Blog Post #1 - YouTube


A social media platform represents an entire Internet universe where users are free to post any type of video ranging from video blogs, product review videos, clothing haul videos, comedic videos, and more. An example of a social media universe is YouTube, one of my favourite websites that is home to virtually any type of video imaginable. This website allows users to create and share videos on any topic imaginable with friends, family, and anyone in the world. YouTube is a website where I am able to keep up with the lives of influencers (ex. YouTube star Jenna Marbles), follow new music from artists that I admire (ex. Beyoncé), and keep up with newly released products that interest me (ex. Jeffree Star’s makeup channel). This website allows me to stay social and interact within this Internet universe as I am able to like, comment, and subscribe to users’ channels.

An example of my favourite YouTube channel that represents how this social media universe provides users with a platform to connect and communicate with the world is “JennaMarbles”. Jenna Marbles connects with 18 million subscribers by engaging in Q&As, discussing makeup brands, sharing comedic videos, and discussing various popular culture topics.

Here is a link to her channel: 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9gFih9rw0zNCK3ZtoKQQyA

Comments

  1. Liam DomeniciSeptember 27, 2018 at 3:03 PM

    Hi Sierra!

    I really like that you specified YouTube as your internet tool of choice. I too think that this platform is useful for all the reasons you mentioned above but find particular fascination in videos. Videos possess so much information that at one point, we probably never thought we be able to be found in a single webpage. Watching these clips is much more interactive than a picture with a caption while receiving them from our favourite figures is an added bonus!

    Thanks!

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  2. Rob FifieldSeptember 28, 2018 at 11:22 AM

    Hey Sierra!!

    I too am a big fan of Youtube for similar reasons to yourself. You can find virtually videos on anything on Youtube and and it's a unique platform where you almost become 'friends' with the people you follow on Youtube because of the video aspect of the platform. The engagement that you mentioned is also a big reason that YouTube is so successful as a lot of the bigger Youtubers have been very successful as connecting with their fans!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2018 at 2:45 PM

    Hello Sierra Nardella,

    It was interesting to see your point of view about Youtube, as i really enjoy this form of social media as well. When i first started playing around with YouTube i did not enjoy it as much as i thought, however, overtime it really started to grow on me. I really enjoyed your point where you discussed how the is a good way to keep up with the influencers in your life. We never really understand that how well we can keep up with those we follow so closely.

    Thank you for this!

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2018 at 2:48 PM

      Hello Sierra Nardella,

      It was interesting to see your point of view about Youtube, as i really enjoy this form of social media as well. When i first started playing around with YouTube i did not enjoy it as much as i thought, however, overtime it really started to grow on me. I really enjoyed your point where you discussed how the is a good way to keep up with the influencers in your life. We never really understand that how well we can keep up with those we follow so closely.

      Thank you for this!

      Delete

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