Videos online have come a long way in the world of the web. Who would have every thought we would be able to watch television shows, movies, and other videos people post online? These videos may have a point of some sort or may be totally random.
YouTube is a site that shares millions of video clips of all sorts. There are videos that include educational information, which is very helpful towards learning. Also, students are able to create their own videos and post them for others to learn from their creation. In that way, YouTube is an excellent source.
There are also many businesses and others using this site to advertise. The video clips act as commercials that are linked to other videos, so people click on them. They are able to put their product in a video that attracts viewers. Viewers get hooked on clicking the different videos that are connected to each other in some way, whether it would be by their name or some other way.
So many people become “addicted” to watching these videos clips online. Most of the videos are not very long, maybe ten minutes at the most. People will go on to look up one video and the next thing they know, two hours has gone by. The smallest clip can turn into clicking another one and then another and so on. It is not necessarily horrible for people to be watching these multiple videos over and over and not doing anything productive with their life. Staring at the screen for hours upon hours can be harmful. Others stare at computer screens for hours of a day for their jobs, but doing it for hours and not being productive will haunt you later on in life, in such a way of ruining your eyesight or other ways. According to this site, http://webvideouniversity.com/blog/2009/03/27/people-spend-85-hours-a-day-staring-at-screens/, the age group 35-44 spends more time on the internet and in front of screens than younger generations. This fact surprised me very much so. I would have totally guessed that younger people spend more time on the web. I still think that it just depends on the person as to how much time they spend in front of computer screens. I know friends who can literally sit for hours on end watching YouTube videos and others who it kills them to sit on a computer for a half hour.
YouTube is a site that shares millions of video clips of all sorts. There are videos that include educational information, which is very helpful towards learning. Also, students are able to create their own videos and post them for others to learn from their creation. In that way, YouTube is an excellent source.
There are also many businesses and others using this site to advertise. The video clips act as commercials that are linked to other videos, so people click on them. They are able to put their product in a video that attracts viewers. Viewers get hooked on clicking the different videos that are connected to each other in some way, whether it would be by their name or some other way.
So many people become “addicted” to watching these videos clips online. Most of the videos are not very long, maybe ten minutes at the most. People will go on to look up one video and the next thing they know, two hours has gone by. The smallest clip can turn into clicking another one and then another and so on. It is not necessarily horrible for people to be watching these multiple videos over and over and not doing anything productive with their life. Staring at the screen for hours upon hours can be harmful. Others stare at computer screens for hours of a day for their jobs, but doing it for hours and not being productive will haunt you later on in life, in such a way of ruining your eyesight or other ways. According to this site, http://webvideouniversity.com/blog/2009/03/27/people-spend-85-hours-a-day-staring-at-screens/, the age group 35-44 spends more time on the internet and in front of screens than younger generations. This fact surprised me very much so. I would have totally guessed that younger people spend more time on the web. I still think that it just depends on the person as to how much time they spend in front of computer screens. I know friends who can literally sit for hours on end watching YouTube videos and others who it kills them to sit on a computer for a half hour.
