YouTubeReviews 1,220

I've been on YouTube for a good 4 years or so now. When i first joined it was a great way to show your videos that you worked hard on. But of course, Google had bought YouTube, and things started to go downhill.

I am probably the millionth person to complain about these new changes to YouTube, but I still would like to share my opinion.

As much as YouTube is still a video sharing site, the idea of the 'YouTuber' has drifted into the background. TV companies have now partnered up with YouTube. This means that rather than just us average YouTuber's videos appearing on the front page, it's nothing but media companies promoting their new shows! It's irritating!

Copyright never used to be an issue before, but suddenly thousands of videos that people have worked so hard on are being dragged off because of copyright issues! They mute videos even if there is music playing in the background of someone talking, it's rediculous!

But something that really gets on my nerves about these new features are the error which reads 'This video has been blocked in your country'! Do I need to explain this! Blocking videos because of the country you live in? To me, that's borderline censorship, and there is no need for it at all!

So i'd stick to Vimeo or DailyMotion, unless Google buys them too, then we are in trouble!

I love youtube.com for all my entertainmentt needs, and some of my needs for political information. I am amazed at youtube.com's huge collection of music videos, politcal debate videos, political fourum videos, and their huge collection of TV classic videos, and comedy videos. I could go on all day about how I love to use this website, but I won't even try to do that here. I am almost 62 years old, and I have found many videos containing music from my childhood. I have spent hours on this website, playing contemporary classic videos, and wonderful worship videos. My favorite Christian group on youtube.com is Hillsong United Singers. I think this website is one of the best ones on the web!

YouTube is the best. It has videos for everybody, on every subject (as long as its not too naughty).
It has millions of people uploading videos and billions watching them.
Here are some of the good points.
Its free, Its fast, a wide range of videos, good search facility, good for all ages, its entertaining, its a good reference source, easy to navigate.

And the bad points
Open to offensive abuse and arguments, copyright issues, some boring videos, your favourite videos can be removed.

Overall - The best.

I want to share this with everyone. I was over my boyfriends house one night and he put a movie on that was playing on the AMC channel. Well I have never seen this one before it was called Tombstone. It featured Kurt Russel as Wyatt Erp and Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday. I am sure everybody has heard of the Tombstone Arizona, and the gunfight at the O. K. corral. I enjoyed this movie so much. Val was so funny in this that I was laughing so hard my ribs hurt. I know that the real shoot out was not a laughing matter, as a matter of fact very terrible and sad that cowboys hurt people that way. The Erps were just trying to employ some kind of law. After watching the movie I was curious to see what the people really looked like. I visited many sites by using there names. I got to see what all of them looked like. The good guys and the bad guys. This was very interesting to me because I got to visit the past. So if you go to this site you can see parts of the movie. Then If you like it, you can buy it. I liked the movie so much from tv that I went out and bought it before I ever visited this site. When you go to this site click on the site that says my favorite scenes from Tombstone. To be able to watch the scenes from the movie you can type in www.youtube/docholiday, or www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ydgkvwh3jq. I hope this is of interest to some people so they can see how people treat others so badly. This is a reality check for all of us. Sincerely, Lorraine W.

Get lost in the abyss of youtube video clips. ITS MY GO TO SOURCE FOR TUTORIALS. Why open a one dimensional manual when you can learn what you need by watching a youtube video on the subject.

I've saved money on repairs. Learned tricks on how to make loading my kayak onto the car roof easier. Viewed reviews on items I was considering. I've made better educated consumer purchases. All through youtube.com. I find it very useful.

It's definitely the best website of its kind. However, it's become a lot more bothersome since it became a for-profit site. They take down any video that may be a copyright violation. I know someone who's video was taken down even though he had legal permission to use the content. They have really taken the "You" out of YouTube. Even with all their money, they don't attempt to take down racist/threatening/sexual/harrassing comments and I see repeat offenders going unpunished.

That being said, there are no video-sharing sites that can compare to it. If you want to share videos with the world, use YouTube. Just make sure you don't give Google an excuse to censor/ban/sue you by posting copyrighted content. Even a 1-second clip of a logo can get your video removed.

Youtube has pissed me off they have deleated an AMV (Animated Music Video) that took me over 5 months to compleate and have deleated my account and all my other videos due too a copyright error after debating with them about this error under section 107 of the US copyright law, giving full alowence to any media used as a non proffit item to be Fair Use. After 4 debates i have lost my rights as a youtube citizen and don't believe i will be turning back soon unless given my full reinstatement for all my media and my account. I am also curious how they only did that to one of my videos when all 15 others were exactly the same make so i warn all users to not create a youtube account and to upload your videos because they will fck you over.

-Ratsch09

Youtube is good, very good im prepared to say its the best i ever visited, i visit it on a regular basis. However, its NOT perfect. A company called viacom rules over youtube with an iron fist. Copyright is a constant problem. Viacom may remove audio from a video whenever they feel like it if it violates any little small right. They'll even take you to court after repeat copyright offences and refusal to remove copyrighted videos. Youtube is also somewhat of a social network you can send people personal messages or comment on their chnnel, like posting something on a wall on facebook. You can also subscribe to someones channel if you like their videos. Youtube has few features from facebook but is still a great website! Youtube has ZERO tolerance for the following content in videos: Physical fighting(bullying), nudity, or copyright