i love youtube! always have, always will. what an amazing resource...you think of something you once saw ... maybe an old tv show, a commercial that you thought was funny, an excerpt from a movie ... and then lo and behold you can find it on youtube! when you think about it as a concept you wouldn't think it would be so tremendously successful, yet now that it exists i wonder how i ever lived without it. i think it's great that this website has given people an outlet for expression ... sure, most people probably won't be as famous as the "leave britney alone" guy but plenty of people are being creative and making something that is being seen by hundreds sometimes even thousands of people. and these people who are making videos that probably don't seem all that important, these videos somehow get passed around the web and then sent to the people who appreciate them. like the above video which was sent to me by a friend. i know i was supposed to peruse youtube myself, but i think as an avid youtube user i can pass on that today.
anyway, i think there are many library uses for youtube videos ... instructionals on how to place reserves, how to use rfid, how to search the catalog, etc. also i think there are LOTS of things you could do with kids or teens if you had a webcam: book reviews, craft instructions, plays, poetry readings, etc etc. or my favorite idea which i had when i worked at nypl: booktalk smackdowns!
in conclusion: youtube is good.
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