Within the past few years online video hosting sites have exploded, allowing users to easily to upload and share videos on the web. Among all the web 2.0 players in this area, YouTube is currently top dog with 52% of the market share. YouTube allows users not only to upload their own video content easily, but also embed clips into their own sites easily.
Do some searching around YouTube yourself and see what the site has to offer. You'll find everything from 1970s TV commercials(0:30) and 60s music videos(2:20) to library dominos(0:22) and videos that highlight a library's service(3:57). Of course, like any free site you’ll also find a lot stuff not worth watching too. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t explore and see for yourself what the site has to offer. :)
Discovery Exercise:
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Do some searching around YouTube yourself and see what the site has to offer. You'll find everything from 1970s TV commercials(0:30) and 60s music videos(2:20) to library dominos(0:22) and videos that highlight a library's service(3:57). Of course, like any free site you’ll also find a lot stuff not worth watching too. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t explore and see for yourself what the site has to offer. :)
Discovery Exercise:
- Explore YouTube & find a video worth adding as an entry in your blog.
- Create a blog post about your experience. What did you like or dislike about the site and why did you choose the video that you did? Can you see any features or components of the site that might be interesting if they were applied to library websites?
OPTIONAL: Try placing the video inside your blog using the copy and paste code for the for "Embeddable Player.” Note: you'll need to use Blogger's Edit HTML tab when pasting this code.
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My blog post about YouTube can be found at http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/2008/10/head-over-heels-literal-video-version.html
This is a jump ahead, but it may be timely -- the links should alert folks to Michael Rosenblum, a proponent of "citizen journalism" which is YouTube "do it yourself" related technology tied to some business structure evolving out of the television broadcast & newspaper publishing industries.
How do efforts like Mr. Rosenblum's impact what libraries do -- especially with things like newspapers, magazines, etc. & collection areas like local history.
Some day my tech issues will not be an issue. I hope.
My blog: http://raptorrunn3r.blogspot.com/2008/11/youtube-eh.html
It was fun to explore YouTube. I can see why it is so popular.
http://vc-vcsblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/youtube.html
This is just too too fun! http://carol-hoorayya.blogspot.com/2008/12/nebraska-learns-20-thing-21.html
This was so much fun and I found that there is so much out there. I created a You Tube account and embedded one on my blog. The video is a heart grabber.
http://thelibrarianspeaksout.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-have-just-wandered-around-you-tube.html
This was a fun one to do. I now have a You Tube account. If you like Buddy Holly, you can find his video on my blog. Thing #21 FINISHED!
http://marieloveslibraries.blogspot.com/2008/12/blog-post_23.html
Dr. Horrible, anyone? I know it has nothing to do with library services. . . .
http://234kv.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-21-of-23.html
http://seeryuslibrary.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-21-you-tube.html
~Sky
I am so impressed with the talents I am building. I actually got it to work. Oh you know check it out on my blog!
http://dawnlearning.blogspot.com/2008/12/utube-thing-21.html
Youtube can be a useful tool.
Here's my post.
I love you tube!!!!
I posted my favorite video on my blog.
http://danaslearning.blogspot.com/
Found a video about the Denver public library summer reading program.
Yes, I too can You Tube! See the video I found on my blog.
http://liziej.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html
Thing #21
http://chocolil-librarybooks.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21.html
This was my first look at YouTube! Wow, there's a lot there! Here's my blog with 2 YouTube videos embedded (I think).
http://rockinref.blogspot.com/2009/01/youtube.html
Mike, you will be glad to know I got my sound back and was able to listen to these video and not just watch. Also got one put up on the blog. Stop by. http://prairie-prose.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21-you-too-can-youtube.html
Calvin Trillin, deadline poet, at the 92nd Street Y, May 28,2008. -- Found this while looking for stuff to link to in Time Suck. Was it a worthwhile use of time? You decide. :~)
http://nanvac.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21-youtube-there-sure-is-lot-of.html
AskAway --
lets all move to Wisconsin & let our colleagues do the work for us. :~>
YouTube is an interesting site. I could spend a lot of time on the site. http://lifewithdianne.blogspot.com/2009/01/youtube.html
You Tube has a lot of stuhttp://joyesfirstblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-discovered-old-theme-from-reading.htmlff.
