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    This study examines the relationship between use of Facebook, a popular online social network site, and the formation and maintenance of social capital. In addition to assessing bonding and bridging social capital, we explore a dimension of social capital that assesses one's ability to stay connected with members of a previously inhabited community, which we call maintained social capital. Regression analyses conducted on results from a survey of undergraduate students (N = 286) suggest a strong association between use of Facebook and the three types of social capital, with the strongest relationship being to bridging social capital. In addition, Facebook usage was found to interact with measures of psychological well-being, suggesting that it might provide greater benefits for users experiencing low self-esteem and low life satisfaction.
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    This site descibes all of the various aspects of MLA formatting and will be very useful for writing works cited pages for formal papers.
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    This website is a great source to use when writing a research paper. It provides examples of all types of citations in various formats (MLA, APA, etc). There are even sample papers included.
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  • $1.65 billion in stock to be the cute little kitty-cat's home.
    • dracmere
      dracmere on 13 Feb 08
       
      Thats a lot of money to earn just for a home made video. I wonder if this means that TV shows that feature funny home made videos are a thing of the past.
    • Bill Wolff
      Bill Wolff on 13 Feb 08
       
      Garfield here is being a bit coy--he means that Google paid YouTube $1.5 billion; the kitten owner didn't get anything but lots of aaaawwwwws.
  • It features a courageous but overmatched freshman named Brian Collins presenting the worst sports-highlight rundown in human history, culminating in the worst sportscaster catchphrase ever conceived: "Boom goes the dynamite."
    • sunflower123
      sunflower123 on 14 Feb 08
       
      I completley agree..it was actually hard for me to watch because I felt embrassed for him! The only time that he actually did sound sure of himself was when he used his very creative phrase of "Boom goes the dynamite".
  • Until about five minutes ago, remember, almost all video-entertainment content was produced and distributed by Hollywood. Period. That time is over. There was a time when advertisers could count on mass audiences for what Hollywood thought we should be watching on TV. That time is all but over.
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  • The price tag for YouTube, just to put the investment in perspective, is what Target paid for 257 Mervyns department stores and four distribution centers in 13 states
    • Bill Wolff
      Bill Wolff on 13 Feb 08
       
      I guess valueing Facebook at $15 billion is a bit too much, too, then? That's what Microsoft valued Facebook at when it bought a less than 2% share....
    • kristen peraset
      kristen peraset on 12 Mar 08
       
      I can see why Youtube is worth what it is - the flow of information is so consistent and phenomenal...I guess no matter what, it's going to be worth a lot
  • Jarvis calls the phenomenon "exploding TV," and YouTube is exploding faster than anything else:
  • And there they are, in the bedrooms and dorms and cubicles of the world, uploading their asses off, more than 65,000 times a day on YouTube alone.
  • be somebody
    • kimmerzx0 C
      kimmerzx0 C on 12 Mar 08
       
      Youtube is also like the fascination people have with blogs, it is a way to get your ideas, opinions, views, and anything else that you, yourself, produce out into the world. Youtube lets you publish for the world to see!
  • But don't sell Google short. Not long ago, all it had was a search algorithm and a cool logo. Now, after reinventing online advertising, it has revenue of $9.3 billion a year and good reason to believe that neither of those daunting prerequisites is out of the question.
    • sunflower123
      sunflower123 on 14 Feb 08
       
      That is unbelievable that google is making that much money a year. What did people do before Google was invented, I guess I can not even imaigine a life with out Google anymore. No body even thinks to use a paperback dictionary or go to the libarey to find information, not when you have such an easy resource like Google ready at all times.
    • casano85
      casano85 on 01 Mar 08
       
      I could never sell Google short. Google is my go to website for EVERYTHING. I use google to search at least twice a day. I use Gmail as my second source of e-mail. I use Google calendar to keep myself organized. I now use Googleblog for one of my classes. I even use the scholarly journal search engine. It's convenient and i always find what I'm looking for.
  • Type in "sweet tired cat" and watch a drowsy kitten dozing off. The clip, which was viewed nearly 2 million times in two weeks, is 27 seconds of such concentrated cuteness that you might actually have a stroke and die. It's that excruciatingly adorable. And, as it turns out, extremely valuable. Google – as you may have read in every publication, online and off, in the entire freaking world – just paid #3 $1.65 billion in stock to be the cute little kitty-cat's home.
    • willis02
      willis02 on 15 Feb 08
       
