This article offers some logical opinions on the explosion of video posting site YouTube and social networking phenomenon MySpace. The article offers that these two sites particularly are so big because they are a couple of the first major players in Web 2.0, the generation-x version of the internet where consumers contribute just as much as they take away. The article is a huge fan of YouTube and why should'nt anyone be. It makes a rational point when it says that anyone who can send an email can upload on YouTube. The video sharing site makes it very simple to watch or add videos by cutting out the video format/player conversions that often make it difficult to use video from computer to computer. The arguments for MySpace being the top social networking site is that it is a one-click away dreamscape. Making things easier is always a popular attraction to tech veterans and internet newbies alike. So join in with the other 40 million or so people who check out vids on YouTube everyday and see what all the fuss is about!
--westonJ OUT
http://www.slate.com/id/2140635/
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I use both myspace and youtube regularly and I do think that they are both great. Myspace is an easy way to stay in touch with people, and youtube is a great resource to have for clips. They are probably so popular because they were the first two sites like themselves on web 2.0 (like you said), but I am sure as time goes on more and more sites will become just as popular. Hopefully, the web doesn't get overcrowded with these sites.
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