hey mojo Alex I’m your host Rebecca and in this fifth episode of WatchMojo FAQ
in this fifth episode of WatchMojo FAQ
in this fifth episode of WatchMojo FAQ our CEO and co-founder ash can carpet
our CEO and co-founder ash can carpet
our CEO and co-founder ash can carpet solution joins me to touch on staff
solution joins me to touch on staff
solution joins me to touch on staff versus user suggested lists why some of
versus user suggested lists why some of
versus user suggested lists why some of our featured lists don’t always see the
our featured lists don’t always see the
our featured lists don’t always see the light of day and when we’ll publish our
light of day and when we’ll publish our
light of day and when we’ll publish our next anime clips welcome to
next anime clips welcome to
next anime clips welcome to watchmojo.com – can carp aspersion
watchmojo.com – can carp aspersion
watchmojo.com – can carp aspersion welcome how you doing I’m a bit sore
welcome how you doing I’m a bit sore
welcome how you doing I’m a bit sore from soccer but apart from that I’m
from soccer but apart from that I’m
from soccer but apart from that I’m pretty good so let’s get started thanks
pretty good so let’s get started thanks
pretty good so let’s get started thanks for having me on the show
for having me on the show
for having me on the show and by the way depending on when you’re
and by the way depending on when you’re
and by the way depending on when you’re watching this we either just crossed or
watching this we either just crossed or
watching this we either just crossed or are about to cross the five million
are about to cross the five million
are about to cross the five million subscriber milestone so that’s very
subscriber milestone so that’s very
subscriber milestone so that’s very exciting thank you very much it’s kind
exciting thank you very much it’s kind
exciting thank you very much it’s kind of crazy that at the beginning of 2013
of crazy that at the beginning of 2013
of crazy that at the beginning of 2013 we had about a hundred thousand
we had about a hundred thousand
we had about a hundred thousand subscribers so we basically grown from
subscribers so we basically grown from
subscribers so we basically grown from one hundred thousand subscribers to five
one hundred thousand subscribers to five
one hundred thousand subscribers to five million subscribers in 18 months and the
million subscribers in 18 months and the
million subscribers in 18 months and the folks at YouTube were I guess impressed
folks at YouTube were I guess impressed
folks at YouTube were I guess impressed with that so they’ve asked me to come
with that so they’ve asked me to come
with that so they’ve asked me to come down and talk to a bunch of other you
down and talk to a bunch of other you
down and talk to a bunch of other you know media companies about our the
know media companies about our the
know media companies about our the success we’ve had and you guys are a big
success we’ve had and you guys are a big
success we’ve had and you guys are a big part of that and – thank you all I’ve
part of that and – thank you all I’ve
part of that and – thank you all I’ve asked YouTube to fly all five million of
asked YouTube to fly all five million of
asked YouTube to fly all five million of you down to New York to watch that
you down to New York to watch that
you down to New York to watch that presentation I’m kidding
presentation I’m kidding
presentation I’m kidding maybe we’ll record some of it and then
maybe we’ll record some of it and then
maybe we’ll record some of it and then let’s get started
let’s get started
let’s get started yeah yeah I think YouTube’s gonna have a
yeah yeah I think YouTube’s gonna have a
yeah yeah I think YouTube’s gonna have a harder time find out what I just offered
harder time find out what I just offered
harder time find out what I just offered so let’s get started do all the lists
so let’s get started do all the lists
so let’s get started do all the lists start off as fan suggestions or are some
start off as fan suggestions or are some
start off as fan suggestions or are some of them actually thought of by the staff
of them actually thought of by the staff
of them actually thought of by the staff right well I’ll fill this one we are of
right well I’ll fill this one we are of
right well I’ll fill this one we are of course a font of information and of
course a font of information and of
course a font of information and of knowledge and of ideas at WatchMojo I’m
knowledge and of ideas at WatchMojo I’m
knowledge and of ideas at WatchMojo I’m kidding no but we do have a lot of ideas
kidding no but we do have a lot of ideas
kidding no but we do have a lot of ideas on the staff so the featured suggestions
on the staff so the featured suggestions
on the staff so the featured suggestions on the suggest page from Monday to
on the suggest page from Monday to
on the suggest page from Monday to Thursday are actually ideas that we came
Thursday are actually ideas that we came
Thursday are actually ideas that we came up with but we want to gauge your
up with but we want to gauge your
up with but we want to gauge your interest in the topic on the weekends
interest in the topic on the weekends
interest in the topic on the weekends those are mostly the future suggestions
those are mostly the future suggestions
those are mostly the future suggestions are mostly ideas that you guys came up
are mostly ideas that you guys came up
are mostly ideas that you guys came up with that we want to get a bit more
with that we want to get a bit more
with that we want to get a bit more feedback on granted some of them do take
feedback on granted some of them do take