YouTube is lots of fun. I find that when I get on that site, it's easy for me to get "sucked in" and spend a lot of time watching videos!
http://kidsrgreat1s.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21.html
My YouTube blog can be found at http://quiltinlibrarylady.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-20_09.html
I misread the instructions and copied the URL of the youtube video I referenced into my blog rather than the code, but it worked. My experiences with Thing 21 can be read at http://nixnoos-caseydinah.blogspot.com/2009/1/thing-15.html.
Thing #21: YouTube
I chose Rylie's video because she's a favorite relative of mine.
My blog: http://homerhounddog.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21-you-too-can-youtube.html
I really like the librarian's song. Check it out on my blog page. I also found a star trek comment, very funny. My blog is librarianbrenda.blogspot.com
YOUTUBING~
Anything's out there~
Even big green dinosaurs!
Bob, your comment reminded me of this classic.
Love YouTube!! Watch the giggling babies when you visit my blog!
YouTube takes you back to the past. http://dancingcranefarm.blogspot.com/2009/01/youtube-brings-back-80s-cartoons.html
Thing #21 Cookie monster @ the library!
My blog about YouTube can be found at:
http://leanablue.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21.html
Wow!! My YouTube video actually showed up on my blog!! I did something right!! YEEHAW!
http://nancysos.blogspot.com/
http://pmnielsen87.spaces.live.com/
http://melniel.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21.html
The first link is my other blog spot where my family find photos of the kids and such. I have several youtube videos on it. The second link is my blogger.com account where I have blogged about the experience
I'm a frequent YouTube user.
http://t-beyondthemargin.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21-youtube.html
Another fun exercise and learning experience. I've been going to Youtube for quite a while. I received lots of emails with Youtube links in them. Here is my latest blog:
http://lakeverna.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21-youtubecom.html
Have you heard of Fred?
http://nelearns2.blogspot.com/2009/01/youtube.html
My comments are at http://lauranloveslibraries.blogspot.com/2009/01/youtube.html
http://willie-challenger08.blogspot.com/2009/01/have-been-looking-at-youtube-its.html
Lots of entertaining/ odd stuff on YouTube.
My YouTube comment is at:
http://aqlibrarynews.blogspot.com/2009/01/shout-to-lord.html
Ann
YouTube is just too much fun. I was looking for The Twilight Zone episode Time Enough at Last and also found a video about blondes in the library. See my blog to find out more.
One more note -- found a 5-second YouTube coda for Woof!
Absolutely amazing...that's it, that's my comment.
http://suesthing.blogspot.com/
Some pro's and con's of YouTube.
See my blog about You Tube at
http://lgweb20.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21.html
I like to go to You Tube to see what is "new" out in the world and I have also uploaded video of my own in the past...
pejorg2000's "Pros & Cons" blog post brings up several points worth study & consideration -- based on their library's experience with producing & posting video. So this is a plug to read that blog post.
So maybe I should take more time and visit You Tube more often. I managed to imbed on the first try!!! See my thoughts at
http://judyg-oldlibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-have-been-coaxed-into-my-offfice-at.html
You Tube --
Thing 21
This is a link to a new Nebraska Learns 2.0 pbwiki page -- Favorite L2NE Participant's YouTube blog posts; a sub-page for a new Favorite Posts From Nebraska Learns 2.0 page.
Here is my YouTube post
I love Pachelbel Rant. http://einekleinemusik.blogspot.com/2009/01/pachelbel-rant.html
Check off #21 -- I'm finding not near as much time to "play" as I had with the first few things. Hopefully, I can go back and learn more about all of these last few. Here's my blog about YouTube
http://talkbookswithme.blogspot.com/
My YouTube post is at
http://nebrbookworm99.blogspot.com/2009/01/youtube.html
Wow - not my first time with YouTube..but my first success with embedding a video into my blog. There are a lot of interesting things out there for sure.