      This is rediculous. I do not know why everyone is making such a big deal about a cat falling alseep. Yeah the cat is cute but still to be watched 2 million times in just two weeks....what are people doing on their time off!?!
    • kimmerzx0 C
      kimmerzx0 C on 12 Mar 08
       
      I find it interesting to see what some people spend their money on. $1.62 billion could be used for so many more productive things and could help so many people in need, yet they spend it on a video of a cat?
    • needle10
      needle10 on 31 Mar 08
       
      I thought this video was adorable and I'm not even a fan of cats. It's nice to watch something that wasn't rehearsed and is just naturally entertaining. This video is what I call short and sweet.
  • #6 And there they are, in the bedrooms and dorms and cubicles of the world, uploading their asses off, more than 65,000 times a day on YouTube alone. "If you aren't posting, you don't exist," says Rishad Tobaccowala
    • willis02
      willis02 on 15 Feb 08
       
      I dont see why someone can say if you are not blogging you do not exist. People have other things to do. Some people enjoy technology and blogging and posting and others dont. Just because someone doesnt like to blog doesnt mean they are not living. Maybe they are more private or scared to post informtion.
  • from a standing start about a year ago to more than 100 million videostreams a day. It was on YouTube, not Saturday Night Live, that the world fell in love with "Lazy Sunday." It was there that we found ourselves smitten, intrigued, and ultimately betrayed by Lonelygirl15. And it is there that more than 65,000 videos go every day, their creators posting what they think are video clips but that are also improvised explosive devices laying waste to the old order.
    • willis02
      willis02 on 15 Feb 08
       
      I think that facts are amazing about how many people are watching these videos. 65,000 videos is crazy I dont see how people can keep up with adding videos or even just watching them on their spare time.
  • evolution of dance,"
    • vanamb16
      vanamb16 on 13 Mar 08
       
      it is funny because as all of these are ;isted, i remember watching them...youtube has become so integrated into my daily life...
    • kaeanne
      kaeanne on 13 Mar 08
       
      This comedian preformed this dance at the class of 2011 freshman orientation! He was hilarious and told us to check out his website AND search him on youtube.
    • needle10
      needle10 on 31 Mar 08
       
      I think this video is brilliant because it's original, entertaining, and shows real talent. Videos like this one is worth sharing but you have to sort through hundreds and hundreds of pointless ones to come across one worth your time.
  • "Noah takes a photo of himself everyday for six years." A time-lapse documentary of Noah Kalina over 2,356 days, it's a little thin on plot, but it nonetheless racked up more than 3 million views in six weeks.
    • patunya
      patunya on 16 Feb 08
       
      I think this is a very interesting video, When watching this clip it looks like the room is spinnig back and forth. I have also noticed that he doesn't wear very bright colors and he never smiles.
    • hawtho16
      hawtho16 on 20 Feb 08
       
      This is odd. I don't understand the point of do this. I cannot believe that it was viewed by that many people in six weeks. Why would someone find this cool, I find it weird.
    • kimmerzx0 C
      kimmerzx0 C on 12 Mar 08
       
      I think this is interesting to see but the question remains in my head: where do people find the time to do this?
    • tangoa24
      tangoa24 on 19 Feb 08
       
      I agree that this is horrifying and cruel, but I'm not sure about the hilarious part. I literally cringed for most of the video and had to turn it off after a minute or two. The look on that poor guy's face! It's amazing to see what kind of videos are posted, and I can't even imagine what it must be like to be the person millions of people have laughed at mercilessly.
  • It is horrifying. It is cruel. It is hilarious.
    • tangoa24
      tangoa24 on 19 Feb 08
       
      I agree that this is horrifying and cruel, but I'm not sure about the hilarious part. I literally cringed while watching it, and had to turn it off after a minute or two. The look on that poor guy's face! It's amazing to see the kinds of videos people post. I can't even imagine being the person that millions of people watch and laugh at mercilessly.
  • to step in front of the whole world
    • hawtho16
      hawtho16 on 20 Feb 08
       