feedback on granted some of them do take a while to get into production like
a while to get into production like
a while to get into production like metal frontwoman yes like that one so
metal frontwoman yes like that one so
metal frontwoman yes like that one so that’s the thing that one is not yet
that’s the thing that one is not yet
that’s the thing that one is not yet in production yeah so here’s the thing
in production yeah so here’s the thing
in production yeah so here’s the thing YouTube user Mitchell Ryan asked about
YouTube user Mitchell Ryan asked about
YouTube user Mitchell Ryan asked about that on last week’s show in the comment
that on last week’s show in the comment
that on last week’s show in the comment section and when I saw that I went and I
section and when I saw that I went and I
section and when I saw that I went and I checked and you know confession here
checked and you know confession here
checked and you know confession here that one just pretty much slipped
that one just pretty much slipped
that one just pretty much slipped through the cracks which happens once in
through the cracks which happens once in
through the cracks which happens once in awhile I think that one in particular
awhile I think that one in particular
awhile I think that one in particular when I asked the team was because even
when I asked the team was because even
when I asked the team was because even though we have over 50 freelancers and
though we have over 50 freelancers and
though we have over 50 freelancers and over 170 people uploaded that none of
over 170 people uploaded that none of
over 170 people uploaded that none of our writers actually picked it up and we
our writers actually picked it up and we
our writers actually picked it up and we don’t want to force a video without
don’t want to force a video without
don’t want to force a video without having the right writer take the
having the right writer take the
having the right writer take the research and bring it to reality so we
research and bring it to reality so we
research and bring it to reality so we understand you want to see it so we will
understand you want to see it so we will
understand you want to see it so we will expedite it now sorry Mitchell right so
expedite it now sorry Mitchell right so
expedite it now sorry Mitchell right so speaking of that even though like he
speaking of that even though like he
speaking of that even though like he said we do have 50 freelancers if there
said we do have 50 freelancers if there
said we do have 50 freelancers if there are any mojo holics who are interested
are any mojo holics who are interested
are any mojo holics who are interested in taking that on as a writing project
in taking that on as a writing project
in taking that on as a writing project for us and have the interest and the
for us and have the interest and the
for us and have the interest and the knowledge and that kind of thing you can
knowledge and that kind of thing you can
knowledge and that kind of thing you can contact our writing team at jobs at
contact our writing team at jobs at
contact our writing team at jobs at watchmojo.com in fact we did realize a
watchmojo.com in fact we did realize a
watchmojo.com in fact we did realize a month ago that we occasionally
month ago that we occasionally
month ago that we occasionally greenlight our own ideas the in-house
greenlight our own ideas the in-house
greenlight our own ideas the in-house ideas at the expense of more popular
ideas at the expense of more popular
ideas at the expense of more popular suggestions from you guys on the suggest
suggestions from you guys on the suggest
suggestions from you guys on the suggest a so we overhauled our procedures to
a so we overhauled our procedures to
a so we overhauled our procedures to prioritize those overlooked suggestions
prioritize those overlooked suggestions
prioritize those overlooked suggestions and then like before we automatically
and then like before we automatically
and then like before we automatically greenlight our own stuff so now that’s
greenlight our own stuff so now that’s
greenlight our own stuff so now that’s why we featured them to get your thumbs
why we featured them to get your thumbs
why we featured them to get your thumbs up or thumbs down yeah it’s bit like
up or thumbs down yeah it’s bit like
up or thumbs down yeah it’s bit like Gladiator thumbs up to our ideas means
Gladiator thumbs up to our ideas means
Gladiator thumbs up to our ideas means rule move ahead and if we got a lukewarm
rule move ahead and if we got a lukewarm
rule move ahead and if we got a lukewarm reaction we’ll just kind of shove that
reaction we’ll just kind of shove that
reaction we’ll just kind of shove that back onto the shelf so one thing I did
back onto the shelf so one thing I did
back onto the shelf so one thing I did want to note is that we have considered
want to note is that we have considered
want to note is that we have considered actually opening up our entire upcoming
actually opening up our entire upcoming
actually opening up our entire upcoming video calendar where you guys could just
video calendar where you guys could just
video calendar where you guys could just go in and if let’s say you were looking
go in and if let’s say you were looking
go in and if let’s say you were looking for system of a down top 10 songs you
for system of a down top 10 songs you
for system of a down top 10 songs you could have searched and seen when that
could have searched and seen when that
could have searched and seen when that was coming instead of asking for it when
was coming instead of asking for it when
was coming instead of asking for it when it’s in production we may still do that
it’s in production we may still do that
