Thursday, January 14, 2010

"Hey Youtube!"

“Hey Youtube!”
Dear Youtube users,   
    Lets set the record straight for those who missed it the first time: Youtube[.com] is a website. What Youtube[.com] isn’t is a euphemism for everyone who participates on Youtube[.com]. If you want to address the Youtube[.com] using community as a whole, you could say: “Hey Youtube[.com]er’s”, or “Hello Youtube[.com] using community. When you say “Hey Youtube!” you are addressing a website. You may as well say “Hey a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web!” Additionally, trying to address everyone on Youtube[.com] is a waste of time. At time of writing Youtube[.com] has an estimated 124 million registered members. The odds that 124 million people are watching your video at the same time leans a bit toward... well I don’t know maybe statistically impossible? Next time try “Hey viewers” instead.

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