YouTube

By now, the world knows YouTube as the source of all things video on the Internet. And we do mean “all things.” The good, the bad, and the ugly are there for all to see. You'll find everything from 1970s TV commercials and music videos. Plus lots of cool library stuff: library dominos, library tours and, library ads. YouTube revolutionized the way video is shared on the Internet by making it easy to upload and share videos. There are dozens of other video sites, but among the Web 2.0 players in this area, YouTube is currently on top serving up over 1 million video views a day.


Here is a video that expresses the frustration that can come from learning or introducing new tools:




See also:

• March of the Librarians I spotted at least one Auraria librarian in this one--can you? (Put your answer in your blog!)
• Ghosts of Auraria Spooky
• University of Colorado Denver

Of course, you may find a lot of stuff that you do not consider worth watching. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t explore and see for yourself what the site has to offer.

1. Explore YouTube and find a video worth adding as an entry in your blog. Like music, video is a bandwidth hog. We recommend you complete this exercise during light Internet usage times. Enter a keyword or words and see what videos have that tag.
2. Place a YouTube inside your blog by following these instructions.
3. Blog about your experience, and other thoughts. Why did you choose the video that you did to put in Blogger? Can you see any ways to use video--YouTube or other sites--on your library Web site?
   
   
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