Youtube is a completely free video-sharing website where users can upload, share, and favorite videos. Three former PayPal employees founded it in 2005, and since then its popularity has become immense, streaming over 100 million videos per day. The website streams all kinds of videos, from music to news to television. YouTube is considered to be a very effective promotion tool on the Internet. Big companies, such as Vevo or BBC, can spread their music or news in order to increase their popularity.
With its simple interface, YouTube made it possible for anyone with an account to post a video to a worldwide audience. The wide range of topics covered by YouTube has turned video sharing into one of the most important parts of Internet culture. People upload their videos on one computer, almost instantly; other people can watch the same video on their own computers. This makes Youtube social media, because it is used for people to express themselves through video and share it with the world.
As we already mentioned - Youtube is the best way to promote video. Therefore, Youtube is very useful because it was the first website who created the idea of free posting of videos on the Internet. Also, Youtube is a great source of Information - news companies upload their videos as well. Students can use Youtube for educational purposes. There is such a wide variety of topics on this website that people can virtually find multiple videos on anything. In classrooms, teachers might show students videos of science demonstrations or how to do a certain math problem. Some websites, such as BrainPop, that are directed towards education will make Youtube channels so they can get more hits. While there is media for students to watch on Youtube, students can also post videos of their own experiments and activities from the classroom to further educate other people.
Youtube is directed towards all ages, so anyone can use it. It's been very helpful during this blogging Winterim. It's a more interesting and effective piece of media than pictures. Youtube is a great source of entertainment, and most people deem it to be a big part of social culture.
(Posted by Sabina and Mike)
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