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.
The age group that spends more time on the internet and in front of their computer screens really surprised me. I would've thought the age group for that statistic was like teenagers or people our age. I wonder why that age group spends so much time on their computers.
ReplyDeleteYouTube is a wonderful thing. I, too, find myself sucked in for hours sometimes. It's because of all the related videos that I click on after watching one video.
It doesn't surprise me that being on a computer for so long can ruin eyesight. Being on the computer for a long time also gives me a headache! Sometimes I just hate to be on the computer as much as I am, but I know I have to do it because that goes along with being a student at VCSU and being enrolled in online classes.
I remember the first time that I watched a video on Youtube. Nowadays, if we have a question our first reaction is to either go to Google or Youtube t ofind the answer. I was also surprised that the 35-44 age group spends more time on the computers than people our age. As Heidi said, being a student at VCSU means that we spend more time in front of a computer screen than a lot of people. Hopefully, we can keep things in moderation.
ReplyDeleteI love YouTube. It is a great way to hear music from artists we just heard of. It can also be used to find informational clips or just used to be entertained. However, it can become very addicting. I myself have fell into this many times. You log on to YouTube looking for one video and an hour later you find yourself still looking at videos. I agree that it should be used in moderation.
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