Each second of the day, an hour of video is being uploaded to YouTube. This means that two and a half gigabytes of video are uploaded to the site every second. This is a massive amount of content stored in the form of data for anyone with internet access to find. According to their stats, YouTube warehouses hold a capacity of over four-hundred-thousand terabytes of file storage. How did the now Google owned company reach such a massive scale?
YouTube is a video sharing site free to anyone with an account. It holds millions of videos ranging on many different topics. Since its creation in 2005, YouTube has become one of the most popular video streaming sites in the world. Its content comes almost solely from its users, another reason as to why the site is so popular. GCF Global furthers that the site's visitors watch over 6 billion hours of video each month. People who have ever seen a video online have probably seen a video from the YouTube platform because its popularity has grown so substantially.
The emergence of YouTube as a social media giant has had many effects on communication in general. It has led to easy access to information. Many YouTube videos provide tutorials and lectures. Others are an amazing source of entertainment. People of all ages find media that they can enjoy on the site. User generated content has changed the media industry because individuals have more freedom and opportunity to create videos. This in turn allows for widespread advertising and user earnings. YouTube currently is a platform that awards successful channels with earnings. However, we will always remember the site as the expressive place to find videos that can distract us from the struggles of everyday life.
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