hey mojo Alex I’m your host Rebecca and in this third
I’m your host Rebecca and in this third
I’m your host Rebecca and in this third episode of watch mojo FAQ our community
episode of watch mojo FAQ our community
episode of watch mojo FAQ our community manager Kenneth Gibson joins me to
manager Kenneth Gibson joins me to
manager Kenneth Gibson joins me to discuss his role and the crowd
discuss his role and the crowd
discuss his role and the crowd captioning initiative on YouTube hey
captioning initiative on YouTube hey
captioning initiative on YouTube hey mojo holics welcome to episode 3 of
mojo holics welcome to episode 3 of
mojo holics welcome to episode 3 of watch mojo FAQ this week with me I have
watch mojo FAQ this week with me I have
watch mojo FAQ this week with me I have Kenneth Gibson who you may know as kg
Kenneth Gibson who you may know as kg
Kenneth Gibson who you may know as kg and for those of you who are guessing
and for those of you who are guessing
and for those of you who are guessing what kg stands for it’s in the
what kg stands for it’s in the
what kg stands for it’s in the description and the winner is there
description and the winner is there
description and the winner is there anyway Kenneth is one of a handful of
anyway Kenneth is one of a handful of
anyway Kenneth is one of a handful of people who responds to our YouTube
people who responds to our YouTube
people who responds to our YouTube comments welcome Kenneth hey guys
comments welcome Kenneth hey guys
comments welcome Kenneth hey guys awesome so we’re gonna start with the
awesome so we’re gonna start with the
awesome so we’re gonna start with the getting-to-know-you section used to
getting-to-know-you section used to
getting-to-know-you section used to moderate the god Gawker comment section
moderate the god Gawker comment section
moderate the god Gawker comment section and now you moderate ours so I was just
and now you moderate ours so I was just
and now you moderate ours so I was just wondering what the biggest difference
wondering what the biggest difference
wondering what the biggest difference between those two comment sections is
between those two comment sections is
between those two comment sections is okay well I mean like right off the bat
okay well I mean like right off the bat
okay well I mean like right off the bat let’s just come out and say that Gawker
let’s just come out and say that Gawker
let’s just come out and say that Gawker is a hipster blog for hipsters and they
is a hipster blog for hipsters and they
is a hipster blog for hipsters and they send they tend the content is different
send they tend the content is different
send they tend the content is different you know they focus on politics and
you know they focus on politics and
you know they focus on politics and current affairs and they tend to take
current affairs and they tend to take
current affairs and they tend to take themselves pretty seriously and get into
themselves pretty seriously and get into
themselves pretty seriously and get into like these sort of like raging debates
like these sort of like raging debates
like these sort of like raging debates over you know political discussions
over you know political discussions
over you know political discussions about what’s going on in American
about what’s going on in American
about what’s going on in American politics and stuff like that whereas I
politics and stuff like that whereas I
politics and stuff like that whereas I would say in the WatchMojo comments
would say in the WatchMojo comments
would say in the WatchMojo comments people are having more fun you know
people are having more fun you know
people are having more fun you know their tongue-in-cheek they’re making
their tongue-in-cheek they’re making
their tongue-in-cheek they’re making jokes they’re discussing entertainment
jokes they’re discussing entertainment
jokes they’re discussing entertainment you know I mean they’re they’re getting
you know I mean they’re they’re getting
you know I mean they’re they’re getting riled up about top 10 movie ninjas and
riled up about top 10 movie ninjas and
riled up about top 10 movie ninjas and whether James Stewart should be in the
whether James Stewart should be in the
whether James Stewart should be in the 40s and 50s you know it’s a pretty
40s and 50s you know it’s a pretty
40s and 50s you know it’s a pretty different pretty different tone
different pretty different tone
different pretty different tone basically and also the sheer volume of
basically and also the sheer volume of
basically and also the sheer volume of comments that we get is is its
comments that we get is is its
comments that we get is is its staggering we get between like 15,000
staggering we get between like 15,000
staggering we get between like 15,000 and 20,000 comments a day I check that
and 20,000 comments a day I check that
and 20,000 comments a day I check that this morning on YouTube analytics
this morning on YouTube analytics
this morning on YouTube analytics you can’t possibly rereading all of
you can’t possibly rereading all of
you can’t possibly rereading all of those right no I’m obviously not reading
those right no I’m obviously not reading
those right no I’m obviously not reading even like maybe 10% of them you know
even like maybe 10% of them you know
even like maybe 10% of them you know what I mean so I think WatchMojo has had
what I mean so I think WatchMojo has had
what I mean so I think WatchMojo has had to adopt a more lays a fair approach to
to adopt a more lays a fair approach to
to adopt a more lays a fair approach to a comment section whereas Gawker very
a comment section whereas Gawker very
a comment section whereas Gawker very heavily
heavily
heavily leasts their their comments and been
leasts their their comments and been
leasts their their comments and been people quite frequently and and and
people quite frequently and and and
