Unlike many of the funky, nifty lil sites and discoveries we've visited on this journey, I
guess you'd have to be living under a rock these days not to have heard of YouTube. If not for its amazing features, for its notoriety in the media - when it has been used in a negative manner.
YouTube -viddyou.com, google.com/videouploadform, vimeo.com - they have all basically created a whole new dimension to our digital world. From old 60's commercials, bloopers, celebrity weddings, politicians pitches - type it in and it will be there for you (and the rest of the world) to see.
On a negative side, only now, YouTube is uncovering huge copyright and other legal issues - and with all new technology, legislating on the run.
On the positive side - well, where to start? Fun, frivolity and time wasters a plenty.
But there are many, many "how to's", informative pieces, documentaries, explainamentaries and many, many valuable videos that could be viewed, appreciated and used by our patrons.
... and for us long suffering "librarians"? Well, we all need to check this out:
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