      This is why people step on the train of you tube. They want to make something out of them self by stepping out into the world and I mean the whole wide world. Maybe they think something bigger and better will come out of the video or posting.
  • "Numa Numa,"
    • casano85
      casano85 on 01 Mar 08
       
      I only watch videos that are pointed out to me on YouTube, but I never just go searching for videos. This one was hysterical. I have to admit I laughed aloud when I saw it. But then when I think about it, why does someone take the time to make these videos and post them? Yes it's funny, but you definitely have way too much time on your hands to make silly videos like these.
    • kimmerzx0 C
      kimmerzx0 C on 12 Mar 08
       
      I know this video was featured on VH1 as one of the most famous youtube phenomenons.
  • A recent Accenture study of 1,600 Americans found that 38 percent of respondents wanted to create or share content online.
  • "If you aren't posting, you don't exist," says Rishad Tobaccowala , CEO of Denuo, a new media consultancy. "People say, 'I post, therefore I am.'"
    • jrae3388
      jrae3388 on 13 Mar 08
       
      I completely disagree. I have not posted a thing on youtube or virtually anywhere except for this classroom module but I still exist, and the world isn't going to end just because I don't post.
    • zimmer67
      zimmer67 on 13 Mar 08
       
      I found these statements very though provoking. It was previously thought that to exist you needed to make your presence known to mainly those people around you but now with the changing technology has it become necessary to make yourself known to millions of other people you may never directly talk to or meet?
  • But don't sell Google short
  • "Noah takes a photo of himself everyday for six years."
  • #1 It features a courageous but overmatched freshman named Brian Collins presenting the worst sports-highlight rundown in human history, culminating in the worst sportscaster catchphrase ever conceived: "Boom goes the dynamite." #2 It is horrifying. It is cruel. It is hilarious.
    • maureen
      maureen on 02 Mar 08
       
      That is truly ashame. The more he read or attempted to read, the redder his ears became. I like to laugh at people just as much as the next person and, quite honestly, sometimes even more. I can appreciate being irreverent, but this was just too painful to watch. I hope his parents don't ever get to watch this or view the mean spirited comments.
    • kimmerzx0 C
      kimmerzx0 C on 12 Mar 08
       
      I am pretty horrified that they let him suffer like that, especially after you realize he isn't doing too well after the first minute.
    • needle10
      needle10 on 13 Apr 08
       
      I personally did not find this to be hilarious at all. I felt so bad for the guy but it's admirable that he continued with it (knowing that he messed up and wasn't doing well). In situations like these, I put myself in the other person's shoes, which I think everyone should do, and then I bet they wouldn't be laughing.
  • Judson Laipply's seamless sampling of footwork to 30 songs, from Elvis to 'NSync, pretty much is.
    • maureen
      maureen on 02 Mar 08
       
      Funny, entertaining and I can understand why it has gotten 35 million views. I thought is was especially funny when he paid homage to the Brady Bunch!
    • kimmerzx0 C
      kimmerzx0 C on 12 Mar 08
       
      This video definitely brought me back to the days of my middle school dances. However, what is even more hilarious is how many of these dances I still saw recently at my cousins sweet sixteen.
    • zimmer67
      zimmer67 on 13 Mar 08
       
      It's funny that they referenced this particular video. I actually met Judson Laipply, we booked him for freshman orientation this past summer. His act was awesome and really captivated the audience. I also remember hims specifically addressing the fact that you could find this video on youtube and directing the freshman to the site.
    • kaeanne
      kaeanne on 13 Mar 08
       
      I just made a comment about how I saw him at freshman orientation! Then I read this comment, we said the same thing!
  • 19 Until about five minutes ago, remember, almost all video-entertainment content was produced and distributed by Hollywood. Period. That time is over. There was a time when advertisers could count on mass audiences for what Hollywood thought we should be watching on TV. That time is all but over
    • maureen
      maureen on 02 Mar 08
       
      It's about time that Hollywood and the media elite realize that they do not have the monopoly on video-entertainment. You-Tube provides a great outlet for amateur singers, comedians, writers, and interactive storytellers. It's all part of the technological evolution, which is a force that appears to be unstoppable.
  • Noah takes a photo of himself everyday for six years."
    • maureen
      maureen on 02 Mar 08
       
