Sharing a youtube link

[PinProject]

When I want to share my youtube video link, is there a difference between copying the link at the top of the browser versus copying the link below the video that has the "share" link in youtube? I'm just thinking in terms of tracking whether or not that changes anything?

 

[Zerodecoole]

YouTube shows every share that came from the share button in your analytics, but it just shows every time someone clicked the share button; I clicked a few share buttons as a test a while ago without actually sharing the videos and the "shares" still appeared in my analytics.

It only tracks the copied url shares whenever someone copied the url via the YouTube app (Not sure that option is on iOS but Android has that option)

 

[Crown]

I think it was done originally to make a shortened version of the URL, particularly for services like Twitter and also for embedding. But for all intents and purposes, they are the same link.

The only other difference is what @JingIeBeIls mentioned - If people use the share button below the video, then that will show in your "shared" stats in analytics.

 

[PinProject]

YouTube shows every share that came from the share button in your analytics, but it just shows every time someone clicked the share button; I clicked a few share buttons as a test a while ago without actually sharing the videos and the "shares" still appeared in my analytics.

It only tracks the copied url shares whenever someone copied the url via the YouTube app (Not sure that option is on iOS but Android has that option)

Thanks that's helpful. So me getting exciting about all the "shares" was actually most of them me click on the share button then lol[DOUBLEPOST=1442427846,1442427826][/DOUBLEPOST]

I think it was done originally to make a shortened version of the URL, particularly for services like Twitter and also for embedding. But for all intents and purposes, they are the same link.

The only other difference is what @JingIeBeIls mentioned - If people use the share button below the video, then that will show in your "shared" stats in analytics.

Ya that's what I figured just wanted to make sure, thanks!