YouTube

YouTube is one of the biggest services online for watching and sharing videos. Youtube was founded in 2005 and since created has become one of the biggest online services around. YouTube is the most popular video site and is used everyday by millions of people worldwide. YouTube contains, Tv programs, Music Videos and films as well as all the other videos uploaded by the public. YouTube is free to use and very simple to navigate around, the search bar makes it easy to find any video you want and with the billions of videos uploaded to the website it is virtually impossible to not find what you are looking for, If you sign up to YouTube you are able to do many things. You are able to upload videos to the site, add favourite videos to your profile and rate and comment other videos just to name a few features. Uploading to Youtube is easy and simple and only takes a few clicks to add whatever you want to the site. You are now also able to upload videos by your phone meaning you don't even have to log onto a computer. You don't have to go on a computer to view the videos either as many devices now such as ipods or mobile phones let you watch youtube videos on them. There is a TV shows section on Youtube which many different programs from a selection of channels. this is much easier as here you can get all your videos in one place instead of going to loads of different websites. You are also able to subscribe to a certain channel you like if you are signed up to YouTube. This allows you to see these videos when you log in. There are features on the videos which make it easier for viewing, including making the video into a pop out instead, expanding it or viewing it on a full screen. You are also able to like and dislike videos, at to favourites or to a playlist or share the video using Facebook, Twitter or email. You are also able to get the embed code which makes it easy to add videos to your website. By seeing the videos you watch YouTube is also able to recommend videos for you which it thinks you may enjoy watching.

YouTube TV shows

YouTube Main Page

YouTube is often in the news, here are some news stories that i have found recently.

Teenage girls’ fight videos sad spectacle

This video which was added to YouTube show two girls violently fighting. Videos like this are now becoming entertainment on websites such as YouTube which is becoming hugely controversial around the world click the link above to read the full story. 

Cops quiz yobs over sick Youtube Clip of Koran Burning

The link above also shows how youtube can be a very controversial topic. The story is about a group of people in the UK who decided on the anniversary of 9/11 to torch the muslim holy book. Click the link above to read the full story.

Addicting Games

On the website you are able to add
comments letting other people know what
you thought of the game

Addicting Games is one of the best game websites on the internet with new games added to the site every day. Addicting Games has ten different categories including "Arcade" "Puzzle" and "Adventure". The site also includes many different tags making it easier to find the games you want. If there is a certain game you want to play there is also a search box where you are able to search for the game you want. Each week there are featured games and plays of the week which shows gamers a whole load of games that they may not have looked at before. It is also easy to keep up to date with the websites news as you can follow it using many different services including Blogger, Twitter, Myspace, Facebook and Youtube. You are also able to add favourite games making it even easier to play the games you want. The website also keeps track of the games you've played and if you want to go back and play it agin you can simply go to the "Just Played" tab where all your recently played games will be. You can sort through all the games easily by using the features on the website. You are able to see the top games of all week, all month and all time. This feature can work by choosing a certain category or can go through all the games. The main page shows all the main categories and has a selection of the top games for each category. If you do not like any of these games you can then press "more games" to see the full list of games available. Players can rate the games saying how good they felt the game was and can leave comments saying what they think. There also is a "What's Hot" tab on the website which shows the games which have been "Top Rated" "Most Popular" "Most Reviewed" or "Most Favourited" making it easy for you to find the best game on the web. 

The rate it feature shows how
many people liked the game your playin

This website contains a huge amount of games providing endless entertainment for the gamers. 

Entertainment

Online entertainment is a world wide phenomenon with millions of people everyday using the internet to play games watch videos, TV,  listen to radio etc. There are billions of services on the internet which offer entertainmnet services the ones im going to cover are BBC iplayer, Youtube and Addicting Games.

Iplayer Home Page

My Catergories

BBC iplayer was released roughly 3 years ago and since the website has been in function has had an astounding amount of views. Iplayer is a website that allows you to catch up on the TV you may have missed. It includes programs from BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC 3, BBC 4, CBBC. CBeebies, BBC News, BBC parliament, BBC HD and BBC Alba. The site contains many ways to find the program you want; there is a list of categories where you are able to look through all the different categories to find what you want to watch categories include "lifestyle and leisure" "comedy" "films" "children's" "factual" and many more. On the homepage it also shows you the featured programs and the most popular programs making it easier to find the program you want. You are also able to search for the program you want using the embedded search engine. BBC iplayer enables you to watch a program up to seven days after it was shown on TV, there are some exceptions though where they are shown on the website for longer.  The main page also has a small  TV schedule on it telling you what programs were on up to three days ago and what time they were on you are then able to click the program and watch it online. It also gives you a schedule as to what programs are on TV today. A new feature to BBC iplayer is the tips video this shows you how to use all the handy features that are on the website and shows you how to navigate round. One good new feature is the favourites button this allows you to select a program you like and when new episodes are released they will be added straight to your favourites folder. which can be accessed from anywhere on the site. You can also add the categories you like to watch straight to your "my categories" folder bringing you a selection of programs from the category each day that you might be interested in. BBC iplayer also has a new "For You" feature which recommends to you programs that you might like. You are also able to download many of the programs so you can watch them on your ipod. 

Iplayer Favourites

As well as BBC TV programs you are also able to listen to radio from all the BBC radio programs. Like with the TV programs, in radio all the same features are available including the favourites button and the "For You" section.

Iplayer is now also available on many smart phones, so you can watch programs wherever you are.

Other programs like iplayer include
4oD, offering catch up on channel 4 programs

Iplayer is a very useful program. You can catch up on all the TV you've missed, organise all your favourite  programs and download things you want so you can watch them on the go. a disadvantage of IPlayer is that it obviously only contains BBC programs. But now there are more online services like iplayer that do exactly the same thing but for different programs ( SeeSaw, 4oD and ITV player).