Youtube

Youtube has opened up a channel that seized to exist before because there are now billions of people who are now connected to the internet. Pre-internet, facts were found by going to the local library or calling a friend but now it is as simple as typing it in to a search bar. Now YouTube has surfaced and the ability to communicate to the masses has flourished. One simple video of a baby monkey riding a pig can be seen by millions, well 17 million, all around the world and for free. Though majority of Youtube users find the sole use of the domain to find funny videos and share them with friends, it offers a learning tool as well. My learning style is very physical and at times I must visually see what is happening. I am able to type in “How to do...” and have access to thousands of videos taking me through step by step on how to jail break my iPhone for example. 

Daniel Margolis pointed out in his article that Youtube has been a place for violent videos to be posted. This in fact is true but there is another side, though the violence is incredibly immature and horrific, amateur video can be used as evidence to stop the violence. In the case of the 2012 Vancouver Riot, pictures posted to the internet and videos posted to Youtube acted as the hammer to sentence stupid people to jail. 

I myself have not uploaded a video but I am a regular visitor to the site to find humor on a boring day, find new music and benefit from the teaching videos it offers. I have friends who post videos, some get positive feedback through the comment feed and others have to block the comment feed. 

Overall, Youtube is a channel that promotes our freedoms as Canadian citizens. The freedom to speak our mind on products that suck and the freedom to associate with internet. Youtube Good. 

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