Have You Youtubed? (youtube.com)

Member Name: mattconnect

Product:	youtube.com
Date:	31/10/09 (36 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Vast amount of content, easy to use

Disadvantages: Lots of bogus and rubbish on there

Youtube is perhaps the most popular video sharing and video hosting website on Earth!

~~~WEB SITE LAYOUT~~~
It has a simple white background and its iconic Red, White and Black logo that dominates. Tabs and icons at the top, with featured videos all over the front page. The top right section allows you to click on Your account and so on.

~~~EASE OF USE~~~
The website is extremely easy to use with an easy search bar in the top centre of the front page. Just type in whatever you are looking for and search results will appear. Here, you can also sort by relevance, time added, popularity, rating and more. These tools make it super easy to find exactly what you're looking for.

Once you have found the video you wish to see, just click on it and it will start loading. It's that simple! You can also add comments (and video comments) and rate the video after watching. Other features include the ability to see related videos, videos by the same user and visit their profile for more videos.

If you are an uploaded, tools are also easy to use. Just click on "add a video" and follow the easy instructions which will aid you in uploading. There are hardly any things to fill in and your video will be uploaded. The video management tools are also adequate, although not comprehensive, allowing you to see stats about your video and do some minor editing.

~~~PROS~~~
-Some light amusement
-Time killing
-Video sharing with friends and family
-Watching Music Videos

~~~CONS~~~
-LOTS of random videos
-Waste of Time
-Lots of fake videos just for views

~~~OVERALL~~~
I think the site has many benefits and is extremely useful, however, the massive amount of bogus videos and random (time wasting ones) mean that searching and viewing is made more difficult and time consuming.

However, there is a flagging button and report video which will aid in removing such videos and making the experience better.

It is a great site, and I really enjoy using it to catch up to some shows I've missed!

Summary: THE MOST POPULAR in the world