      Interesting. I think he aged well in six years! The same eye contact, same facial expression, and the gloom and doom music were weird. I don't there there was enough contrast in the environment to appreciate the subtle changes.
    • needle10
      needle10 on 31 Mar 08
       
      I really saw no point for this video. I've seen videos similar to this one that show women during their gestation period with the same concept, a picture is taken once a day everyday. That at least would be a cute keepsake for the parents and child but this video has no purpose, I kept watching it, hoping it would get to a point but it never did.
    • kristen peraset
      kristen peraset on 12 Mar 08
       
      Isn't this what most of YouTube is? People, particularly young adults flooding sites like Youtube with obnoxious videos of themselves singing and dancing - sometimes both? I should know...I'm on there.
  • "boom goes the dynam it > >e."
    • jrae3388
      jrae3388 on 13 Mar 08
       
      I couldn't help but laugh histerically at this video because I know how it feels to be put in the spotlight and freeze all of a sudden. I was in my first pageant my senior year of high school and when I went up for the question, I didn't understand it, so I just kind of stood there, stared at the person who asked me, couldn't make my mouth move and just walked away. Looking back it was hysterical, but at the time I was mortified. This poor guy, he's doing good, he just needs to boost his confidence! He's so stressed!
  • When you put together a million humans, a million camcorders, and a million computers, what you get is YouTube.
    • haines64
      haines64 on 12 Mar 08
       
      I absolutely love this line! It reminds me of the original idea for YouTube and its use. Despite it now being commonly used in educational settings, let's face it - many still use YouTube simply for fun, for sharing, and for expression.
    • mccrar25
      mccrar25 on 13 Apr 08
       
      This sentence really sums up what has led to the success of YouTube. It has revolutionize the way that people think and act. We are a "YouTube" society. We love posting our own videos and watching videos that others post. We use it for entertainment purposes and educational purposes. YouTube has become a major part of many people's lives all over the world.
  • So why is it worth nearly six times the gross domestic product of Micronesia?
    • mccrar25
      mccrar25 on 12 Mar 08
       
      It is astounding to actually sit down and think about how much of a "You Tube" country we've become. I, like many others around the world, have probably spent hours in my lifetime searching and exploring videos on You Tube. It is becoming almost a second nature where we have grown to "just go to You Tube" or "just have to see this video." It is really changing our lives.
  • Google has recently bet the equivalent of 257 Mervyns stores that the rise of video-sharing is more than just the latest rage.
    • haines64
      haines64 on 24 Mar 08
       
      In thinking about how much video-sharing has become mainstream, one could compare it to blogging. Just a short while ago, blogging was this 'new' thing for teenagers and young adults, that eventually became a common practice (just look at how many people have a Myspace even, let alone sites dedicated just to blog posting). I think now video-sharing is taking this same path, with more and more people finding it commonplace.
  • "The simple, wonderful, delirious fact is that people like you and me can now make and share content."
    • Jen Fitzgerald
      Jen Fitzgerald on 13 Mar 08
       
      In 2006, Time magazine named YOU as their person of the year. This was in reference to the online boom of sharing, whether through social networks, blogs, or videos. The article talked about the new generation of computer users and their reasons for wanting to share their personal moments so freely. I am still wary of putting everything out there, but I do have pictures on MySpace.
    • Jen Fitzgerald
      Jen Fitzgerald on 13 Mar 08
       
      I think I typed over someone else's comment. I am jgirl0910, not Kimmerz
    • needle10
      needle10 on 31 Mar 08
       
      Youtube.com is enabling everyone to gain their 15 minutes of fame. You don't have to be on television anymore, you just need a camera and internet access and you could become a celebrity.
  • the hitherto futile aspirations of the everyman to break out of his lonely anonymous life of quiet desperation, #11 to step in front of the whole world and #12 be somebody , dude.
    • mccrar25
      mccrar25 on 12 Mar 08
       
