Todd B.

@hitsman

Product lead for YouTube homepage and recommendations since 2014. Opinions are my own, not my employer's.

Joined March 2007

679 Following 19K Followers 2.1K Posts

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Todd B. @hitsman Jul 3

YouTube is rolling out custom feeds, starting in the US. What are you asking your algorithm for?

Todd B. @hitsman Oct 21

From the WSJ...

Todd B. @hitsman Jul 3

I don't watch television. I see one or two movies each year. I don't use TikTok or Instagram except for competitive work research. I listen to music every day. I focus my media time on value, which is also what YouTube optimizes its recommendations for...

Todd B. @hitsman Jul 2

Great career question from @3blue1brown that people don't consider enough:
"What value am I adding to other people, and to what extent is that the reason a salary is flowing in my direction?"
youtube.com/watch?v=TfyPsh…

www.youtube.com Grant Sanderson (@3blue1brown) – AI disproved a famous math conject... Always so much fun to chat with @3blue1brown AI has been making m...

Todd B. @hitsman Jun 17

What do you think are the primary factors that contribute to a viewer seeing a video ranked on their YouTube homepage?