Thursday, April 30, 2009

#19

I chose Youtube as the site out of the list of winners.

Youtube has a large number of user contributed videos on almost every topic imagineable. A lot of news agencies like BBC and TVNZ have their own youtube 'channel' too where they upload videos of their news.

It's very useful if you're looking for a specific topic to watch, but it's hard to sift the rubbish from the good stuff sometimes, and if you dont have a specific idea in mind, it's difficult to find interesting videos sometimes.

The downside of having individuals freely upload videos is that more often than not, the videos are unprofessional, poor quality, and a waste of time. On the upside though, a lot of talented people have created lots of wonderful videos for everyone to watch.

The library could utilize youtube to host videos on things like how to use the library's facilities.

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