It seems as though, if you were happy with the way the comments were setup before the new integration then you're going to hate it and tell the world how awful and crappy it is and that Google is a big meanie head for doing it.
On the other hand you have the people that couldn't stand the comment system (like me) and thought it was the equivalent of the writing on an old department store bathroom wall where you can also find racial and hateful comments and the always popular "Mike wuz hear."
When I talk about this subject, I admit that I am kind of biased being a Google+ fanboy and all and I am just quite shocked and appalled that so many people are "shocked and appalled" by this new (and better) form of the way comments are dealt with.
Why is it better? Well, for one thing....ACCOUNTABILITY!
It's now easy to track all the arsenine comments that people have been leaving over the years by forcing them into a Google+ account. Here's the secret... Behave on the internet the same way you would in real life!
And another reason is that it's good for business. Yes, on Google's end, it's easier to sell advertising statistics from people who are real and not named Jackass42069 but I'll talk about that on another day!
I would like to think that the majority of us saw this integration coming from a mile away and then I learn about hundreds of YouTubers not knowing that Google+ and YouTube are owned by the same company! I understand that people may not have this knowledge but some spoke as if Google+ was bulling YouTube into "seeing it their way" in which I am just baffled by.
The move is a great move for not only Google but for the users as well. There needed to be some kind of integration and the old comments needed scrubbing. It's going to be a better, safer community for us all in the long run. You don't have to like it but there is no use getting all in a tizzy about a service that is FREE to you.
There are alternatives to YouTube but you can kiss your paychecks goodbye if you go that route!
Watch my short vlog on the comment integration!
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