Since the evolution of Web 2.0, lots of internet applications have transformed the way of people's living. It had brought significant changes which make human interactions more flexible and effective. One of the most interesting outputs ever made is Youtube. It is a venue for people coming from different nations bring and express their knowledge, ideas, information, experiences, talents, and opinions in the form of a video, audio, or through giving feedbacks in every output available which will be visible to anyone who will be accessing its features. Because of this, I will be sharing my understanding about YouTube in the coming items.
1. What is the impact of YouTube to us?
Well, people can have different approaches on how they will use a certain application like YouTube. One may prefer to use it as a tool to share knowledge. Lots of videos about certain matters like topics in our Biology class, Java class, or even in Math class can be found in the website. It is normally in the form of a summary and most of the time, it only gives the important points in an easy manner which really helps us understand things better. Ideas coming from different professionals are also being considered and recognized by its viewers. For example, a loyal client of a certain industry tries to suggest a product with the following qualities and features. It may be an opportunity for a business to grow in the form of sales by producing the goods and selling it to the public. News can also be uploaded on the website which paves the way for people to get access to real-time information with just having a stable internet connection. Experiences are normally seen in YouTube. Its content might be a party, a trip to a tourist destination or it can be a normal day of an individual. This gives the users an idea about the culture and the quality of lives of people from different locations. Talents can also be showcased through uploading a video on YouTube. Lots of different artists like Charice, Kevjumba, and Ray William Johnson have been discovered through it. Opinions on certain matters like national issues can be reviewed. It might help another entity like the government to know what people think about concerns and it can actually help them make decisions.
2. How can we use YouTube for education?
As what I have told earlier, it can be used to upload lectures which are not fully understood by the students. The tool to be uploaded should be reliable to avoid giving more confusion to the end-user. Aside from it, researchers who are taking their master’s degree can use it to gather data such as knowing the culture in a place which is new to them. Students may also download educational videos and share them to their classes in order to extend its impact to other people. It can also serve as a substitute to actual classes where physical appearance is needed. It is indeed a practical and a wise move because most of us have internet connections already. We should use its benefits well. Moreover, having this kind of setup will make us productive since we can access outputs anywhere, any place, and in any device.
3. How do you see YouTube evolving 10 years from now?
I can see that information will be more accessible to everyone and people will be able to communicate and express themselves well. Since the modern day brings newer technological devices with internet features, information will be transparent to a greater number of persons. If people will effectively use its features, maybe the knowledge level of each person won’t have a large gap between them when compared. With that, we can collaborate and combine our ideas better in order to produce something which can be helpful to the society. Through an innovated feedback system, a more relevant conversation can be initialized and be produced that can also promote and build better relations among users. If everyone feels comfortable when using the web-application, he/she will be open and will consider also taking a video of his/herself and upload it to YouTube to extend and share ideas to other end-users.
All in all, YouTube is a web-application to be considered and innovated. Its benefits can fully be taken if wisely used. In addition to this, users must also remember that they are responsible for whatever activity they have contributed to the site because it is a great factor that can truly affect someone's thinking.
