Youtube (Outlet research)- Emma Murphy

• Youtube is a video sharing website on which users can upload, share and view videos. It was created in 2005.
• The company uses Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user- generated contenet, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as amateur content such as video bloggin and short original video. Media corporations including CBS, BBC, VEVO and other organisations off material via the site, as part of  the Youtube partnership programme.
• Videos that are considered to be partly offensive content are available only to regustered users 18 or older.
• Before the launch in 2005, there were few easy methods available for ordinary computer to post and watch videos online. The wide range of topics shown by Youtube has turned video sharing into one of the most important parts of internet culture.
• Youtbe has been criticised for failing to ensure uploaded videos comply with the laws of copyright. Despite the advice on the website  there are still many unauthorized clips such as music videos featured on the website.
• Youtube is known to be one of the main websites to feature music videos that can be searched for by the touch of a button.