From Android 11 and iPhone 12, we can see how much mobile phones have evolved. They are essentially portable computers when before, they were used mainly for texts and calls. It would not be too farfetched to say that in 2021, the mobile phone’s primary purpose is to let people access the internet no matter where they go. There’s a reason why they are now called “smartphones.”
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Twitter was the social media platform that introduced hashtags. These are tags preceded with a hash symbol (#) and hence the name. They help in grouping and categorizing content to promote ease of search. Due to how effective hashtags are as content filters, other social media platforms adapted them. In YouTube, for example, hashtags are used to denote the topic the video is centering around.
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The inception of social media has affected how businesses work. Facebook, Twitter, and especially YouTube allowed them to increase their reach. Advertising is not more accessible than before. No longer do companies need to rely exclusively on billboards and Tv commercials. They can attract customers using social media – be it by ads or through influencers.
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YouTube may not be as focused on music as SoundCloud, but it still does contribute to the industry. Like SoundCloud, YouTube does several programs to help indie artists grow their careers.
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Since their inception in 2007, hashtags have proven to be effective groupers of content. They are so good at putting content on any platform in categories. Because of hashtags, it is now easier for social media users to find content that interests them. For example, on YouTube, users don’t have to scroll through an endless list of videos to find what they are looking for. While they can use the native search function to narrow it down, the search results are still not specific. Hashtags remove this inconvenience. Using them in searches will make those and only those videos using that hashtag appear. People can also click on a hashtag to see more videos revolving around the subject.
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Ever since it was launched, YouTube has provided people on the internet entertainment. Now, more than a decade later, it still continues to do that. As a matter of fact, YouTube is the largest video-streaming platform. Also, it is the second most-visited website – losing only to its parent, Google.
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YouTube has really changed the way people watch videos. Before, watching videos meant watching a movie or a TV show. But now, there are vlogs and live streams people can enjoy. What’s best about live streams is that viewers can watch them in real-time. They are not pre-recorded like films. On top of that, people can interact with the streamer and fellow viewers. So, they can have input on what happens on the stream.
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YouTube is undoubtedly one of the most successful websites in the world. It is one of the social media giants, the primary source of video entertainment, and one of the largest search engines. That is not a feat that’s easy to accomplish.
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Every minute, content creators on YouTube upload around 100 hours of videos on the platform. And not just that. Reports say that YouTube grabs the better attention of the viewers than primetime television. From that alone, we can see how successful YouTube is at being the world’s biggest video-streaming platform.
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Sometimes, you can’t put exactly how you feel into words. That makes social media messages, emails, or even YouTube comments difficult to understand sometimes. Some are already assuming it’s a tactic to grow more YouTube views for the platform and for creators.
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