#20.75 YouTube Questions/Answers

I am posting this to answer Alicia's questions:
"What did [I] like or dislike about [YouTube] and why did [I] choose the video that [I] did? I like most everything about YouTube. I could complain about the silliness of some of the videos, or the content of others, and I wish that all of the videos were meaningful (to me). On the other hand, it is a great equalizer in that anybody can express themselves, and I admire that feature more than I bemoan the lack of content. I also prefer video over print format on my computer screen because, for some reason, my eyes don't hurt as much when I watch a video.

I chose the two videos that I posted because I thought the Women in Art video was visually really neat, it has some educational value in that it shows "real" art, and it is intellectually stimulating because I can't figure out how eggman913 morphed the images. I might even be intrigued enough to find out. I posted the global warming video because the issue is important to me, it is educational, and it is intellectually stimulating.

"Can [I] see any features or components of the site that might be interesting if they were applied to library websites?" Absolutely. Not only can libraries post training videos on their library and library materials, but they can use interesting videos to educate people. The library, after all, is a place for learning. Anything that we can do to educate people, to guide them towards material that is intellectually stimulating, will be an asset to the community and will help make the world a better place.