Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Youtube users

Like I mentioned in my discussion post, I had never heard of Youtube until my boyfriend showed me a video related to the car he was going to buy. I was pretty indifferent to the site as a whole at first, but then I started to realize that I could find pretty much anything on Youtube: television and movie clips, cartoons, product comparisons, and classroom related material (and the list doesn't stop there.)

I would say the majority of clips I watch on Youtube are homemade videos, usually just for a little entertainment. I watch videos, and click on related videos, and watch those: it's a pretty mindless cycle. There are actually a couple of people I know that post their own videos on Youtube, and I think it's kind of cool to watch them and see what they're doing, since the majority of them live out of state now.

Then you get the amateur videos of people trying to be rock stars, or teen girls trying to be skanky. Correction: being skanky. I guess you get the good with the bad on any site though.

I don't post any of my own videos, for a couple of reasons. First of all, I have absolutely no idea where to even start. Secondly, I don't really have that many interesting things to throw on an internet site that is going to be viewed by millions of people (respectively.) If I were to ever post anything, I guess it would be something along the lines of what I enjoy watching the most. I'd grab a few friends and make a silly skit. But that's not written in the stars anytime soon.

2 comments:

theresakeith4749 said...

I like YouTube. But I will never put anything on it because I'm really kind of leary about putting myself out there for everybody to see. Some people do put some silly stuff out there. If I ever did it, it would be something pertaining to education.

jenniferlindemer052601 said...

Yes, I like YouTube as well, but not for personal uploading of videos (of myself!). However, I have found it very helpful to watch other Realtors give mini-seminars on youtube. It has given me some creative ideas, and has also motivated me to go further in my career.