people quite frequently and and and deleted comments if they were
deleted comments if they were
deleted comments if they were inappropriate so yeah we can’t moderate
inappropriate so yeah we can’t moderate
inappropriate so yeah we can’t moderate as much as we would like to but we
as much as we would like to but we
as much as we would like to but we definitely strive to keep it respectful
definitely strive to keep it respectful
definitely strive to keep it respectful and clean in the comments section okay
and clean in the comments section okay
and clean in the comments section okay so when you came in winning you came in
so when you came in winning you came in
so when you came in winning you came in to watch mojo we did you have any
to watch mojo we did you have any
to watch mojo we did you have any preconceived notions that have now kind
preconceived notions that have now kind
preconceived notions that have now kind of been challenged or completely dashed
of been challenged or completely dashed
of been challenged or completely dashed yeah yeah I mean certainly I think
yeah yeah I mean certainly I think
yeah yeah I mean certainly I think everyone knows that there’s sort of like
everyone knows that there’s sort of like
everyone knows that there’s sort of like this notorious reputation out there that
this notorious reputation out there that
this notorious reputation out there that the YouTube comments section are filled
the YouTube comments section are filled
the YouTube comments section are filled with sort of like you know racial slurs
with sort of like you know racial slurs
with sort of like you know racial slurs homophobia just like downright crudeness
homophobia just like downright crudeness
homophobia just like downright crudeness and I was coming in kind of apprehensive
and I was coming in kind of apprehensive
and I was coming in kind of apprehensive about that you know what I mean a little
about that you know what I mean a little
about that you know what I mean a little worried about what I would experience
worried about what I would experience
worried about what I would experience but I was pretty pleasantly surprised to
but I was pretty pleasantly surprised to
but I was pretty pleasantly surprised to find out that in our comment sections at
find out that in our comment sections at
find out that in our comment sections at least a vast majority of people do
least a vast majority of people do
least a vast majority of people do strive to be articulate and it’s in
strive to be articulate and it’s in
strive to be articulate and it’s in writing full sentences and not just like
writing full sentences and not just like
writing full sentences and not just like revert to all caps swear words and
revert to all caps swear words and
revert to all caps swear words and homophobic slurs you know like people
homophobic slurs you know like people
homophobic slurs you know like people try to be pretty respectful and it’s
try to be pretty respectful and it’s
try to be pretty respectful and it’s nice you know means we can have some
nice you know means we can have some
nice you know means we can have some good discussions although I will say all
good discussions although I will say all
good discussions although I will say all caps and swear words have their place
caps and swear words have their place
caps and swear words have their place but it’s not the YouTube comments
but it’s not the YouTube comments
but it’s not the YouTube comments necessarily have their place for sure
necessarily have their place for sure
necessarily have their place for sure what is the biggest community initiative
what is the biggest community initiative
what is the biggest community initiative that WatchMojo has going on right now
that WatchMojo has going on right now
that WatchMojo has going on right now we’re getting down to the business part
we’re getting down to the business part
we’re getting down to the business part of things yeah yeah I mean right now we
of things yeah yeah I mean right now we
of things yeah yeah I mean right now we kind of need we’re inviting the
kind of need we’re inviting the
kind of need we’re inviting the community to help us out with this
community to help us out with this
community to help us out with this subtitling project that we have going on
subtitling project that we have going on
subtitling project that we have going on I mean basically as I understand it over
I mean basically as I understand it over
I mean basically as I understand it over the years and certainly in the four
the years and certainly in the four
the years and certainly in the four months since I’ve been here people
months since I’ve been here people
months since I’ve been here people contact us pretty frequently wondering
contact us pretty frequently wondering
contact us pretty frequently wondering if foreign subtitles are available
if foreign subtitles are available
if foreign subtitles are available whether they can add foreign subtitles
whether they can add foreign subtitles
whether they can add foreign subtitles themselves and whether we have any plans
themselves and whether we have any plans
themselves and whether we have any plans to expand outside of North America right
to expand outside of North America right
to expand outside of North America right well we actually used to do some of our
well we actually used to do some of our
well we actually used to do some of our videos we used to voice over them in
videos we used to voice over them in
videos we used to voice over them in French since we’re located in Montreal
French since we’re located in Montreal
French since we’re located in Montreal it’s a little bit easier and a bit of
it’s a little bit easier and a bit of
it’s a little bit easier and a bit of Spanish so there is some international
Spanish so there is some international
Spanish so there is some international content there but it became such a it
