Apr 112006
YouTube is the latest Web 2.0 application to generate ear-shattering decibels of buzz amongst tech journalists and bloggers. It’s basically Flickr, but with videos instead of photos. However, after browsing through some of its offerings, I’d say that the promise of YouTube is not yet fully realized. A lot of the videos are copyrighted material–clips of television shows, especially anime. Then there are the homebrewed videos of cute young women doing something naughty or seductive or whatever. Yawn. Perhaps the next Kevin Smith will one day be discovered via YouTube, but for now the site is firmly in the grips of narcissists and voyeurs. Oh, and the anime freaks. Can’t forget the anime freaks.
