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The downloading feature on YouTube is the latest addition that has youngsters going ga ga over it
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Hot spot Video-sharing websites are in great demand
Let’s take a trip down memory lane when music was actually food for the soul and the lyrics pulled at your heartstrings. Tuning in and staying glued to the good old radio was the only option to listen to good songs after watching a widely accla
imed movie. It’s been a long journey from there to LP records, cassettes, jukeboxes and currently the fastest way- the Internet way.
Downloading favourite music numbers from the web is the hobby of many a music buff. After the initial controversies and legal battles waged with music companies died a gradual death, is now easy to download any music from websites.
A few famous download sites are iTunes, mp34u, Cooltoad, Napster, eMusic and Limewire. “But even that is now a passé and downloading of music videos on to your computer, iPod or cell phone is the latest thrilling factor on the scene” says Avinash, a computer geek.
Catching on
The trend of graduating from just music, to music videos was bound to catch on. Web sites like YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo Video, Myspace, Dailymotion, Bebo, Break, Metacafe and Stage6 and Youtube cater to the needs of the music buffs.
YouTube has emerged the second most popular site in the world with the greatest number of hits after Yahoo. It started off as a popular Web video-sharing site that lets anyone store short videos for private or public viewing, founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim.
It has become a perfect platform for videographers and amateurs who can put up their videos for public viewing and air their talent. “My brother gifted me a handy cam when he came down from the US and I started filming in my own style. My videos were well appreciated by friends and I started posting them on YouTube. It feels good to know that people around the globe are watching and commenting on them,” chirps Shikha, who wants to become a documentary filmmaker.
One must register on the site and then upload a video for viewing.
A registered user can join any community, group or even blog and comment on the site. Videos are streamed to users on the YouTube site www.youtube.com.or via blogs and other web sites. YouTube provides specific code for playing each video that can be embedded on a web page of a third-party site. Mozilla Firefox speeds up the process of streaming and makes it more user-friendly.
Orkut is one of the most popular friends site in India at present and it has the provision of adding as many videos as possible. Youngsters are going bonkers over the sheer variety they upload. “There are funny videos of ads, stunts, real life pranks, speeches of great leaders and even the latest song and dance routine from Hollywood and Bollywood. My friends and I are always competing to see who has the most number of superlative, wackiest and crazy videos,” gushes Nisheeth, a compulsive Orkut addict.
Growing popularity
Shashank Raj, an engineering grad, loves to search and upload banned and rib-tickling commercials, along with his favourite western music videos and share them with friends. Hilary Clinton and Obama’s campaign videos are all available, even Australian President Howard used YouTube during his campaign.
The sheer magnitude of the videos and the multiplicity is mind-boggling. “The only drawback in YouTube videos is that it’s slow and one has to wait to let it stream first and then watch,” comments Harshita, an impatient teenager. There are YouTube awards for the best videos and the most watched ones. The music is divine to the ears while the video is a feast to the eyes.
HARJEET KAUR ALLAGH
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