Interviewer: Hi! How is your day? Do you mind if we videotape the whole process?
Bobby: Sure! No problem!
Interviewer: What are the major advantages and disadvantages about participating on YouTube? Why is YouTube better than other online videos sharing sites? Are you a ‘‘YouTuber’’? Why or why not?
Bobby: Youtube is a fabulous place where you can share your videos or watch others’ videos with high-speed and high quality. On top of it, it is free and doesn’t impose restrictions on how long you can watch per day. Also, it is easy to categorize videos for different audiences (public vs private). I am not quite sure about how you define “YouTuber”. I spend an hour on YouTube every day. However, I don’t often upload my own videos.
Interviewer: Nice! I will check them out for more detail. Do you know all the people who have posted comments to your videos? Where do you know them from (YouTube, elsewhere online, offline)? What were your reactions to the comments on your videos?
Bobby: My videos are mostly about school work, but they are fun to watch. I would define them as ‘publicly private’ videos. There isn’t any comment, but some of my offline-friends “like” the videos. However, I would like to see more positive and encouraging comments. Although my friends didn’t leave comment on YouTube, I forced them to give me feedback when I showed them my videos.
Interviewer: Under what circumstances do you ‘‘friend’’ someone? Do you only make YouTube friends with people you know offline? Do you make YouTube friends with people only online or only from YouTube? Why? How do you decide to whom you will subscribe?
Bobby: I do not befriend with anyone on my YouTube account. However, if I really befriend with someone on YouTube, I believe they would either be my offline friends or some interesting online friends. Befriending with online people doesn’t harm me anyway and there isn’t any benefit that they can gain from befriending with me. In terms of subscribing to channels, I subscribe to channels that often upload new videos (such as lectures, episodes, funny videos).
I try to share my YouTube experience in a new way. In brief, YouTube is more like a personal entertainment or learning platform (such as online lectures) rather than a social platform, as it can’t really connect people that you know offline.
Here is one of the few that I uploaded to YouTube. Enjoy!
Net Neutrality, which means equal access if some amount of money is paid, heated up the class last Thursday. However, unlike many other keywords, which flooded the search results. I couldn’t find much up-to-date information/articles about Net Neutrality, nor could I find any in-depth analysis about Net Neutrality online. I could not stand on any side because of the lack of comprehensive information on the issue. However, I do have some concerns after the Google and Verizon’s proposal was approved.
Net Neutrality, which means equal access if some amount of money is paid, heated up the class last Thursday. However, unlike many other keywords, which flooded the search results. I couldn’t find much up-to-date information/articles about Net Neutrality, nor could I find any in-depth analysis about Net Neutrality online. I could not stand on any side because of the lack of comprehensive information on the issue. However, I do have some concerns after the Google and Verizon’s proposal was approved.
“How are the Wireless Service Providers (WSP) going to charge the user and the content users? Will the fees that the WSP charges the content providers at the expense of the users?” I don’t know why FCC would approve the proposal without any of the detail how WSP would adopt the proposal has been revealed. Is it because the FCC tried to comprise with the big companies? If that’s the case, do they really have enough resources/ authorities to scrutinize the WSP? In addition to whether FCC has enough authority, Google has been saying that having protection is better than no protection. However, I don’t know what the restrictions are and how they can protect us. Especially, I don’t know whether the proposal encompasses restrictions that can prevent WSP from overcharging content providers and users. Otherwise, I couldn’t imagine that we will be charged for visiting Facebook or doing a Goggle search, which are most people’s daily routine. Could you?
4 comments:
"You-Tuber" really is a vague term. Some people extensively post videos. Others watch everything the world has ever seen on Youtube. However, most people, like you, watch a moderate amount of videos and upload very little. Does this make them a "You-Tuber?"
Actually Youtube does allow you to connect with people offline who you didn't know before. There are tons of Youtube stars who message each other back and forth until they meet up to do a joint Youtube video to get massive followings. I actually upload a few videos myself and watch lots of videos. I know that I've made a Youtube "friend" who gave a lot of constructive criticism about my videos and asked for feedback on his. Obviously, if you don't add someone though they'll never become part of your "network." I think that its a little bit weird to say that Youtube ISN'T a social platform, because it definitely has the ability to be one with its comments/messaging/friending/subscribing system.
The reason why I said Youtube doesn't seem to connect my offline friends is that my offline friends seldom post videos and they merely watch videos. So it doesn't make sense to befriend with them on Youtube.
In addition, Youtube doesn't like Facebook, where I can talk(connect) to my offline friends and follow their updates. So Youtube doesn't really help build the relationship from my perspective.
Thanks for comments though=]
I have posted only one or two videos on Youtube over the years. But, I've watched thousands. They're particularly useful for "how to" stuff.
I think the issue issue with many sites is that they have the idea if they can be more "social" they'll be more popular. So, Flickr, YouTube, all of them start building in social networking, sometimes for rather weak reasons. I have a couple 'friends' on Youtube, but I don't even know why. We don't share videos. We don't visit videos that the others like. I think we just know each other. Who cares?
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