YouTube

You Tube, to me, is a perfect example of Web 2.0. It is very interesting and exciting to me that people everywhere can share videos through this website. I completely understand how this is a social network because everyone is connected. I have spent a lot of time looking at different videos on this site and I have been very fascinated by the things that you can find. A friend of mine sent me a link to the video of the bride cutting off all of her hair on her wedding day. I remember thinking, "That poor girl!" and feeling completely awful for her (while also laughing because it was pretty funny). Of course, then I find out that the girl was on the today show shortly after, and that it wasn't a real situation. I was a little upset but also a little relieved to find out that it wasn't real. I think that part of what makes You Tube so great is that people can use it for whatever they would like to. New directors can use it to get their art out there and expose people to it, or you can put a video on it just for fun. It truly is a great example of a social network because everyone is a node connected through this one relation. You are able to view material as well as post comments on it. This site is definitely changing how people can express themselves and how we can communicate about what we see.