YouTube ‘Share’ feature is slightly confusing

…Mind the ’slightly’.

When you’re logged out and click on the ‘Share’ link, YouTube offers a triad of ways to share stuff with others: by URL, e-mail or by logging in and using the whole slew of share features offered to registered users.

YouTube Share feature for logged out users
YouTube Share feature for logged out users

It does a good job of differentiating between the three, but why the numbers? By listed them in an ordered list, users may think that these are the steps of a procedure, meaning you first have to do the first, then second, then third.

I know this has passed through my mind when I first saw that.

On top of that, why exclude the social bookmarking way of this list and place it on top? This turns confusing quickly.

Thoughts?


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