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The first time I ever heard about YouTube was when I was on vacation with my friend and her family. Her older brother and his friend would literally sit there for hours and watch you tube, they never were not laughing. When they were not watching you tube they would be mocking things they saw on you tube, it was actually really annoying but I did want to see what this was all about. The next night they hooked the computer up to the TV so everyone could watch. We watched people just doing dumb stuff and sometimes getting hurt, we would watch people sing and dance. We watched everything. This was 4 years ago, and till this day I still see people mocking YouTube and watching it. I believe it’s almost as addicting as face book. People talk about it, people make it part of their everyday life. I believe YouTube is a place for people to express themselves or to be something else. It is a place to take your mind off of everything going around you; it’s a place to share your story. It’s a place to listen to music, and to laugh at people. It’s a place were people can become famous without being rich or having connections. In the video “Reasons Why We Tube” I like the part where someone shows a video of someone missing in his or her family. YouTube is a way to express yourself around the world. Some things can be extremely important and other things can be totally pointless, either way it is shared with everyone. I think that some people can show too much into their personal life, but then again we don’t know what real and what’s not and that’s half the fun. Another interesting thing I read in one of the articles is how when mtv showed the movie “video killed the radio star” which slowly became true, now I feel like YouTube is slowing killed paid video. Since everything that is uploaded is free to watch. I don’t really watch You Tube videos unless someone leaves one on my facebook wall then I watch them. I use YouTube more for music than anything else. Which I feel like is illegal but since its on YouTube I guess that’s okay. Overall, I think YouTube is a great idea. Its something that I feel like would have sounded crazy just 10 years ago, but now it’s a way of life. Some people take YouTube over board but for the most part it is just there for people to enjoy themselves and express themselves. In class one student said its like America’s funniest home videos all day long. I couldn’t not agree with that statement. The videos that I picked are people expressing their love for Alabama. These videos show that people of all ages can express their love for The University of Alabama in many different ways. Just by yelling roll tide, singing and even tattoos, YouTube can let people express anything in every way possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0zOGdjxi7Q- this link isnt worling for some reason, so just type in i need a little roll tide and its a guy singing a song on his guitar.
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