October
11, 2013
YouTube:
It’s All In There
YouTube
(www.youtube.com) is a free video-sharing Internet web site visited by more than one
billion unique viewers each month, watching more than six
billion hours of video, with almost 100 hours of new videos added each
month.
Why
so popular? Well, for one, you can find a video to show you how to do almost
any task, learn a skill, and a lot more.
And
entertainment videos let you see videos of every music genre, movie clips,
exercise instruction, and more. Children’s songs are a big hit: a video of
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” had more than 250,000,000 views. Luciano
Pavarotti’s last performance of “Nesum Dorma” garnered eight million views,
Tina Turner’s 2009 performing “Proud Mary” had 5 million views—you get the
picture.
Historic
events on are also a big hit: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream”
speech, the 9/11 terrorist attack, and a lot more.
Video
content is totally user generated, so quality ranges from decidedly amateur to
slick and professional.
Uploading
a video is easy, and viewing can be either for those you select or for anyone.
Caution
here: YouTube depends on user-generated content and does very little censoring,
so some videos are not suitable for youngsters. The search Safety Filter is not
perfect, so you need to carefully monitor children’s use.
But
there’s a lot on YouTube that’s useful, educational and entertaining.
Check it out!
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