A few years ago YouTube was hardly known among the general public. Now, even my mother knows how to find videos on it. R. Kelly recently released a music video to his song, "Real Talk" on YouTube. In the video he talks to the camera and even gets his hair braided. I think it seems appropriate for him to do a video to his song on YouTube. The video came off very authentic and real, just as the song is about a very real fight between a boyfriend and a girlfriend.
An even more important use for YouTube as emerged, thanks to CNN. Tomorrow, on November 28th, CNN is hosting a Republican debate. The debate is for the American public to see the difference between all the Republican Presidential Candidates. People were told to film themselves asking questions about topics that are important to them. CNN will select the best questions and air them during the debate. The candidates will then have to answer the questions on live television. I think this is a great use of YouTube, which is usually used to share funny jokes, skits, or parts of movies. This also lets the public feel like they have more of an influence on the debates and election process.
YouTube is a great source that is not hard to use. As the music industry moves away from material purchases, I think YouTube will also start to play a factor. R. Kelly's video, although not as well filmed and produced, is a not expensive, real way of portraying himself and his song. Hopefully more industries and companies will move towards utilizing all the functions YouTube offers.
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