Ever since the internet has taken the world by storm, media-based content has been a key part of the network as a whole. Videos have always been a popular way of spreading content in an entertaining yet knowledge-filled way. Due to our wiring, many humans are in fact, visual learners. Similarly to a child in school, not everyone learns the same – videos not only provide a completely new platform to learn from but entertainment, communication, and connectedness.
During the early days of video distribution online, there were early-age streaming services such as RealNetworks broadcasting and other applications, users were required to download software to view video files. This was a tremendous road bump for many, taking into account the hassle required for a single video.
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Birth of Youtube – Online Videos Made Simple
On Valentine's Day 2005, a company was incorporated, which was to become the largest video platform in the world. As of 2017, YouTube has broken astonishing records in terms of usage as well as many other factors:
- 1.3bn users – yes, BILLION;
- 300 hours of videos uploaded per minute;
- Over 30 million daily visitors;
- More than 10,000 videos have already generated over 1bn views.
These are only a handful of facts about YouTube, however, it really does show the copious amounts of information available in the form of videos at the click of a button. Furthermore, the beauty isn't only in receiving, but the simple ability to give information and knowledge on wonderful platforms as such.
How to Find Videos on YouTube
Let's take a look at how you can find your favorite videos on YouTube, alternatively to have an innocent browse.
Finding Youtube Itself
Simply go to the URL https://youtube.com, alternatively click here.
Searching for Videos
If you want to search for a specific video, simply use the search bar and type something short and relevant about the video you are looking for.
Browsing Videos
Fancy something new? Have a browse and see what is online. With suggestions already present on your homepage, you have a great starting point. Alternatively, you can even browse categories such as trending videos.
Playing Videos and Interacting
Simply click on a video to play it. Once you have an account, you may also comment, like and share videos as you wish!
Other Video Platforms
Additionally, to Youtube, there are countless other brilliant video streaming platforms which have some interesting, niche specific content. Some of them are:
Respectively to the above, they are some well-engineered services but have come nowhere near YouTube in terms of market dominance or quality.. Yet!