Youtube is an American website that was created in 2005 and as blown up in the past few years to one of the most visited sites on the web and its homepage has generated millions of dollars from advertisers. The site has become so huge that nearly 79 million users had made over 3 billion video views in January 2008 alone. Users can create and post videos for the world to see through flash video technology. Before Youtube's launch, there were very few simple methods available for users to post videos online.
[...] International users have the option to filter content to allow only content from their country and also have the option to have the Youtube website displayed in their language. Users aren't forced to be Americanized. And, if they decide to watch American videos, they can interact with them. Thanks to the digital rights movement, the consumer has become the user. Users have more control over what they view, and their viewing of content is no longer restricted by content. This makes unlimited viewing available and gives users an edge in forming opinions about global issues. [...]
[...] Users can choose to use Youtube in different ways. They can browse videos by category, most viewed, most discussed, rising videos, featured, top favorited, and after viewing videos they browse for related videos and video responses are also shown to the user. Videos end up to be an endless connection of communication on Youtube. The search function is also very effective and the user can view whatever legal content they please. There are also user channels, where users can subscribe to a user's channel and view every posted video by them. [...]
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