Try again maybe from another platform. The video link works fine on my end.
Ich bin gerade nur mit dem Handy unterwegs und habe auch noch zu tun. @MortenCopenhagen
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Yes, the fries were outstanding, 
It’s my guess that issues with the links from the Star videos are because the local guide did not create the correct link , or they did not create it on a desktop
I actually tested this here very recently.
Such links do work across all 3 platforms if you make sure to copy the link from the full screen version of the video.
There are no links to individual videos on the star video Leaderboards. As explained in Readme FAQs #5 and by both @Annaelisa and @Rednewt74, the links on the star video Leaderboards are designed to take you to the listing on the star video album. It is on the album post where you will find the individual links.
Baru kali ini melihat performa video saya diatas rata-rata.
Sudah cukup bagus 
Terima kasih pak @AdamGT
I love this sub-category. 
And I’m just under 1 million. This video went through a period of rapid growth, but now it has slowed down to a much smaller Delta per month. Just teasing me with the potential to cross that threshold, but stopping agonisingly short of it.
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@MortenCopenhagen Do you need them? You won’t find them in the album, because we are only required a screenshot and the basic data. But you can see mine here 
if you need it
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How really interesting @tony_b. The charts tell the story but don’t answer the question, why is it so? I’ve often asked, is it seasonal factors but then you would reply, in Barbados we don’t really have seasons, it’s one season all year round.
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Certainly not the typical Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, but that upward trend line coincides with Hurricane Season, Christmas season, and tourist season all merged together.
But why is June to August this year so much different to last year? We had a hurricane in 2024, but none in 2025 nor 2026.
How will Christmas this year compare to last year? Did tourists have some reason to view this video during the last December to April season, and would that happen again?
None of the above seems plausible, @AdamGT, so we can only wait and see if there’s another unpredicted upswing later.
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Yes it will be interesting to see.
Thanks, I understand we need to go via the album to find links.
Your instructions on sharing video links is this:
I went over the 20 first entries in the 2026 album, and here are the results:
| Username | Result | Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Review link to a different restaurant Ocean good table | Google Maps | ||
| Kumaar | Deep video link, but it is dead | Google Maps | ||
| Prasad | No link | |||
| IzzyOz | Perfect link | Google Maps | ||
| Annaelisa | Link shows the video not fullscreen | Google Maps | ||
| Alfred | Link shows the video not fullscreen | Google Maps | ||
| Light Rich | Place link | Google Maps | ||
| JustJake | Link shows the video not fullscreen | Google Maps | ||
| claude_richard | Perfect link | Google Maps | ||
| Palmad1 | Link shows the video not fullscreen | Google Maps | ||
| Tony B | Link shows the video not fullscreen | Google Maps | ||
| Terry | Link shows the video not fullscreen | Google Maps | ||
| MarkAuchincloss | Place link | Google Maps | ||
| Ruchee2 | Area link + Place link | Google Maps | ||
| shaileno | Place link | Google Maps | ||
| Trachemysta | Perfect link | Google Maps | ||
| cuicani | Place link | Google Maps | ||
| Caverni | Perfect link | Google Maps | ||
| Adrian | Link shows the video not fullscreen | Google Maps | ||
| marcorp | No link |
The above test was done on a computer.
In conclusion, 11 out of 20 provided links to their video.
Part of the reason is surely that it is complicated to get the correct link. And earlier, it was not always possible to get links that worked across platforms.
The trick is to open the video in fullscreen and share the link from there.
Maybe your instructions for the 2027 album can be improved. Don’t hide the link under the place name. Maybe: “Watch my video” could be better link text.
Direct links to the videos are really helpful when you want inspiration for better Maps videos.
Finally, please note that the date in the monthly leaderboards looks like a link (blue and underlined text).
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You’ve been busy Morten!
However, looking at the links it would appear to me that you didn’t do this a computer! Am I wrong on this?
In your table I’m seeing 18 not 11 links?
The trick? I’ve not ever had problems regarding which share link to use and in fact, I’ve found the links to be one and the same. To test this I’ve just gone to your Three Sisters photo and show the 2 links in the images below.
Yes I like this idea. It makes it much more obvious.
I couldn’t agree with you more Morten.
In fact, I am using a link but caught here by a classic Khoros constraint (Khoros [Lithium] being the proprietary, enterprise-level community platform that I understand Connect is hosted on)! However, I accept the possible confusion that you mention and will take that on board.
Thanks for your constructive feedback.
I swear 
I used my MacBook pro.
Dig a bit deeper. A place link or a link to your full media contribution list are rarely helpful as there can be thousands of videos to look through to find the star.
The problems are related to sharing deep links across the 3 platforms.
All the best
I’ve corrected mine, @AdamGT . and thanks for letting me know, @MortenCopenhagen
BTW, Morten, I just noticed you have my first Star Video of this year. however, months later another video earned views and now it is my new Star Video. You can find it here
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Thank you for doing that @cuicani as it’s something I cannot manage.
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It was a pleasure 
What you do is huge! thanks for doing it 
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Thanks. Please check the link to your new video. The link just opens your Maps profile on my end.
Thanks for pointing this out; I have fixed it @MortenCopenhagen .
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