The Basics of Using Hooktube

submitted 7.2 years ago by cynicaloldfart

Here's the basics.

If you're already on Youtube and DON"T plan on posting it somewhere, Hooktube doesn't do you any good. You have already given them views and counts and seen the ads. If you DO plan on posting a link, then do this:

Copy and paste YT address into new tab. Edit "youtube" in address to "hooktube" and press enter. Use the hooktube page link to post.

Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agBf56AGskk
edit to: https://www.hooktube.com/watch?v=agBf56AGskk

If it's a "youtu.be" address or "m.youtube.com", you have to edit that and enter "hooktube.com".

If you see a post and there is a link to Youtube, right click, copy link address, paste that into a new tab, and edit address to "Hooktube" and then press enter. If you're on a YT vid and want to post it, copy/paste the address like before and post the HT link.

Hope that helps.

It's looking possible that after the testing is done and Voat is running on the new code, Hooktube will be embeddable. This means they will "drop down" in a comment (like jpg, png, yt, and gifs do now) instead of opening a new window or tab. Hope that comes to pass.

13 comments

NightTerrorsBill 6.9 years ago

So you are taking away my views? Because the video passes through HT, HT is infringing my copyright.

As a YouTube video creator, I find HT a really BAD idea. You may be denying ads from playing, but that is also the fund from which I am being paid for my hard work.