Sometimes, it's interesting to remember what life was like before certain technological developments.
For me, it’s hard to imagine a world without e-mail (“when does the post office close?”), cell phones (“gotta find a payphone to make a call!”) and the internet (“you mean I have to CALL an airline to make a reservation?”)
These advances are largely taken for granted—we act as if we have always relied on these devices/services.
On a lesser level, the creation and worldwide adoption of YouTube as an on-demand source for entertainment and the common person’s access to almost everyone on Earth is maybe just a footnote.
It shouldn’t be.
Granted, perhaps 90% of YouTube’s content is drivel, but given there are millions of videos housed on those servers, even the 10% that's worthwhile accounts for untold millions of riveting video. Much of it is funny, but there are instructional, educational and historical videos that could occupy you for hours on end.
In fact, I rely heavily on YouTube daily to spice up the blog. The subject matter itself is often determined by what I happen to stumble upon when I go there daily.
Back to the funny stuff…here is a YouTube video of Jimmy Kimmel and Norah Jones doing a takeoff on the top YouTube videos of the year—in a novelty, holiday kind of way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGyIucmTcFw
That’s OK, but I don’t think they got anywhere near the best ones for 2009! If there is a YouTube video that you recommend for viewing, let me know! It could be the subject of a future blog.
Gotta run….Christmas shopping to do! A video camera, perhaps?
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