it’s in production we may still do that the other crazier idea we had which we
the other crazier idea we had which we
the other crazier idea we had which we won’t do because it would just disrupt
won’t do because it would just disrupt
won’t do because it would just disrupt everything is to give you guys the
everything is to give you guys the
everything is to give you guys the ability to also vote and move up or push
ability to also vote and move up or push
ability to also vote and move up or push back the upcoming videos that are in
back the upcoming videos that are in
back the upcoming videos that are in production or sometimes even completed
production or sometimes even completed
production or sometimes even completed but just sitting in the queue that would
but just sitting in the queue that would
but just sitting in the queue that would disrupt things so we’re not gonna do
disrupt things so we’re not gonna do
disrupt things so we’re not gonna do that probably but we may probably open
that probably but we may probably open
that probably but we may probably open up our calendar imminently interesting
up our calendar imminently interesting
up our calendar imminently interesting all right my turn to pick a question how
all right my turn to pick a question how
all right my turn to pick a question how would you do a top 10 video like top 10
would you do a top 10 video like top 10
would you do a top 10 video like top 10 David Lynch films for example when there
David Lynch films for example when there
David Lynch films for example when there are only
are only
are only entries in the subjects can in a work so
entries in the subjects can in a work so
entries in the subjects can in a work so you know when your parents say they
you know when your parents say they
you know when your parents say they don’t have any favorites amongst you and
don’t have any favorites amongst you and
don’t have any favorites amongst you and your siblings they’re lying if you’re
your siblings they’re lying if you’re
your siblings they’re lying if you’re five kids in a family your parents
five kids in a family your parents
five kids in a family your parents probably have a top-five list somewhere
probably have a top-five list somewhere
probably have a top-five list somewhere I’m just kidding they don’t like any of
I’m just kidding they don’t like any of
I’m just kidding they don’t like any of you I’m kidding I’m kidding so here’s
you I’m kidding I’m kidding so here’s
you I’m kidding I’m kidding so here’s the thing we think so long as a list is
the thing we think so long as a list is
the thing we think so long as a list is interesting even if there’s only ten or
interesting even if there’s only ten or
interesting even if there’s only ten or let’s say 15 entries that’s fair game if
let’s say 15 entries that’s fair game if
let’s say 15 entries that’s fair game if the topic is interesting so if we’re
the topic is interesting so if we’re
the topic is interesting so if we’re talking about the doctors and doctor who
talking about the doctors and doctor who
talking about the doctors and doctor who Fawlty Towers episodes or the Star Trek
Fawlty Towers episodes or the Star Trek
Fawlty Towers episodes or the Star Trek movies it’s fine even if there’s a dozen
movies it’s fine even if there’s a dozen
movies it’s fine even if there’s a dozen we think part of the the charm is to
we think part of the the charm is to
we think part of the the charm is to rank those so that’s fair game to us
rank those so that’s fair game to us
rank those so that’s fair game to us right but we will not do something that
right but we will not do something that
right but we will not do something that has fewer than ten entries yeah so even
has fewer than ten entries yeah so even
has fewer than ten entries yeah so even though we were tempted to do top ten
though we were tempted to do top ten
though we were tempted to do top ten seven days of the week on April Fool’s
seven days of the week on April Fool’s
seven days of the week on April Fool’s Day as a kind of joke we thought you
Day as a kind of joke we thought you
Day as a kind of joke we thought you guys might not get that and just say
guys might not get that and just say
guys might not get that and just say we’re running out of ideas but so long
we’re running out of ideas but so long
we’re running out of ideas but so long as there’s ten entries that’s fair game
as there’s ten entries that’s fair game
as there’s ten entries that’s fair game right okay so next one we got this
right okay so next one we got this
right okay so next one we got this question actually a lot are there any
question actually a lot are there any
question actually a lot are there any more anime lists in the works or do you
more anime lists in the works or do you
more anime lists in the works or do you guys feel discouraged that’s never
guys feel discouraged that’s never
guys feel discouraged that’s never discouraged to do more of those because
discouraged to do more of those because
discouraged to do more of those because of the past negative feedback I love
of the past negative feedback I love
of the past negative feedback I love your anime list by the way
your anime list by the way
your anime list by the way good to know surprisingly there are no
good to know surprisingly there are no
good to know surprisingly there are no anime lists in the pipeline at the
anime lists in the pipeline at the
anime lists in the pipeline at the moment but I am quite sure that there
moment but I am quite sure that there
moment but I am quite sure that there are several very cool ones on the
are several very cool ones on the
are several very cool ones on the suggests a what we are going to do is
suggests a what we are going to do is