content there but it became such a it
content there but it became such a it was a really like time consuming project
was a really like time consuming project
was a really like time consuming project and it
and it
and it just didn’t make sense for us at the
just didn’t make sense for us at the
just didn’t make sense for us at the time but to get the community involved
time but to get the community involved
time but to get the community involved would be a lot more helpful mm-hmm well
would be a lot more helpful mm-hmm well
would be a lot more helpful mm-hmm well yeah obviously as any North American
yeah obviously as any North American
yeah obviously as any North American based media company we tend to focus on
based media company we tend to focus on
based media company we tend to focus on English content and we just didn’t have
English content and we just didn’t have
English content and we just didn’t have the resources to get to dedicate to
the resources to get to dedicate to
the resources to get to dedicate to other languages but we’re pretty happy
other languages but we’re pretty happy
other languages but we’re pretty happy to announce that we are part of this
to announce that we are part of this
to announce that we are part of this YouTube based project now that they’re
YouTube based project now that they’re
YouTube based project now that they’re calling crowd captioning the crowd in
calling crowd captioning the crowd in
calling crowd captioning the crowd in this case being basically anyone who is
this case being basically anyone who is
this case being basically anyone who is watching YouTube videos YouTube wants it
watching YouTube videos YouTube wants it
watching YouTube videos YouTube wants it to be so that basically anyone who’s
to be so that basically anyone who’s
to be so that basically anyone who’s watching their videos can add foreign
watching their videos can add foreign
watching their videos can add foreign language subtitles anytime they want and
language subtitles anytime they want and
language subtitles anytime they want and for us we’re we want to use it as an
for us we’re we want to use it as an
for us we’re we want to use it as an indicator of which geographic regions we
indicator of which geographic regions we
indicator of which geographic regions we should expand into so if we roll out
should expand into so if we roll out
should expand into so if we roll out this project and we get a lot of Spanish
this project and we get a lot of Spanish
this project and we get a lot of Spanish subtitles for example it might be an
subtitles for example it might be an
subtitles for example it might be an indication that Latin America is the
indication that Latin America is the
indication that Latin America is the place that we need to expand our content
place that we need to expand our content
place that we need to expand our content whereas if you get a lot of Arabic then
whereas if you get a lot of Arabic then
whereas if you get a lot of Arabic then maybe the Middle East is the best place
maybe the Middle East is the best place
maybe the Middle East is the best place for us to start thinking about adding
for us to start thinking about adding
for us to start thinking about adding content cool and then you can tell me
content cool and then you can tell me
content cool and then you can tell me where I can visit and get recognized
where I can visit and get recognized
where I can visit and get recognized right exactly all over the world so for
right exactly all over the world so for
right exactly all over the world so for those who want to get involved what’s
those who want to get involved what’s
those who want to get involved what’s the first step well basically we’re
the first step well basically we’re
the first step well basically we’re looking for people that speak
looking for people that speak
looking for people that speak non-english languages who are a little
non-english languages who are a little
non-english languages who are a little web savvy they should probably be
web savvy they should probably be
web savvy they should probably be familiar with the YouTube platform how
familiar with the YouTube platform how
familiar with the YouTube platform how it works like uploading a video might be
it works like uploading a video might be
it works like uploading a video might be a good example if you can do that then
a good example if you can do that then
a good example if you can do that then you should you’d be able to do this it’s
you should you’d be able to do this it’s
you should you’d be able to do this it’s it’s not hard you know and so basically
it’s not hard you know and so basically
it’s not hard you know and so basically for WatchMojo right now anyone that
for WatchMojo right now anyone that
for WatchMojo right now anyone that wants to get involved can just email us
wants to get involved can just email us
wants to get involved can just email us at watch at watchmojo.com with crowd
at watch at watchmojo.com with crowd
at watch at watchmojo.com with crowd captioning project and the subject line
captioning project and the subject line
captioning project and the subject line and i’ll be able to help them out
and i’ll be able to help them out
and i’ll be able to help them out getting and started cool well that
getting and started cool well that
getting and started cool well that sounds like a fun way for mojo holics to
sounds like a fun way for mojo holics to
sounds like a fun way for mojo holics to kind of get involved in our content and
kind of get involved in our content and
kind of get involved in our content and to take our content international yes
to take our content international yes
to take our content international yes thanks very much Kenneth and tune in
thanks very much Kenneth and tune in
thanks very much Kenneth and tune in again next week when ash will be back
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