YouTube is a site that I visit semi-regularly but I’m not terrifically active on it. I think that’s because the site has its benefits but I haven’t really been maximizing my use of those benefits.

Some of the things that I do use YouTube for include:

• Watching funny clips. I admit it, I’ll sometimes watch whatever links I’m sent just for entertainment.
• Watching shows I missed during the week. I don’t follow too many TV shows. The ones that I do, I can usually see online elsewhere if I miss an episode (either on Hulu or on the network’s channel). However, there have been times when I couldn’t find an episode online anywhere else except on YouTube so I watched it there.
• Researching information. There are things that I have researched which are much easier to understand through a video than through text (like how to blow smoke rings) so sometimes I research through the site.

What I think I should start using the site for more is:

• Promoting my work. You can definitely use YouTube to promote your business but I haven’t done it much myself.
• Networking. YouTube is a social networking site but I’ve never really taken advantage of that aspect of it.
• Learning about new shows that I might like. As far as entertainment goes, I could probably find clips of shows I might like on the site but I’ve never bothered.

What do you use YouTube for?

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