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View submission: Anyone else not ever use TikTok whatsoever?
So like a month ago I discovered that instructional TikToks are what YouTube used to be like a million years ago. I was trying to figure out how to do a knitting thing so (after trying and failing for 20 minutes to find written instructions) I clicked on the YouTube video called “How to Do [Knitting Thing].” The actual instructions were buried 13 minutes deep in a 25 minute video. After almost dying of frustration I searched TikTok for the same thing, and there were five different 30 second videos that showed exactly how to do the thing and nothing else. It was a revelation.
I dgaf about TikTok in general but I’m pissed about losing access to non-bloated bite size instructional content.
But what I REALLY miss is Vine.
Comment by your_moms_a_clone at 20/01/2025 at 08:17 UTC
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The problem is I really don't want the instructions in video form anyway, long or short. For sewing/crochet, I need still images and written instructions or patterns. With a video I have to constantly pause and rewind, or even slow the speed down. Weirdly, FB has been way better for crochet stuff because people post pictures of patterns all the time and now that the algorithm has figured out that's what I wants,, that's mostly what I get now.
Comment by maddmax_gt at 20/01/2025 at 03:53 UTC
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Youtube videos are longer for monetization. I can’t remember for sure but I think it’s 7-8 minutes to get monetized (once you meet all their qualifications to become a partner)
Comment by sonicenvy at 20/01/2025 at 04:06 UTC
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What you want is https://www.findoldvideo.com/[1][2] which is a site that allows you to search youtube videos only in a specific year (ie: 2007). It basically works by using a series of exclusion limiters in a regular YT search (so you don't have to type them out yourself).
1: https://www.findoldvideo.com/
2: https://www.findoldvideo.com/
For example I used the site to search for "knitting left handed" and [2008] and this was the results[3] that I got. I selected "chronological" for my sort function, so I see all "knitting left-handed" videos from 2008 in chronological order. As you noted, every one of these videos is like max 2 minutes long.
The site also allows you to pick a particular month if you were trying to track down a specific old video, but I typically just use it to find old art/craft tutorials from 15+ years ago, so I leave the month field blank.
I don't know how well (or if) this works on mobile, since I've only ever used it on desktop. Tested in firefox and chrome and the results are slightly different depending on which browser I tried, but that may just be because my chrome, which I never use and only installed for the purpose of testing sites, is clean whereas my firefox has mega super turbo ad blocking and heavy youtube site modifications.
Now you don't need to go onto tik tok (cursed) to see some 2 minute or less knitting tutorials. :)
Comment by Flyphoenix22 at 20/01/2025 at 23:26 UTC
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TikTok has that advantage of being quick and to the point, which is great for learning things without wasting time.