Sunday, January 16, 2011

I-Tube, YouTube, We-All-Tube

There is an awful lot of ... rubbish ... on YouTube! I blame reality TV shows and the incessant need to coddle an individual's self esteem. Surely it is kinder to tell someone their future in singing is limited by their inability to carry a tune, rather than let them post a video of themselves on YouTube doing just that, and opening themselves up to worldwide ridicule?

Forgive me, I digress ...

I found wading through the detritus particularly mindnumbing, flicking from one video to the next in search of a suitable clip to embed. We've all seen the clever Old Spice videos, Librarians do Gaga and the VALA Digital Native ... and never before have I been so grateful as I am now that somebody, somewhere has the time and patience to locate and share these gems.

Don't get me wrong - I have no doubt there are more educational and stimulating videos out there than I managed to stumble across this evening ... I am particularly fond of the In Plain English lessons that have formed part of the Web 2.0 training ... I just need to refine my searching skills!

WIthin the library and information profession, online videos could be used for:
  • marketing and promotions
  • recording Storytimes for isolated clients
  • recording guest speakers, making them accessible to Home Library Service clients
  • staff and volunteer training
  • demonstrating to stakeholders the validity and relevancy of our services
And now I'd like to introduce Bob, my new YouTube friend. I hope you find him as sweet as I did.

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8 comments:

  1. AnneJJanuary 16, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    You Tube is just a way of people getting their 15 minutes of fame and to be noticed. I think they have too much time on their hands.

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  2. danaJanuary 16, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Awww, Bob is cute. Miss E would love him. I like YouTube for music videos and I also love searching through old footage of world wide events.

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  3. gertrudeJanuary 17, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    youtube is good for music videos and for a laugh - there are some funny clips.

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  4. CatherineJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    There definitely is a lot of rubbish on youtube! You usually have to wade through all the rubbish to find a decent video, but there are some great ones on there (if you can find them!)

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  5. sarahspaceJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    Some of the clips are funny, some are awful. i'm amazed at the enormity of Utube, where do people get the time to even view it!

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  6. Vanessa MFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    I love these animated YouTube shows, very watchable. Maybe its because I can't draw! Check out the NASA Internation Space Station YouTube videos, sci fi in real life!

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  7. fizzletopMarch 4, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    Youtube can be such a time waster can't it! Still there is a lot of great stuff too. I like the ones to make me laugh. We have a Weimeraner dog and one of our favourites is the funny Weimeraner YouTube video clips.

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  8. KayJune 25, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Everyone is entitled to five minutes of fame and a forum to express themselves without being interrupted by critics. Way to go Youtube!

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