-minute video so my gut says the right number for us is
gut says the right number for us is
gut says the right number for us is probably 10 minutes for our core top 10
probably 10 minutes for our core top 10
probably 10 minutes for our core top 10 lists but doing more videos that are
lists but doing more videos that are
lists but doing more videos that are maybe five seven eight minutes and mix
maybe five seven eight minutes and mix
maybe five seven eight minutes and mix it up like that but again we don’t want
it up like that but again we don’t want
it up like that but again we don’t want to influence you or bias you in any way
to influence you or bias you in any way
to influence you or bias you in any way we want you guys to see both sides of it
we want you guys to see both sides of it
we want you guys to see both sides of it we’re not maniacal we’ve always made
we’re not maniacal we’ve always made
we’re not maniacal we’ve always made decisions based on what you guys want so
decisions based on what you guys want so
decisions based on what you guys want so vote and feel free to add comments in
vote and feel free to add comments in
vote and feel free to add comments in the comment section below and we’re
the comment section below and we’re
the comment section below and we’re going to also give away some t-shirts we
going to also give away some t-shirts we
going to also give away some t-shirts we got the new top 10 signs on the mojo
got the new top 10 signs on the mojo
got the new top 10 signs on the mojo holic t-shirt so we’ll be giving away
holic t-shirt so we’ll be giving away
holic t-shirt so we’ll be giving away some of those next week when we look at
some of those next week when we look at
some of those next week when we look at all the feedback and give you guys you
all the feedback and give you guys you
all the feedback and give you guys you know an update on what you guys voted on
know an update on what you guys voted on
know an update on what you guys voted on alright thanks for watching tune in
alright thanks for watching tune in
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tomorrow for what’s your mojo and your
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name again next week for this that’s all
name again next week for this that’s all for this week thanks for watching and
for this week thanks for watching and
for this week thanks for watching and tune in again next time to tell us what
tune in again next time to tell us what
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