Most sponsored segments are just ads. Often the video creators do something clever to introduce them, but that's about the only difference with YouTube ads.
Yes they are picked by the video creator, but unfortunately, the choice is often not that great to the viewer, sometimes worse than what YouTube gives you. I mean, what good is watching the same pitch for the same VPN providers over and over? Some sponsors are downright scammers, which saddens me when the video itself is of high quality.
Some do a better job than others. ElectroBOOM is one of the best, they are well introduced and presented, clearly marked and also well chosen. For example, he may be sponsored by the brand of oscilloscopes he is using for his demonstration.
There are also cases where the content itself is the result of a sponsorship, this is a different thing an not what I am talking about.
Yes they are picked by the video creator, but unfortunately, the choice is often not that great to the viewer, sometimes worse than what YouTube gives you. I mean, what good is watching the same pitch for the same VPN providers over and over? Some sponsors are downright scammers, which saddens me when the video itself is of high quality.
Some do a better job than others. ElectroBOOM is one of the best, they are well introduced and presented, clearly marked and also well chosen. For example, he may be sponsored by the brand of oscilloscopes he is using for his demonstration.
There are also cases where the content itself is the result of a sponsorship, this is a different thing an not what I am talking about.