After asking on facebook for my friends' favorite YouTube videos, here are the responses:
1. Best Cat Vines
2. Thought of You
3. Jurassic Park Them Song
4. 20th Century Fox Flute Version
5. Sketchy Ice Creams
6. Royals - ("Sad Clown With the Golden Voice" Version)
7. Danny MacAskill's Imaginate
8. The Social Revolution - Remember Me
9. Explosions In the Sky
10. How to Make Fruit Salad
11. Stand By Me
12. Ghost in the Stalls
13. MadTV Pizza Hut Twisted Crust Pizza Complete-za Parody
14. Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation
(This one's not a YouTube video but it's still great.)
Now for some trivia.
Would you believe that YouTube was created only in 2005? And in the first year after its creation, the site grew from only 30 users per day to over 3 million users per day.
A study examining the motives to view and publish on YouTube found that most watch for entertainment purposes. I would agree, especially after examining the small sample I had on my facebook. Here is the chart that demonstrates viewing motives.
What is your favorite YouTube video and why?
Why do you think so many people seek for entertainment?
Have you ever thought of using YouTube for educational or learning purposes?
(Citation for research presented on this post: Jones, J. M. (2010). The me in media: A functionalist approach to examining motives to produce within the public space of YouTube. (Order No. 3398314, University of Minnesota). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, , 237. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/219921526?accountid=4488. (219921526).)
I can't believe how many of these videos I have seen! Youtube is such a crazy thing; I can't even remember watching my first video when the website began since it almost a daily thing for our generation. Class, entertainment, presentations, etc. always have a Youtube video it seems.
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