      I agree with this statement. We are living in a world where we are quite self-centered. You Tube, MySpace, and Facebook provide great examples. We love to post pictures of ourselves for others to see and share with others "how great the party was last weekend". Really, if you think about it, the Internet does provide many with a moment in the spotlight. Even large companies are aware of this by using You Tube videos for advertising purposes. They are much cheaper than paying actors or people to come up with commercial ideas and scripts. Instead, they can underpay people on You Tube to make a much greater profit, without the people even realizing it. They're just happy that their video is on TV.
    • vanamb16
      vanamb16 on 13 Mar 08
       
      same idea with blogging....we want people to read our ideas and see us as humans....we get affirmation from their posts about us
    • daydreamr97
      daydreamr97 on 12 Mar 08
       
      This relates to the readings we did for Tuesday, too, specifically "We Are the Web." I'm curious what the sample population was. Considering how many people have blogs, YouTube accounts, webpages, and accounts on other subject-specific websites, I would think 38% was rather low. I wonder if they surveyed peope in general, or people using the Web.
  • including, but not limited to, a reallocation of the $67 billion that advertisers spent on TV in the US last year.
    • zimmer67
      zimmer67 on 13 Mar 08
       
      This made me think of the recent switch of political advertisements and commercials shown on tv to now being formatted and constructed to be soley used for youtube and geared towards the youtube audience. Recently, Obama created a video that has received millions of views on youtube and in my opinion it is one of the most influential and most well made political advertisements I've ever seen
  • It is horrifying. It is cruel. It is hilarious.
    • butler09
      butler09 on 13 Mar 08
       
      Plus, it's excruciating! I felt so bad for him that I just wanted to turn the thing off! It has to be so embarrassing! But instead of eventually forgetting about it--or hoping you can forget about it--YouTube makes it public! It makes embarrassing moments that much more horrifying, and I can't understand how people can get such pleasure out of someone else's pain. It's kind of like a visual gossip center on the web, and though some postings are completely innocent (like the sleeping kitty), others are just plain cruel.
    • richar19
      richar19 on 13 Mar 08
       
      This seems like it would be something that would be very stupid to do I would like to know who some of the people are that viewed this to ask them why!
    • alieraisu1
      alieraisu1 on 13 Mar 08
       
      I think youtube IS worth a lot of money. Why? Cheap entertainment.... it's ridiculous but it is true
  • the hitherto futile aspirations of the everyman to break out of his lonely anonymous life of quiet desperation, to step in front of the whole world and be somebody >, dude.
    • alieraisu1
      alieraisu1 on 13 Mar 08
       
      I think this is why Youtube is very alluring to kids and teens. The idea of fame really gets to them. I've seen it personally, and I worry that it is dangerous for them... But the allure of fame is one we can't fight easily against
    • alieraisu1
      alieraisu1 on 13 Mar 08
       
      I just hope this isn't inappropriate...
  • "People say, 'I post, therefore I am.'"
    • alieraisu1
      alieraisu1 on 13 Mar 08
       
      THAT is just scary. What ever happened to "I THINK therefore I am"?!!! Why is it we need to exist to random people that don't exist in our consciousness in order to BE SOMEBODY? It's silly and stupid.
    • Jen Fitzgerald
      Jen Fitzgerald on 13 Mar 08
       
      Maybe I am behind the times, but exactly how does a free website become profitable? Is it just advertising, or is there another way to make money?
  • YouTube's fixed assets pretty much consist of a video
    • Jen Fitzgerald
      Jen Fitzgerald on 13 Mar 08
       
      I need help understanding how YouTube makes its profits. I know advertising, but is there another source of income?
    • Asia Thompson
      Asia Thompson on 13 Mar 08
       
      This is funny because I just added this to my other blog. I love this guy's moves! He almost does the Fresh Prince of Bel Air dances better than Will and Carlton.
  • It's just a little outtake from a Ball State University campus TV newscast
    • Asia Thompson
      Asia Thompson on 13 Mar 08
       
      I feel so bad for this poor guy. It goes from bad to worse. I know what its like to get tongue-tied but the trick is to stay calm. The moment he felt embarrassed he just messed up more and more. Poor guy.
    • haines64
      haines64 on 24 Mar 08
       
