The Pros and Cons of YouTube

Roger's Diffusion of Innovations and/or ideas explains how and why technology and and new ideas tend to stick around and how they are all adapted into our everyday lives. Nowadays, there are so many examples of social media apps and different types of technologies that we all use in our everyday lives.
YouTube, an online video sharing website and app, is one out of many of the social media platforms that have grown to be significantly more popular over the last few years. Of course, just like every other social media website, there are some pros and cons as to why someone should or shouldn't use YouTube.

Lets start with the Pros:

1. There is always brand new content uploaded everyday.
2. Anyone can upload videos and potentially start to make money by putting advertisements on your videos.
3. YouTube can be very educational whether that be school related, cooking, driving, or even DYI (do it yourself) related videos. 
4. It is available on every device (iPhone, Android, Windows, etc).
5. There is a feature for parents to block age restricted content for their children. 

And here are the Cons:

1. It can be addicting. You can spend hours on YouTube and not even realize it.
2. Lack of privacy.
3. There is good amount of inappropriate content published on YouTube.
4. Copyright infringement. YouTubers are always dealing with copyright issues when it comes to certain songs or re-using clips from people's videos in their own content.
5. Harsh or inappropriate comments. When posting your own videos you might come across people writing hate in your videos comment section because there are no restrictions or filters when it comes to writing a comment. 

YouTube is made for a wide range of ages, it isn't specifically made for anyone in particular. Kids can watch TV shows on YouTube, teenagers and young adults can watch their favorite YouTubers, teachers can show documentaries or educational videos to their classes, and even parents can watch the Late Late Show or clips from the Ellen Show on YouTube as well. 

I love YouTube and I have been using it for years now. I have seen some of my favorite YouTubers grow up on there and I have gotten to watch their channel grow to the millions of subscribers that they have now. I have my own YouTube Channel , and although I do not have as many subscribers as most people, I make videos because I enjoy it and because it helps me practice my editing and video making skills.