Quoted from Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtube] (minor editing)
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YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005. In November 2006, YouTube, LLC was bought by Google Inc. for US$1.65 billion, and is now operated as a subsidies of Google. The company is based in San Bruno, California, and uses Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated user content, including movie clips, TV Music Clips, as well as amateur content such as video blogging and short original videos. Most of the content on YouTube has been uploaded by individuals, although media corporations including CBS and the BBC and other organizations offer some of their material via the site. clips, and
Unregistered users can watch the videos, while registered users are permitted to upload an unlimited number of videos. Accounts of registered users are called "channels".
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Well, sites such as YouTube, WikiPedia, Google, Skype and many others are nearly impossible now-a-days to NOT hear about in daily life or in the media outlets, local or not. The advancements in technology an d the internet have been amazing, and it's had it's set-backs.
Example 1:
Google buying out Youtube
Enough said, and I could leave it at that, but that wouldn't make a topic. As of late, YouTube has been owned by Google. That's right, a search engine site owns YouTube, a media phenomem on the internet. Not to make a point on how Google apparently is trying to make a monopoly on the internet (which is illegal in the States), they are makin' some changes on Youtube.
The original owners of YouTube were all good. Occasional updates, all of which helped. Heck, they even pulled off some nice jokes on us. (Rick Roll April 1st, anyone?) Now, with the Google Overlords over the Tube, the community has to deal with the constant maintenance of the site. These including updates that don't do CRAP... (including all the new buttons to make a shortcut to HQ and HD...), and with these constant flunky, clunky, and stupid updates, it brings me to my next Example.
Example 2:
Bugs
More and more, I keep getting annoyed by all the stupid bugs/glitches that ruin trying to watch on even how to do something on the computer using Windows Movie Maker...I mean, it shows the actual coding or whatever on what makes the videos run. If I wanted acient blocks of text of coding, I'd refer to the [post="http://www.byond.com/docs/ref/"]DM reference page[/post].
Now, not to whine over small things, lets move to the (quite possibly and arguably) biggest issue and problem on YouTube right now...
Example 3:
WMG.
Once again, enough said. These guys want to ruin your video, to put it in stupid terms. Sure, they own the music, but it's not like people are making money of the videos, honestly. ( Unless their Tube Partners
)But, no, Tacoon, there is hope! A light at the end of the tunnel, basically, AudioSwap's terrible Indie Rock tracks will lead you to the way of safe, legal music!
Seriously, YouTube, get your act together. I've made my point, now you make yours. Everybody is sick of the stupid changes. (Not to mention your recent AdBlitz adventure)