      I'm not sure I would go as far as to claim this. Yes, video-sharing and such is and will continue to have a major impact; however, I think watching TV has become too much of a social force with the general American population to say that it is on the brink of ending. New innovations, such as YouTube, may become popular quickly but this does not mean socially-ingrained innovations, such as the 'blue light' of TV, will disappear quickly.
    • haines64
      haines64 on 24 Mar 08
       
      I am not sure I would go as far as to claim this.
    • jc ice
      jc ice on 16 Apr 08
       
      This is so funny. And he really got all the dance moves right! I was actually surprised that he could dance that well.
    • jc ice
      jc ice on 16 Apr 08
       
      Ithought this would have been more interesting if the background would have told a story, kind of like a personality stuck in time in his surroudings. Especially since his expression never changed, it might have added a little more for me than just watching his hair change.
  • Search around some more. Type in " evolution of dance," which has got nearly 35 million views in six months. You wouldn't think "Ohio motivational speaker's grand finale" would equal "mesmerizing," but Judson Laipply's seamless sampling of footwork to 30 songs, from Elvis to 'NSync, pretty much is.
  • "sweet tired cat"
    • Danielle Rabello
      Danielle Rabello on 16 Apr 08
       
      So adorable... even comical (I was dying laughing) But also proves how far youtube has come to where we can post the most ridiculous videos online.
    • Danielle Rabello
      Danielle Rabello on 16 Apr 08
       
      Just as any writer submits work to be published, Youtube can be seen as the 21 century's publishing through video. It is about making yourseld known and sharing your creativity with others. However, not all videos deserve to be credited as creative and meaningful.
  • "People say, 'I post, therefore I am.'"
    • Danielle Rabello
      Danielle Rabello on 16 Apr 08
       
      This sort of evokes the idea of the machine and the person and how they are one in some ways. The idea that we teach the machine. I also find the idea that you must post to exist in the world. Do we really need to post all our ideas on the internet in order to have an identity?
  • "Boom goes the dynamite." It is horrifying. It is cruel. It is hilarious.
    • Kelly Burns
      Kelly Burns on 17 Apr 08
       
      Wow. This was hard to watch! I feel bad for him...but it looks like he did not prepare at all and actually should not continue on in the sportscasting world.
  • "mesmerizing
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Apr 08
       
      I wouldn't call this "mesmerizing", but it was creative. It reminded me of a scene in the movie Napoleon Dynamite.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Apr 08
       
      I wouldn't say this video is "mesmerizing", but it is entertaining. I reminds me of a scene in the movie Napoleon Dynamite.
  • It's that excruciatingly adorable.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Apr 08
       
      This was adorable. Everyone should watch "The Mean Kitty Song" video because it is really funny. Anyone who has ever had a kitten will appreciate this video.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Apr 08
       
      This was adorable. Anyone that has ever had a kitten should also watch the YouTube video called "The Mean Kitty Song".
  • weirdly fetching Romanian pop song.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Apr 08
       
      I found this song to be "fetching" also. I have seen other youtube videos with this song playing.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Apr 08
       
      I thought this Romanian pop song is "weirdly fetching" and I have seen many videos with people lipsyncing to it.
  • When you put together a million humans, a million camcorders, and a million computers, what you get is YouTube.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Apr 08
       
      True! I like YouTube...I find it very entertaining.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Apr 08
       
      I think YouTube is a great entertainment site. It is interesting to see what people can come up with.
  • therefore I am
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Apr 08
       
      "Therefore you are" in the "computer world"...this does not mean that you do not exist in the "real world".
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Apr 08
       
      This relates to the digital world, but this does not mean that one does not exist outside of that world. This is where I think people are getting confused with what reality really is.
  • Or try the accurately titled "Noah takes a photo of himself everyday for six years." A time-lapse documentary of Noah Kalina over 2,356 days, it's a little thin on plot, but it nonetheless racked up more than 3 million views in six weeks.
    • Joan Vance
      Joan Vance on 17 Apr 08
       
      This was probably the worst video I've ever seen. I can not believe 3 million people actually watched it. How boring. I tried to think of how it would be if I were to take a photo everyday and I think I would actually try to look good for each one and maybe switch up hairstyles and makeup.
  • You'd better also see "Numa Numa," which stars a chubby young man in his New Jersey bedroom lip-syncing to an insipid but weirdly fetching Romanian pop song
    • Joan Vance
      Joan Vance on 17 Apr 08
       
