Just when you think you've seen it all...
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hillaryreins...ing-toddler-wh
Apparently, an anonymous woman is monetizing the heck out of 2-5 year olds. Her YouTube channel serves toy porn to toddlers and small children and is estimated to rake in between $1M and $13M annually from ads.
Pretty mind-blowing. The possibilities for earning internet monies are truly limitless.
Holy shit, how amazing is that. I can already imagine all those little todlers clicking through to every video in a zombie-like trance. (I was one of those 90's kids rewinding and watching a vcr 10 times in a single weekend) And the fact that they were able to duplicate the effect in her husbands channel makes it really interesting!
Too funny i saw a ton of her videos.. my son watches them all the time
Another channel banking hard, TuTiTu, I'm discovering a lot of channels I never heard about that are massive.
That vid has 150 million views. The toddler market is HOT. I didn't even know that demographic accounted for that much traffic. Some of them have figured out how to watch by themselves, others obviously do it with their parents.
I'm not sure what it is, but something about this video is super creepy...yet intriguing.
I saw a few people trying to explain what makes it so addictive. Some claim she's using ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response), the way she whispers, and children find that soothing, and adults find it annoying.
The toy part is like Christmas morning every 5 seconds. Toddlers get to open toys vicariously through her, and I guess that makes them endlessly happy. The novelty doesn't wear off because it's always something new. It's like scrolling endlessly through your favorite porn and being able to orgasm every minute with no refraction. I'd love to measure the kids' dopamine levels and see what's happening inside their brains. This is definitely not something humans are wired for, or something they've encountered, ever.
ASMR has a big following as well, check this out for example, some people claim it makes them feel tingly/relaxed/whatever, it does nothing for me:
Just when you thought the internet couldn't get any weirder!
The second i watched it i knew it had ASMR vibes to it.
ASMR is gaining a lot of popularity, the noises in this video really capture you. My friend used to fall asleep watching videos from the girl above. It's like a different type of white noise.
I'm pretty sure the toy videos are loved for similar reasons + the toy factor.
there's something about new toys/gadgets getting opened.
could watch people opening pokemon cards all day haha
Almost choked when I saw the title, but then re-read it and understood the true meaning :-)
Excellent clickbait _mcr_
Video is where it's at ... especially on FB.
Ahh, toy videos. My main expertise is with kids games and this has come as a huge surprise for us 2-3 years ago.
No content producers, no developers, no designers and no extra staff hustle = $1-3m / year out of crappy YT ads
Think of those nails with different brands -> more moneh
PS. Very nice clickbait
I instantly got attracted to the Toy porn stuff given the games background
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