youTube

youTube

a Popular Websites for Beginners Overview

What is youTube?

youTube is an online video website. Users create content (videos) and upload them to youTube to share them with friends, family, or just the world. Users can visit youTube to watch videos, create playlists of videos, and comment on videos.

In recent years, more commercial entities have partnered with youTube in order to offer official channels with official content (i.e. Music videos from Vevo).

There are all sorts of videos on youTube: friends taping birthdays, animals playing outside, indie web shows (like television shows), and more!

Who uses youTube?

A lot of different people are using youTube for a variety of reasons. Children use youTube to look up video game walk throughs, Teens use it to listen to music. Many adults use it for friendly how-to videos. Some use it to watch the news.

What can I do with youTube?

• Submit/Upload videos
• Watch Videos
• Comment on Videos
• Create Video Playlists
• Rate Videos

How do I get started?

You go to youtube.com. You can watch videos without an account, but in order to upload content or comment, you will have to create an account.

Go to youTube.com

For more information 

 Online Resources:

• youTube's "Getting Started" page: http://www.youtube.com/t/about_getting_started
• Lifehacker's "How to Upload Videos to YouTube (for Beginners)": http://lifehacker.com/5804501/how-to-upload-videos-to-youtube-for-beginners
• FastCompany's article "The Brief But Impactful History of YouTube": http://www.fastcompany.com/1514469/brief-impactful-history-youtube

Library Resources:

You can request books in our system about youTube. Click here to see what is available in SWAN.

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