Mfarhanonline Social Media News: Can humor be quantified? Google thinks it’s possible, having recently developed an algorithm which ranks the funniest videos on YouTube. It takes into account certain elements of the video, user comments and votes on the recently launched YouTube Comedy Slam section of the site. Google engineer Sanketh Shetty explained the methodology for finding the funniest YouTube video in a blog post . “We focused on videos uploaded in the comedy category. We captured the uploader's belief in the funniness of their video via features based on title, description and tags. Viewers' reactions, in the form of comments, further validate a video's comedic value,” he wrote. This is where it gets interesting, as Google engineers tried to analyze what exactly makes a user comment indicative of a video being funny. “We noticed that viewers emphasize their reaction to funny videos in several ways: e.g. capitalization (LOL), elongation (loooooool), repetition (lolololol), exclamation (lolllll!!!!!), and combinations thereof. If a user uses an "loooooool" vs an "loool", does it mean they were more amused,” asks Shetty. You can see the results of the experiment on Google’s Comedy Slam leaderboard . While Google’s methodology seems sound, humor is a very subjective category – we’re sure that many users won’t agree with Google’s choice. We can’t help but wonder how easily can this algorithm be abused, for example by adding and upvoting comments that mimic positive reactions. As the project gains popularity, we’ll probably see an increasing number of attempts to somehow game the system. Right now, the funniest video on YouTube of all time, according to Google algorithm, is this collection of pranks (we advise you to lower the volume on your speakers, as the video ge! ts quite loud). According to the same method, the funniest video this week is a video of a man trying to reach a tomato through fan blades. What do you think about these videos? Do they deserve the title of “funniest YouTube videos”? Do you think Google’s “humor algorithm” needs more work? Share your thoughts in the comments. More About: funny youtube video , trending , Video , YouTube For more Entertainment coverage: Follow Mfarhanonline Entertainment on Twitter Become a Fan on Facebook Subscribe to the Entertainment channel Download our free apps for Android , Mac , iPhone and iPad Social Media reviews series maintain by Mayya
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Mfarhanonline:Is This the Funniest YouTube Video?
Posted by
Unknown
at
3:46 AM
Fav Tag:
http://www.mfarhanonline.com/2012021542100/is-this-the-funniest-youtube-video/
Subscribe to:
Post Comments
(
Atom
)
Popular Posts
-
Mfarhanonline Sports News KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari met a delegation of 30 athletes who called on him to di...
-
Karachi President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday ordered a survey of all those areas which had been encroached upon, suggesting the authoritie...
-
Mfarhanonline Social Media News: The TV Everywhere movement got another win Wednesday, as Fox announced that it w...
-
Mfarhanonline News LONDON: A breast cancer 'wonder drug' could be turned into a universal weapon against tumo...
-
Mfarhanonline Business News By Shahab Ansari Moayyed Jafri LAHORE: In a similar vein as when Napoleon Bonaparte sai...
-
Karachi The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has demanded of the government to hold a judicial inquiry into the target killings in Karachi. ...
-
Mfarhanonline Social Media News: Appropriately, in a conversation that took place on Twitter , a White House aide...
-
HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS — SHAADI MUBARAK DR. IMRAN FAROOQ WEDS SHUMAILA NAZAR IN LONDON ON 13 FEBRUARY 2004 Wedding Ceremony: ...
-
Mfarhanonline News MIRANSHAH: Police virus has been confirmed in five children of different areas of North Waziristan...
-
Islamabad, Air Blue Plane Crash Exclusive Pictures
0 comments :
Post a Comment