Regular YouTube users are likely familiar with the number 301 — that mysterious point at which video view counts freeze temporarily, before eventually starting back up. The latest episode of Numberphile explores this phenomenon and finds that the reason behind it is actually quite simple. According to YouTube's Ted Hamilton, 300 was chosen as the point at which the site would start making sure that views were actually real views. And so once the counter reaches that point, a verification process takes place that looks at things like whether a video used a misleading title or thumbnail image, or even if a bot was used to add extra views, in order to prevent "counterfeit" views.
But why 301 and not 300? Hamilton explains that the slight...
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