Waching daily Nov 28 2018

A decade after YouTube created annotations boxes that users could insert into their videos,

the media platform will in January erase all of those that currently exist.

In the past, the annotations boxes had been used by vloggers to link to other videos or to correct errors made in the video's creation.

But after usage of annotations dropped by more than 70 percent, YouTube discontinued the ability to create new ones in May 2017.

Now YouTube is saying that all the annotations boxes that previously existed will be wiped away after Jan. 15. As PC Mag points out,

"When annotations were the only way to add new content to a YouTube video

they were used to point out mistakes or correct a link stated in the video that was no longer relevant/working, for example.

So after Jan. 15 next year, those mistakes will remain in the videos,

but the annotations correcting them will no longer appear."

YouTube instead has pushed its content creators to use cards and end screens to add to their videos.

As YouTube explains, "Cards can point viewers to a specific URL (from a list of eligible sites)

and show customized images, titles, and calls to action, depending on the card type."

End screens, meanwhile, "can be added to the last 5-20 seconds of a video.

You can use them to promote other videos, encourage viewers to subscribe, and more."

YouTube also factored in the ease of use while making this decision.

"We heard from many creators that adding annotations at the end of your videos is hard,"

YouTube wrote in a blog. "With end screens, we made that process much quicker and easier—in fact, up to 10 times quicker.

You can now import end screens from other videos or use dynamic overlays to save yourself even more time."

End screens and cards work on mobile and desktop, while annotation boxes only worked on the latter.

According to YouTube, end screens and cards produce seven times more clicks than annotations.

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Man Utd news: BT Sport pundit makes huge Jose Mourinho claim after Young Boys win - Duration: 2:22.

 That is the claim of BT Sport pundit Owen Hargreaves, who saw his former club scrape a 1-0 win at home to Young Boys at Old Trafford on Tuesday

 United required David de Gea to make a wonder save before Marouane Fellaini sealed the victory with a last-gasp strike in stoppage time

 Mourinho's reaction was even more bizarre as he picked up a large crate of water bottles before hurling them to the ground

 Although United have been constantly criticised this season, Hargreaves reckons the Red Devils will come good soon

 Discussing his thoughts on the state of United after their win over Young Boys, Hargreaves said: "I think this is one of the most expensively assembled group of players

 "I feel like there's more there, there's more to come from this Manchester United team

" Mourinho was slammed for his post-match interview, but Hargreaves stood up for the Portuguese tactician

 He added: "Give him [Mourinho] credit, they found a way to get through.  "Today they got a result, I thought Mourinho nailed that post-match interview

" United have already booked their place in the knockout stages of the competition and Mourinho reckons the Red Devils face a tough task trying to reach the quarter-finals, adding: "Realistically to be in the last 16 is an achievement, not a big one or a fantastic one, but an achievement

 "There are better teams than us. "Teams with more quality and realistic ambitions

 "When a team arrives in the quarter-finals, anything can happen." United are second in Group H with 10 points and have qualified for the last 16 with a game to spare