suggests a what we are going to do is we’re gonna feature a couple of below
we’re gonna feature a couple of below
we’re gonna feature a couple of below and you guys can vote on which ones we
and you guys can vote on which ones we
and you guys can vote on which ones we should do first
should do first
should do first yeah and for what it’s worth those lists
yeah and for what it’s worth those lists
yeah and for what it’s worth those lists actually did phenomenally well there was
actually did phenomenally well there was
actually did phenomenally well there was an overwhelming number of likes but
an overwhelming number of likes but
an overwhelming number of likes but there always be dislikes because anime
there always be dislikes because anime
there always be dislikes because anime fans are very passionate and and fickle
fans are very passionate and and fickle
fans are very passionate and and fickle in any case we have a thick skin I think
in any case we have a thick skin I think
in any case we have a thick skin I think our general rule is when we do a top ten
our general rule is when we do a top ten
our general rule is when we do a top ten list we just don’t expect everybody to
list we just don’t expect everybody to
list we just don’t expect everybody to agree with first of all the topic but
agree with first of all the topic but
agree with first of all the topic but definitely not with all the entries in
definitely not with all the entries in
definitely not with all the entries in the order and that’s fine I think it
the order and that’s fine I think it
the order and that’s fine I think it would be impossible to think that you
would be impossible to think that you
would be impossible to think that you guys would agree with everything we do I
guys would agree with everything we do I
guys would agree with everything we do I don’t know okay okay so last week you
don’t know okay okay so last week you
don’t know okay okay so last week you brought up sports videos and you said
brought up sports videos and you said
brought up sports videos and you said that there were two main reasons why we
that there were two main reasons why we
that there were two main reasons why we didn’t do a lot of them anymore one
didn’t do a lot of them anymore one
didn’t do a lot of them anymore one reason was that sports was a lot more
reason was that sports was a lot more
reason was that sports was a lot more Geographic in terms of interest
Geographic in terms of interest
Geographic in terms of interest Americans like basketball baseball
Americans like basketball baseball
Americans like basketball baseball football Canadians like hockey Europeans
football Canadians like hockey Europeans
football Canadians like hockey Europeans like soccer or football it’s oh it’s
like soccer or football it’s oh it’s
like soccer or football it’s oh it’s nice you’re not stereotyping but yes go
nice you’re not stereotyping but yes go
nice you’re not stereotyping but yes go on yeah what’s your point mean you get
on yeah what’s your point mean you get
on yeah what’s your point mean you get what I mean but you hinted that the
what I mean but you hinted that the
what I mean but you hinted that the second reason was rights and our
second reason was rights and our
second reason was rights and our editorial flexibility so I know we get
editorial flexibility so I know we get
editorial flexibility so I know we get this question
this question
this question can you expand we do get that question a
can you expand we do get that question a
can you expand we do get that question a bit to be honest with you when we
bit to be honest with you when we
bit to be honest with you when we started the show I said that it would be
started the show I said that it would be
started the show I said that it would be transparent and nothing would be
transparent and nothing would be
transparent and nothing would be off-limits and that’s true but while
off-limits and that’s true but while
off-limits and that’s true but while I’ve gotten that question a bit through
I’ve gotten that question a bit through
I’ve gotten that question a bit through emails and we see it in the comments
emails and we see it in the comments
emails and we see it in the comments surprisingly it’s actually never even
surprisingly it’s actually never even
surprisingly it’s actually never even appeared on the suggestion poll that we
appeared on the suggestion poll that we
appeared on the suggestion poll that we asked you guys to to you know use so if
asked you guys to to you know use so if
asked you guys to to you know use so if you think that’s two inside baseball and
you think that’s two inside baseball and
you think that’s two inside baseball and boring then I guess we don’t need to
boring then I guess we don’t need to
boring then I guess we don’t need to cover it but if you guys are interested
cover it but if you guys are interested
cover it but if you guys are interested then you know what you got to do right
then you know what you got to do right
then you know what you got to do right so if you do have any questions be sure
so if you do have any questions be sure
so if you do have any questions be sure to post them on the suggests patch and
to post them on the suggests patch and
to post them on the suggests patch and upvote them that’s the show for this
upvote them that’s the show for this
upvote them that’s the show for this week thank you for watching and thanks
week thank you for watching and thanks
week thank you for watching and thanks for being your ash and thanks for the
for being your ash and thanks for the
for being your ash and thanks for the five million milestone thanks for
five million milestone thanks for
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