YouTubes Effects Into the Personal Life.

I agree youtube really effects personal life because people from all over the world post videos and things that like on youtube and show it off to millions of viewers and bloggers. I think its funny how some of the people react to theses videos are act when making them.

Dear Katie,

I myself have seen that video and I remember laughing hysterically as well.  I have also often wondered about privacy and Youtube as well.  I remember two years ago, while attending a basketball camp at Westminster, I would huddle around the computers in the Westminster cafeteria and watch youtube videos with numerous other people.  The one that sticks out the most is called something along the lines of "Star Wars Kid".  This video is directly related to your post.  You wrote "This is a hit on that brother's emotional state and could lead to more serious issues...".  I later learned that the Star Wars kid eventulally saw the videos that had been posted and suffered severe problems with his self-esteem.  As the web has become avialable as a form of communication, it seems that many people are taking advantage of the fact that millions of people can potentially view their videos.  That's not to say I don't enjoy some of these Youtube videos myself, I just often wonder how the person in the video feels.  Thank you for writing on an interesting subject.

Katie-

I think your post topic is very interesting. I have also seen "biggest freak out ever" and thought it was hilarious. But I can't help feeling a little bad for this kid because this video will probably be following him around for the rest of this life. I agree with your comment, "Even though the brother who filmed his brothers freak out may have had the right to put his video on the computer, I feel it was a violation of the other brothers privacy when he posted his video to the public, especially when his brother most likely didn't want him to do so". I have also wondered about the privacy of frequent youtube "vloggers" and well known youtubers. Obviously many people enjoy watching vlogs, but aren't these vloggers at least a little concerned about revealing so much about themselves to any viewer?  I also agreed with youre comment, "But my amusement is not as important as this kids well being...then again, maybe it was staged." I do feel a little guilty by being so amused by such videos as the "biggest freak out ever", but I do often wonder if some of these videos ARE staged. Great post and I look forward to what you write next.

-Lauren

Katie

I saw this video the other week and the whole time I couldn't believe that World of Warcraft could bring out the craziness in some people. I guess I would say its a chance to see what happens behind closed doors. It was pretty entertaining I must say. But I agree that it was "a violation of the other brothers privacy when he posted his video to the public, especially when his brother most likely didn't want him to do so." If I put myself in his position and realized millions of people were laughing at my expense, I would freak out too.

I thought your post was important in letting those of us who find amusement in others personal moments to realize that in a way its a violation of privacy and the comments posted could easily hurt their emotional state. I realize that Youtube comments can become out of hand with over the top slander because nobody knows who you are, your just "youtubeuser12345" and you have the ability to make fun of someone without worrying about the consequences.

The sentence, "my amusement is not as important as this kids well being...then again, maybe it was staged. You never know.", made me wonder if it could have been staged, I heard Youtubers get paid some good money per view if they have a good number of subscribers. If it is staged, that kid should win an oscar. It was an entertaining and definately the "Biggest Freak out ever" that I've seen, but your post also made me re-consider my judgement toward the poor boy whose brother caught him in a bad moment. It could happen to any of us.

Thank you for the interesting post!