      HAHA...That video was actually funny. I actually saw this one before. I don't watch many you tube videos so I was surprised to see one in this article that I have seen before. I have always wondered do people get paid if their video gets viewed a certain amount of times?
  • "If you aren't posting, you don't exist," says Rishad Tobaccowala, CEO of Denuo, a new media consultancy. "People say, 'I post, therefore I am.'"
    • Joan Vance
      Joan Vance on 17 Apr 08
       
      I didn't even know what a blog was until last semester when I had to do them for Intro to Advertising... according to Mr. Rishad Tobaccowala I didnt exist. Maybe I still dont exist in his eyes because I have never posted anything on Youtube, I barely watch the videos. I can not believe how serious people are these days about the internet. IDK maybe I am missing something....but reality is not inside the computer.
  • Type in "evolution of dance," which has got nearly 35 million views in six months.
    • anita sipala
      anita sipala on 17 Apr 08
       
      I can see way it received nearly 35 million views. It is hysterical. I can remember dancing to these songs and making a fool out of myself. It was great fun.
    • anita sipala
      anita sipala on 17 Apr 08
       
      I can understand why it received nearly 35 million views. I think it is hysterically funny. I can remember dancing to these same songs and making a complete fool of myself. I loved it.
    • anita sipala
      anita sipala on 17 Apr 08
       
      I can understand why "evolution of dance" has gotten nearly 35 million views in six months. It is hysterically funny. I remember dancing to these same songs. I acted like an idiot and loved every minute of it.
  • aspirations of the everyman to break out of his lonely anonymous life of quiet desperation, to step in front of the whole world and be somebody
    • anita sipala
      anita sipala on 17 Apr 08
       
      Everyone longs for their moment in the limelight, their two minutes of fame. It reminds me of the people who try out for "American Idol." They do it for a chance to be on TV. They don't care if they sound horrible. They are like the guy in the "Muma Muma video.
    • anita sipala
      anita sipala on 17 Apr 08
       
      Everyone is looking for their two minutes of fame. It reminds me of the people who try out for "American Idol," they have no talent. They just want to be noticed, like the guy on the "Muma Muma" video.
    • anita sipala
      anita sipala on 17 Apr 08
       
      Everyone is looking for their 2 minutes of fame. It reminds me of the people who try out for the TV show, "American Idol,"they have no talent. They just want to view themselves on TV. The guy on the "Muma Muma video probably did it for his small minutes of fame.
  • OK, guess. But that guesswork begins in a very special, very poignant, and potentially very lucrative place: the hitherto futile aspirations of the everyman to break out of his lonely anonymous life of quiet desperation, to step in front of the whole world
    • Lauren Mecum
      Lauren Mecum on 17 Apr 08
       
      This part about anonymous life made me think about Sherry Turke's article, "Who am We?" and the idea that people use anonymity as a disguise. People can be something they are not and take on a whole new identity, whether in a blog or a game.
  • "evolution of dance,"
    • Lauren Mecum
      Lauren Mecum on 17 Apr 08
       
      I think videos like this are good for the internet. They are a form of entertainment and can amuse you. I don't think that it is misleading in anway.
    • Lauren Mecum
      Lauren Mecum on 17 Apr 08
       
      I think videos liek this are good for the internet because they are used as entertainment. I don't think that they are misleading in anyway.
  • YouTube's fixed assets pretty much consist of a video interface and a cool retro logo. So why is it worth nearly six times the gross domestic product of Micronesia?
    • Lauren Mecum
      Lauren Mecum on 17 Apr 08
       
      I personally don't have a problem with youtube making money. I think it is a great source of entertainment and it doesn't mislead viewers as much as other sites. It is all up to the poster. If you post a video on youtube it is your credability. Its like anyone discovering a new invention, I say good for them. It was a good idea and many people enjoy using the site.
  • You'd better also see "Numa Numa," which stars a chubby young man in his New Jersey bedroom lip-syncing to an insipid but weirdly fetching Romanian pop song. Or, what the hell, live dangerously. Type in "sweet tired cat" and watch a drowsy kitten dozing off. The clip, which was viewed nearly 2 million times in two weeks, is 27 seconds of such concentrated cuteness that you might actually have a stroke and die. It's that excruciatingly adorable.
    • Lauren Mecum
      Lauren Mecum on 17 Apr 08
       
