On the Road to Mastering YouTube

1 On the Road to mastering YouTube

Below are 5 features/capabilities of YouTube

   

      1. Annotations

Setting up annotations helps the owner really engage with the viewers and makes the videos more interactive.  One feature is to add associated websites to the video for additional content. This helps when developing a personal video to link important websites or if making a commercial video to link merchant partners.

2. Subscriptions 

Subscriptions are the connection to others youtube sites, which allows you to share and review others video selections. This is a wonderful capability to collaborate on a piece of work including a video. Allows the exchange of ideas and content. 

      

3. Video Manager - Live Streaming

The Video manager within the Youtube account allows for live streaming of video and the ability to engage an audience and interact with them on real time.  This ability to work collaboratively in a live video environment is very helpful, especially if you are using this medium to teach.  

4. Analytic Capability - gives real time feedback

The youtube account owner has the ability to engage a selected group to view videos and receive feedback, in addition to many other options.  This capability is a powerful collaborative tool in the development of videos particularly as a teaching tool.  It allows input from all connected sources to review, evaluate, and comment on video's that the account owner is developing. 

5. Youtube communities

The youtube account owner has the ability to create different communities in which they can participate and control the requested participation.  This functionality has the ability to blacklist words, ban users, and manage the comments.