YouTube is another of those sites where you can spend a lot of time both in enjoyment and in frustration - enjoyment in watching all those fascinating and funny videos, in frustration waiting for the video to download and also searching for the gems amongst the junk. The first videos I watched on Internet a few years ago was when R showed us this beer commercial. We still love watching it:
I opened a YouTube account soon after that and every now and then visit the site to look at some interesting videos people recommend via emails, blogs and other forums. One of those videos was Evolution of Dance by comedian Judson Laipply. This video was the most popular video of all time according a blog post of the ReadWriteWeb blog.(Viewed 98,368,870 at time of writing.)That was in 2007. Of course things change over time and in 2008 Google Blogoscoped reported that CANSEI DE SER SEXY Music is My Hot Hot Sex is the most popular video - viewed 13,746,509 at time of writing. What I find puzzling is that neither video is listed on YouTube's most viewed videos of all time.
Another interesting series of videos I came cross was this Manga artist, which I'm sure some of our patrons would be very interested in - beautiful, expressive drawings. The YouTube videos cover all kinds of subjects. I can remember that a student once needed information in audiovisual format and we found a suitable video on YouTube.
Video is a very versatile medium which can be effectively used for marketing & promotion, instruction, information and recording of events. This list of 100 Awesome Youtube Vids for Librarians compiled by Laura Milligan illustrates the many ways video can be used by libraries. Looking at many of the YouTube videos I think that making videos for the library should be done by professionals to project the right image and quality of presentation.
Having mentioned professionalism, the video I want to share with you is a typical home video, but it has an amazing story. It is a bit long (8.24 minutes) but worth the wait while downloading it. IslandSchoolHongKong did a remix and shortened it to one version of 4.09 minutes and another shorther version of 2.58 minutes. This video caused such a sensation that it caught the attention of the main media and there is an entry in Wikipedia. Enjoy!
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