Critical Reactions: A Look at Youtube's comment section

Authors

• Levi T. Buffington, University of Central FloridaFollow

Streaming Media

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Course Code

ENC

Course Number

1102

Faculty/Instructor

Professor Pamela Baker

Faculty/Instructor Email

pamela.baker@ucf.edu

About the Author

Hi, I'm Levi Buffington, a freshman studying Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. I would like to thank my professor for encouraging me to enter the showcase and my family for helping me stay motivated to finish the project on time.

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

Like much of the world, I frequently visit the website Youtube for information and entertainment. Youtube has become the standard for video sharing and viewing, occupying a huge market share in the streaming player space. Youtube videos have several features users can interact with, one of those being comments. As I watch videos, I scroll down to see what others are saying. Comments are small pieces of text, often only a few words or sentences, that are written in reaction to a video. You can “like” a comment, and comments that get more likes appear higher on the list. I never comment on videos, and I wondered what caused others to contribute. I also wondered what effect the comment section had on the community of viewers in general. This is my research contribution.

Keywords

Youtube; Comments; Critical Interface Analysis; Algorithm

Recommended Citation

Buffington, Levi T., "Critical Reactions: A Look at Youtube's comment section" (2025). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Spring 2025. 27.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2025spring/27