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toc [|YouTube] is currently the [|5th most visited website] in the world, hosting millions of video files of all different types. It was recently aqcuired by google, one of the biggest names on the internet([|watch video]). Everyone knows what YouTube is. The question, though, is what's in store for the future of YouTube and online video in general.

Current Uses:

 * ===Entertainment===Believe it or not, several small time comedians and amateur movie makers have been discovered on youtube through their videos that were posted on the site.For example Liam Sullivan who has made several skits and even a comical musician named Kelly. Also, the makers of "the myspace movie" were also given credit for their amatuer production and even got a deal for their work. Even some bands such as OK GO became extremely popular through videos they made of their music and having posted them on YouTube. Shows, Movies, Music Videos and other productions of that such can be found on this site.
 * ===Advertisement===To get a meaning or a message out there youtube is probably one of the #1 ways to do this. Videos and Commericals are made on such things as Drugs and Products for sale. Millions of people use the internet a day and chances are they will stumble apon your video even if they weren't specifically looking for it. Television commercials can be found on YouTube for your viewing anytime and more people who see your companies advertisements the more familar they are with it and given a choice would choose your product due to familarity.

No one really knows exactly what's going to happen when it comes to internet video. YouTube and other big companies would never give away their game plan ahaid of time. However, there are many predictions to what will happen.

Predictions:
> > Also, there are many sites and users setting up online "channels" that kind of mimic what tv channels do but amateur and free(see http://www.brightcove.com/). More professional participation and recognition in that kind of thing will lead easily accessible video of both amateur users and professional networks. There will also probably be some normal users who start making money on their home-made videos on the internet, and branch out to normal TV as well. > > Sony is releasing what they call BRAVIA internet video link, which allows certain new models of their TVs to play AOL videos (http://myinternetmarketingsuccess.com/blog/38/sony-tvs-to-play-online-video/). Also see the Netgear Entertainer HD (http://www.technologyevangelist.com/2007/01/netgear_entertainer.html), and the Apple TV (http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2066). These devices allow for your data from your computer to be used with your HDTV and home theater system.
 * ===Online video and TV convergence===Currently, online video sites end up hosting hundreds of copyrighted videos before the site is able to delete this material. It's clear that tv and movie comapnies that own these works are completely against letting people have free access to them. Evetually, however, this might lead to them kind of giving up and offering it themselves.

> > One specific device that has been getting hype for a long time and has finally been announced, is the Apple iPhone. The iPhone is being pinned as revolutionary, because it is incorporating widescreen mobile video, portable music, and wifi internet all in one supposedly comprehensive device. It even runs a slim version of Apple's main operating system, OS X. Apple Ipods have also been the forerunner in portable digital video, but they don't have widescreen, and the screen and resolution are smaller.
 * ===Mobile Video===Allready, there are cell phones which offer streaming video content. Eventually, as wireless technology becomes more and more sophisticated, there will be better quality video, a better assortment of videos, and faster videos. Perhaps after a while, you'll be able to plug your mobile device into your HDTV and be able to watch every video from the internet for free.

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 * ===Quality Advancements===Broadband internet is becoming more popular and faster every single day. Also, screen technology is maturing and becoming cheaper. These advancements will make online video much better quality. Youtube and most other video sites are notorious for their low quality. By reducing the bitrate of their videos, they become more accessible by people without the fastest connections. However, this is limiting for the people with larger bandwidth. In the future, streaming video will become much more sharp, not to mention the average person will be using higher resolutions on their desktop.

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