YouTube: the good, the bad and the interesting and The YouTube-ification of Politics were both interesting articles. It does seem like as soon as someone comes up with a new social network that people are willing to jump all over it. Especially with "YouTube" because it seems like everyone wants their 15minutes of fame and they are willing to do anything in a video and post it on the web for attention. Granted some of these videos are posted by some people with talent to catch the eye of people in the business, and give them an opportunity that they may not have had otherwise. However some of what is posted are videos of kids just messing around with their friends and the just want all their friends to see this funny video. Some of the people post their videos on "YouTube" really do consider themselves professionals though.
As for people getting involved in Politics, I think it's great. Most young people are naive and don't really know how to question what the people running for office are saying. I think that this is a way to help us question what the Politicians are saying when they contradict themselves, and forces them to address an issue head on. I'm sure it's not how they would like to deal with issues, but the people have a right to know the truth. A lot of young people don't think it's important to vote, and this is breaking through to them to be more relatable.
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