When my fridge started behaving I watched a few YouTube videos explaining the possible reasons and remedies. They were all wrong by a mile.
May 7, 2023
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Like some (many?) here, I do not like using Youtube videos - much prefer to read. However, we could well be in a minority and Bill's suggestion may well bring new people to DPRevived - and, possibly, provide some revenue
Is it worth a poll? Though the question(s) would need to be carefully crafted...
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I notice the same trend at my local camera club which is one of the largest and oldest in the UK. It was established in 1891! The average age of club members is mid 60's with a majority being retirees. There are not so many members aged 45 or less.
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DPR should have affiliated shopping links ASAP.
That is why I was suggesting opening a forum about Stores and Shopping in general.
This is a pretty common revenue stream for many sites, it is what fuels YouTube video creators as well.
In fact, there are dedicated old sites like Slickdeals.net which don't produce original content at all, it is just forums.
They rely on the community to post links to deals and offers they catch on the web, that is the content and it is generated on a daily basis. -
The traditional camera clubs as a concept might also be somewhat "out". As someone closer to 45 than 60 I haven't personally ever got motivated about joining one so far, even though I am aware of a few operating in the area I live.
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I don't see many quality advises on how to choose lenses for iPhones, what to look for, or any reviews for such lenses. Same about lights, publishing, etc.
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I'm quite fond of what Christopher Frost has achieved reviewing lenses on Youtube. It's a one man and one woman outfit, but they are certainly pumping out the reviews in a timely fashion. Fairly simple reviews, but consistent and probably good enough for most people. I certainly have found them beneficial.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C569xzh5N4k
Somehow he is publishing every few days. Busy guy!
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I've used YouTube vids as references for repairing my clothes washer and drier, a countertop oven, and installing new rotors and brake pads on my vehicle. I also routinely use YouTube vids as a reference for Adobe Creative Cloud apps and for the video/audio production gear I use at work.
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I am here if you need me Bob.
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I guess we've established here that my stateside knowledge of NFPs doesn't apply here. Carry on.
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How can you help?
Alan
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I will pm. I was talking to Bob previously I do believe.
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That depends on who are the other players and whether they are any bigger. The market contraction applies to everyone, manufacturers too. Their survival depends on addressing niche markets and feeding the channels available in the routes. So, the question is, whether we reach a size that they think is worth giving priority, and that depends on what we do.
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Certainly. I think there's not a shortage of people offering that kind of review, and his seems to be more approachable than many. What there is a shortage of is people offering more rigorous reviews with which one can make useful comparisons between options, or providing neutral data that you can use as you wish to inform decisions. There's room for multiple approaches, it's just with the recent closures the systematic market has thinned out somewhat.
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These days "influencers" seem to be trumping traditional review outlets for traffic and reach a lot of the time. Of course, we don't know if any of these "influencers" are on some kind of undisclosed sweetener from their pet brands. I couldn't possibly say ;-)
But it's wise to consider such things in a shrinking market with changing consumption trends.
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Nice to see you back. It's certainly an option, though having affiliates would open the door to the vendor based conspiracy theory that gets directed at DPReview.
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Absolutely. But a reliable source of data is useful for the influencers too. I certainly saw DPReview used that way.
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Sorry if I dropped the conversation. I'm getting that many pms these days that I lose track sometimes.
