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September 18, 2006
I explored YouTube yesterday.There is massive amounts of content but I mostly watched the diverse musical videos. There was a lot of trash but I was taken by the quality of the Bruce Springteen ones-----they gave me an idea of the music on his more recent work, such as The Rising, (2002), Devils & Dust (2005) and the energetic tribute to the songs of Pete Seeger titled We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006). Presumably many of these clips were ripped off from the traditional media.
YouTube, as a free video hosting web site which allows users to upload, view, and share video clips, is a way to get round the dominance of free-to-air television. I can see why YouTube has grown quickly and received so much attention.
Bruce Petty
Occasionally I tune in to a mas production show like "CSI" but I tune out about the second round of commercials. I can tolerate 2 or 3 ads, but not 7-10. In contrast we have "Broadcast Yourself" a popular clearinghouse for homemade video. Despite the junk this opens up a world of internet video and a publishing platform for amateur filmmakers and is far more innovative than the closed corporate world of i-pod. Is YouTube a viable business model given the enormous bandwith required---I noticed the carefully placed and mostly unobtrusive ads.
YouTube opens up a new world of users created content--one which will develop into free video stuff and then the better quality content that costs money (subscription) to view. Despite being packed with unauthorized material (promotional musical clips) the traditional media companies, who are destroying fair use, are beginning to work with YouTube, rather than try and close it down.
The marketers could build their own video channels on YouTube whilst the studios can make content available so people can access it.
It is the community and user-created content that has made YouTube so popular and which places it in opposition to broadcast-style business of the entertainment industry. Their lawyers must be circling YouTube.
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Gary, The TV shows that I have bought through iTunes dont have ads on them.
It is easy to get lost in the almost ceaseless content of youtube. I have gone through tonnes of music videos and cartoons on the site.