youtube

*Aside note before I start this post. Is it just me or does it seem like ordinary guys who wanted something to do after they dropped out of Harvard are behind all of the web's most famous sites today? And they're all millionaires at least. I have the new formula for success in life. Add being good enough to get into Harvard + dropping out of Harvard+ goofing around on the internet in your down time= the website that everyone at your high school reunion will be using and will not believe you created. I digress... Youtube. Youtube has basically anything that you could ever want to watch online. It's like the internet's version of cable. One of the things that I like about the site is the amount of access to information that it gives normal people. Granted most of that information is useless, but I'm sure Obama's last speech is up there somewhere. The video that I showed for my blog post is an example of this in a really weird way. The guys in the video are an acutal group, they're called Flight of the Chonchords and they have their own show on HBO. They are originally a popular folk band in New Zealand and one of them played in Lord of the Rings. Anyway, they came to the U.S. and had an impossible time finding gigs. Now they have their own show on HBO which has already completed its first season and should be coming back for a second one at a later date. I know what you're thinking; you're thinking how did they manage to go from no gigs to t.v.? My theory is youtube probably had something to do with it. People, mainly college kids, can find out about guys like this and all other sorts of random, cool information on the site. This is where youtube comes into play for institutions like libraries. It could be used to promote our volunteer staffs, our programs, any information about our library that we want to promote and it will be seen on youtube. I can't say how many people will see it, but it does at least offer the potential for exposure on a global scale. Locally we could use it to let people know what's going on our libraries, and the ways that they can get involved. Librarians could even do little tutorials on youtube telling customers how to...access their account online, or apply for a library card.

Oh and as for the guys in the video, you should check out their show; it's hilarious. Enjoy