My blog:
http://mrsjustice.blogspot.com
A funny medieval book video can be found embedded in my blog's post at
http://bookmobiling.blogspot.com/2009/01/youtube.html
Happy watching ;-)
I think I use YouTube at least 4 times a week at home.
http://caseysteachingblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/you-tube.html
Here's my blog about YouTube: http://raelearns.blogspot.com/2009/01/21-you-tube.html
I think that YouTube is great fun!
http://musicmaam.blogspot.com/2009/01/youtube.html
YouTube is always fun. I was excited about the video I found that was made for the Columbus Public Library. That's cool! There is potential for all of us with YouTube.
I was so excited that I forgot to paste in my URL http://theantiquarianlibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/01/you-too-can-do-youtube.html
What fun! Found several genealogy videos..serious and fun. Loved "genealogy or looking for one's own peeps" by the Birmingham Library. See my blog at http://kathysbookshelf.blogspot.com
Thing 21
Found a video featuring one of my favorite artists, Paula Collins. I even have four of her books!
http://csweb2-cs.blogspot.com/
I have visit YouTube before and I was surprise to find very good videos on How to...http://afanadorsklr.blogspot.com
http://wordsbycheryl.blogspot.com/
I enjoy watching YouTube. It's almost daily that someone wants me to see what they've found on there.
http://kitschylib.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21.html
I had trouble getting it to embed. For some reason the code was leaving the "value" part blank without the video URL. I have links though to some I like.
Like other sites, I spent a lot more time exploring than I probably should have. But once you find a video you like, there are usually other suggested videos that are related, and of course, I'm apt to check them out. Anyway, here is my blog:
http://kerikreations.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21-youtube.html
I too did YouTube. My post is at:
http://lllearnersblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21.html
Check out my blog post to see one of the more offbeat episodes of the Common Craft show.
My blog on YouTube can be found at http://jeanslearning20.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21.html
I wanted to learn a little more about G.ho.st so I decided to combine the Thing #20 and #21 to get a little more information
I am probably not the only person on this blog to have used the Columbus video from YouTube, but I think it is so cool...hear more and see it
at hplmeanderings
I found a great video featuring the introduction to a college library and the services they offered. View it on my blog:
http://ilikelibraries.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing21-youtube.html
I enjoyed You Tube. I haven't taken the time to discover it before and found one presented by Disney on Jungle book at the following address. It was amazing.
The embedded YouTube video on my blog says it all.
http://bookmystique.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21-youtube.html
I found YouTube fun. See my blog for a video of a celebrity praising libraries! There may be other ways to use youtube on library websites.
www.kathysings.blogspot.com
YouTube is so awesome that it will completely destroy all culture.
http://milfordlibrary.blogspot.com/2009/01/panning-for-gold.html
Lots of laughs! http://nebraskalearnsbksrgr8.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21.html
Can't forget the SuperBowl Shuffle...
http://nebraskalearnsbksrgr8.blogspot.com/2009/01/superbowl-shuffle.html
I was pleasantly surprised to find a large variety of videos from around the world that dealt with racing pigeons.
http://1pigeonracer.blogspot.com/
I hope I've been posting on the right pages as I've gone along. I almost forgot this one . . . I blogged twice for Thing #21 and you can find them here:
http://dmcdnut.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-21-u2-can-youtube.html
and here:
http://dmcdnut.blogspot.com/2009/01/one-more-thing-about-thing-21.html
I've YouTubed (is that a word?) a good bit before, so this was a fun Thing. I blogged:
http://thecoreysthoughts.blogspot.com/
You Tube is wonderful. So many neat things. Too bad for every neat thing there is an equal and opposite un-neat thing.
http://tiffanylearns20.blogspot.com/2009/01/21-you-too-can-you-tube.html
I enjoyed Thing #21. It was fun putting a video on my blog.
Well for some reason my comment about YouTube isn't here. So I'm reposting my blog link.
Here's my blog post.
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