Youtube is deleting all annotations (comments placed on videos after they are posted on Youtube) as of mid Jan 2019. Around 450 of my videos have annotations for information purposes or as safety reminders. I will have to re-edit these videos and hard code the comments on to the videos and then re-post them. This means that my regular viewers will see me releasing repeats of past videos. Sorry about that. No way around it.
The old videos with deleted annotations will be unlisted as they are replaced with the new versions.
FROM YOUTUBE:
2017 Announcement: As of May 2017, the annotations editor has been discontinued. This means you can no longer add new or edit existing annotations, only delete them.
2018 Announcement:
YouTube will delete all video annotations on January 15, 2019
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Discontinued annotations editor on May 2, 2017
Update: We will stop showing existing annotations to viewers starting January 15, 2019. All existing annotations will be removed.
We’re committed to helping you reach more fans and keep them engaged. That’s why we built products like cards and end screens, which are mobile-friendly tools that let you poll your audience, link to merchandise, recommend videos, and more.
As adoption of end screens and cards has grown, the use of annotations has decreased by over 70%. For this reason, we discontinued annotations editor in May 2017.
This means you can no longer add new or edit existing annotations, only delete them. Existing annotations still show when using a desktop computer.
We also wanted to give you more context:
End screens and cards work on mobile: We launched the annotations editor in 2008, before the world went mobile. With 60% of YouTube’s watch time now on mobile, why go through the work of creating annotations that won’t even reach the majority of your audience? End screens and cards work on mobile and desktop, giving you more bang for your buck.
End screens and cards are more engaging for your viewers: We’ve found that end screens and cards generate 7 times more clicks across YouTube. In fact, viewers generally don’t love annotations, and on average they close 12 annotations before they click on one of them. And more and more viewers turn off annotations altogether.
End screens are easier to create: We heard from many creators that adding annotations at the end of your videos is hard. 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.
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We've been investing heavily in YouTube Studio and as part of the migration, some lower usage features are going away in early 2019. Sharing an early heads up so you can adapt your workflows and adjust in advance. Below we’ve outlined details, key dates, and recommendations for what to use instead.
Annotations:
Back in 2017, we removed Annotations Editor and the ability to create new annotations or edit existing ones. Soon, we’ll stop showing any remaining annotations on older videos and remove them from Creator Studio Classic. Note: over 70% of watch time comes from mobile and this number is growing– since annotations only work on desktop, they’re reaching less and less people. We plan to make this change on January 15, 2019.
What to use instead: Use tools like cards and end screens to make your videos more interactive. End screens are already available in YouTube Studio Beta and cards will be soon! You can also pin a comment to the top of the comment feed or use the video description to call out corrects or other information. Learn more.