      It is interesting to see how our entertainment spectrum has changed. Technology has evolved and now allows us to watch videos and tap into the lives of others. Sometimes i sit back and think how my grandmother and dad felt when the telvision first came out. What were they thinking when they could view all sorts of stories. Are their feelings anything different that what we feeling after we watch our youtube videos.
  • t was there that we found ourselves smitten, intrigued, and ultimately betrayed by Lonelygirl15. And it is there that more than 65,000 videos go every day, their creators posting what they think are video clips but that are also improvised explosive devices laying waste to the old order.
    • Melissa Foster
      Melissa Foster on 17 Apr 08
       
      When I watched this, I couldn't help but think of the scene in "Napoleon Dynamite." Still, I thought it was pretty interesting how he really did show a kind of chronological "evolution of dance."
    • Melissa Foster
      Melissa Foster on 17 Apr 08
       
      The whole idea of "being somebody" on YouTube brought to mind those six girls and two boys in Florida who attacked another girl on video. When I first read that news story, I was appalled by their behavior and curious as to whether the concept of Internet fame had desensitized them to their deplorable actions.
    • james caposele
      james caposele on 17 Apr 08
       
      I have been watching Sportscenter since I was born. This is by the far the worse commentating job I've ever seen. He was only a freshman but come on! They left him out to dry, it should have been stopped after the "dynamite" comment.
    • james caposele
      james caposele on 17 Apr 08
       
      My cousin showed me this awhile ago. It is really funny but I have to give respect to the guy...he can dance. Elvis and MC Hammer would be proud.
  • When you put together a million humans, a million camcorders, and a million computers, what you get is YouTube
    • james caposele
      james caposele on 17 Apr 08
       
      Youtube is the best website ever created. If my friends and I are bored Youtube is always there with ridiculously funny clips to keep our amusement for hours.
  • Type in "sweet tired cat" and watch a drowsy kitten dozing off. The clip, which was viewed nearly 2 million times in two weeks, is 27 seconds of such concentrated cuteness that you might actually have a stroke and die. It's that excruciatingly adorable.
    • Jennifer Dougherty
      Jennifer Dougherty on 18 Apr 08
       
      I get that this is cute. I will grant that. But what is the point? I don't understand why so many people watch this video. At least the Numa Numa guy is entertaining.
    • Jennifer Dougherty
      Jennifer Dougherty on 18 Apr 08
       
      Ok, this guy is really creepy. Who thinks to take a picture of themself everday for 6 years. Who has that much free time and dedication. More importantly, who thinks this is interesting? I think it is a great idea for a child to chronicle growth, but this is weird.
  • But that guesswork begins in a very special, very poignant, and potentially very lucrative place: the hitherto futile aspirations of the everyman to break out of his lonely anonymous life of quiet desperation, to step in front of the whole world and
    • Jennifer Dougherty
      Jennifer Dougherty on 18 Apr 08
       
      Just like blogs have made writers publishers, YouTube has made the average person a film maker. Think about, everyone looks for their 15 minutes of fame. YouTube grants them access to the entire world. I'd say that gives them more than 15 minutes.
  • A recent Accenture study of 1,600 Americans found that 38 percent of respondents wanted to create or share content online.
    • Jennifer Dougherty
      Jennifer Dougherty on 18 Apr 08
       
      There are plenty of people, myself included, who have this creative side. This need or desire to "make" something meaningful. For me, it is to write. Most of us don't think we have an outlet for our creativity because, afterall, we are not gifted writers, film makers, and thespians. YouTube gives us an outlet to express ourselves. I believe that is why YouTube and, for that matter, blogs, have taken on a life of their own. It is a catalyst for creativity for the every day person.
  • jc ice on 16 Apr 08
     
    Ithink the point is that there is still a light coming out of the window. So is YouTube the remediation of TV?
  • Kelly Burns on 17 Apr 08
     
    entertaining videos, dancing, life on video
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