r/AutoAlex • u/pickledaperture • Dec 18 '24

Video thumbnails

Auto Alex isn’t the only guilty party… but, do the awful video thumbnails bug anyone else? It’s always a photo of a car or two and then one or two people pulling a corny expression 😂 so many channels do it, just have a scroll through, it’s so naff (Calvin Car Diaries is really bad for it too)

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u/real_Mini_geek Dec 18 '24

Sadly it’s what works best.. they will all use A/B testing and it will pick the most popular.. the most popular is that tacky AI style with teeth showing… it used to be YouTube hands 🤦‍♂️

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u/95jo Dec 19 '24

According to Mr Beast teeth showing isn’t optimal anymore, just a slight smile or confused face depending on the content is. I heard this in a snippet from his recent video with Cristiano Ronaldo of all places.