YouTube has become a popular sharing ground of videos. It is at this site that people of different age groups are able to view, comment and rate an unlimited amount of videos. YouTube was bought over by Google in the year 2006, and has since become increasingly popular among people. YouTube was first created, not on the basis of making a lot of money, but as a form of enterprise. Only when it was bought over by Google, did it become increasingly popular among people. In my view, YouTube was created for people to share entertaining videos, such as music videos, personally created videos, and short movie clips with the public, however, this is not its sole purpose. YouTube is also used as a medium for displaying various videos for purposes, other than entertainment.
Recently, BBC agreed to share its videos with YouTube. It plans to showcase wildlife programmes, share BBC news from the UK and various video trailers. The purpose of this, is to generate more awareness of BBC and to make money. However, it is not solely for entertainment purposes. Apart from sharing world news, YouTube was used as a means for political campaigning. Political candidates posted videos of their candidacy, to promote themselves in the US Presidential Elections. This is becoming a popular trend among other contries as well, as they probably find YouTube an ideal medium for their campaining process. Furthermore, videos of health advice can be found on YouTube. It provides information on how to tackle medical problems faced by various people. Hence, YouTube is seen as an educatinal site.
Apart from entertainment, campaigning and for educatinal purposes, YouTube connects people of different age groups, racial groups and different nationalities. People are able to share their personal views on videos, news and other events that affect them personally, for example, the Virginia Tech shootings. This way, people around the globe become more connected. In conclusion, YouTube was not created solely for entertainment and money. Other factors contribute to the creation of this site which has become highly popular among people.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube#Use_of_acoustic_fingerprints
: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/02/nbbc102.xml
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Hey Kavina
I just wanted to comment that your entry was filled with loads of information and statistics about You Tube and its contributions. However I think you failed in the aspect of answering part of the question regarding the concern on whether You Tube has ethics. I think you have to explain on your views if whether You Tube displays moral values. Apart from that your entry is awesome and the language is awesome babes!:)
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