1. “If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, What's a Video Worth?”
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2. - In a 2006 survey, 100 million video clips are viewed daily on YouTube, with an
additional 65,000 new videos uploaded every 24 hours.
- The website averages nearly 20 million visitors per month, where around 44%
are female, 56% male, and the 12- to 17-year-old age group is dominant
- During 2006, YouTube was one of the fastest growing websites on the Web,
and was ranked the 5th most popular website on Alexa, far out pacing even
MySpace's rate of growth
- Youtube commands up to 64% of the UK online video market
- On October 9, 2006, Google purchased Youtube by for US$1.65 billion in stock.
- According to market research, YouTube users are 1.5 times more attentive and
engaged in advertising than TV viewers.
3. YouTube is one of the worlds’ most popular video sharing websites, which
anyone can post a video; these videos make their way into the public media
and sometimes find their way onto the news, entertainment shows, and
commercials.
People can also use YouTube to communicate with others, the different tools
within the site allow users to subscribe, add friends, comment, rate, view and
share videos with the rest of the community.
The types of videos on YouTube range from movie clips, TV clips, music
videos, video blogs, comedy shows, live musical performances, and various
other forms of media.
Before the launch of YouTube in 2005, there were very few easy methods
available for ordinary computer users who wanted to post videos online. With
its simple interface, YouTube made it possible for anyone with an Internet
connection to post a video that a worldwide audience could watch within a
few minutes. The wide range of topics covered by YouTube has turned video
sharing into one of the most important parts of Internet culture.
4. The CNN-YouTube Presidential Debates
During the 2008 U.S Presidential Election, YouTube was utilized as a medium to
promote, support, and publicized the presidential candidates and showcased the impact
of political viral videos.
For the first time in political history, the candidates took part in the CNN-YouTube
presidential debates hosted by YouTube, in which viewers could submit their questions
to YouTube within a certain time period, which were then submitted to the candidates.
This is a huge step for presidential candidates as they can interact with the public via
the Internet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd8f9Zqap6U
5. Youtube Symphony Orchestra
The YouTube Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra assembled by open auditions
hosted by YouTube, the London Symphony Orchestra and several other worldwide
partners. Launched on December 1, 2008, it is the first-ever online collaborative
orchestra. Winners, mostly amateur musicians, were invited to travel to New York
in April 2009, to participate in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra summit, and play
at Carnegie Hall. As of the concert date 15 million YouTube viewers had watched
the audition tapes. The orchestra has more than 90 players from more than 30
countries, selected through auditions posted on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueJcRmfweSM
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7. A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of internet
sharing, typically through video sharing websites and email.
Thousands of these types of videos are viewed on YouTube and spreads
rapidly across the internet. Most of these viral videos are spawned from
amateurs, who become famous from them within a matter of minutes after
uploading them.
8. A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of internet
sharing, typically through video sharing websites and email.
Thousands of these types of videos are viewed on YouTube and spreads
rapidly across the internet. Most of these viral videos are spawned from
amateurs, who become famous from them within a matter of minutes after
uploading them.
9. The Free Hugs Campaign is a
social movement involving
individuals who offer hugs to
strangers in public places. The
campaign was started in 2004
by an Australian man known
only by the pseudonym "Juan
Mann". The campaign became
famous internationally in 2006
as the result of a music video
on YouTube, which is one of the
most popular on the site,
having been viewed over
50,000,000 times.
International Free Hugs Day is
celebrated on the first Saturday
of July.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4
11. Youtube, and other video blogging networks, have given anyone with access to the
internet, the opportunity to broadcast either themselves, or other sorts of video
media, onto the internet. Video blogging, or vlogging is a form of blogging for which
the medium is video, and is a form of Internet television.
12. YouTube celebrities are those persons or groups who have grown to prominence due
to their appearance in YouTube videos. For some users, Internet fame has led to
unexpected results and, in some cases, crossovers into traditional media or
entertainment avenues. Over the years many success stories have occurred leading
users to record contracts, movie deals or world wide T.V appearances.
13. YouTube has given people the opportunity to upload their videos and share them
with the world. Whether they are comedic videos, political videos, or just random
clips from their favourite TV shows, YouTube has given the user full power.
YouTube has made a huge impact on a variety of different aspects ranging from the
presidential election, politics, promotion of talents, and commercials.
Currently, YouTube is the United State’s third most viewed site on the web
according to website Information Company, behind only Yahoo, and Google. It has
passed social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook in web traffic, as
well as amount of users. To this day, YouTube continues to grow at a fast rate.
14. Weezer - Pork And Beans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQHPYelqr0E
