The YouTube phenomenon

[plwhit]

Originally Posted by NJBest

I think a lot of good can come out of this type of discussion. YT has so many possibilities. It can compete with Netflix and other media outlets. Rather than post a new thread, I'd like to steer this discussion towards what kind of value YT brings (consumers) and what potential value it has. It's an interesting concept imo.

YT contains a huge amount of historical video's and almost never seen video's..

For example seeing the Pink Floyd concerts in Pompeii and Montreal...

Life back in the 1930's...

Video's of the Wehrmacht in WW2..

Wondering about the universe and being able to go on YT and see it.

All the how-to video's....

YT's educational value IMHO is enormous...

[Asheville Native]

Originally Posted by Neuling

There are ads?! I never see any ads, I have just tried any song, the music starts immediately, no overplaying, either

You must be running AdBlock+ also. I always find it a shock when I see all the ads on sites (including this one ) when I access them from other computers than my own.

[Neuling]

Originally Posted by Asheville Native

You must be running AdBlock+ also. I always find it a shock when I see all the ads on sites (including this one ) when I access them from other computers than my own.

No, I use Chrome, I don't know if there are such add-ons for Chrome.
But I have blocked all things Google via the Windows hosts file. But I never see any empty spaces on YouTube, so I didn't think there are ads there.

There are ads on this board, too?!

[plwhit]

YT doesn't call them commercials or ads Neuling, YT calls them "pre-rolls" and they've been using them since late 2008.

Here's some reading material so you can understand somewhat how YT makes money:

http://www.howtogetviews.com/how-you...os-and-more-3/

http://techcrunch.com/2007/05/11/you...ll-no-context/

http://www.google.im/support/forum/p...da2fac94&hl=en