Champions of YouTube

YouTube is one of the most popular sites on the internet where you can watch anything from music videos to dumb homemade stunt videos. I myself have even gone to YouTube for school work; the site offers a multitude of "how-to" and "so-and-so explains" type videos. However, one thing is sought out by these people placing videos on the web.

Views. Views. Views.

The more views a video has helps it pop up closer to the top of the search results. The more time your video is viewed the immediate result is general popularity. There are a handful of music artist that have found stardom because of their cover, or original work, that are posted. The other benefits, ones that viewers tend to get impatient with, are advertisements.

When you come upon a video with millions of views on YouTube; say the classic "Charlie bit my finger" video. The 30 sec long video shows two very young children, one a toddler and an infant, and the infant bites the toddlers finger. That's it. No special effects. No entrancing dialogue. The family received more than $100,000 for the simple video. The advertisements give the publisher such a small amount of money per view but when you multiple how ever much the royalty is by millions and millions, there is some money involved.

Outside of the financial gain possibility YouTube offers a visual encyclopedia of cultures. It is a wonderful place to go view whatever you want to see. It is where people can act on any impulse; to go from "how to cook a pot roast" to "double back flip motorcross" or where ever your mind is wandering. Much like Google, YouTube offers people a unique place to access visual information and entertainment of any and every type.