YouTube Redesigns Around ‘Channels’ Strategy (opens in new tab)

Youtube continues to be one of the most frustrating sites to navigate, and this new redesign is no different.

Take this query result for example:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=republican+debat...

Every single video title gets truncated, removing the most valuable piece of information (which part it is).

And a playlist:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL34F010EEF9D45FB8&...

Barely get a few characters to show what the videos are actually about.

And a channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleTechTalks?blend=3&ob=4...

You can't even hover over the titles to see the full video description here. You have to click on them, which stops your current video from playing.

Am I missing something? Does anybody know of an alternative Youtube interface (userscript, app, site, etc) that isn't so frustrating?

I am really put off by this new design.

Google continues to strike out with me in the swath of recent redesigns. I have become more turned off and turned away from Google services as a result, and actively seek alternatives to many services I was previously happy with. I readily admit that I am an outlier, and probably no longer part of Google's target audience.

Still, I wonder what level of navel gazing has led Google as a whole to consider some of these redesigns as improvements...though I did hear (rumor) from an acquaintance that many people's bonuses are directly tied to 'integrating google+ and new designs', so maybe that is the reason.