DO YOU HAVE THE ENERGY AND PASSION?
“The answer is, you do. And for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game, TIME's Person of the Year for 2006 is you.� (Grossman, Lev. Person of the year.)
Although information can be shared wrong, technologies such as cameras, YouTube or cell phones can be beneficial for those who spend more time online, rather than watching television. It can also be dangerous because of video manipulation and videos of Saddam Hussein’s death. Overall, as mentioned, I agree that it is definitely “a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter. Silicon Valley consultants call it Web 2.0, as if it were a new version of some old software. But it's really a revolution.� (Grossman, Lev. Person of the year.) One thing, it has definitely allowed people to take control and express themselves, which is through their videos. When it comes to the entertainment industry, it can affect it either way as well. I don’t personally use YouTube either (I know, I’m WAY behind everyone! � ) but I can see how it would affect music videos posted early, because then people would depend on YouTube to search for new videos, rather than watching MTV/BET or whatever it may be. It could also harm TV shows as well in the same aspect, but I would say less severe because people are having the opportunity to see a show they recently missed.
Here’s a perfect example of an OLD TV show clip that someone thought was quite funny to put up. It’s Heather Miller falling at the end of her dance on Dancing with the stars. I love this show and didn’t get to see this clip, so I thought this was great!