Poll: Do you use YouTube videos on your Web pages?

I prefer to host my own videos. Sometimes sites like youtube re-encode with results that I do not like. Plus I like knowing my video is always up, unlike hosting on another site.

I only use embedded youtube for all my video tutorials on my site… saves me some bandwidth even with me on a dedicated server and a 100mbit connection and plenty of bandwidth, why put the extra load if youtube doesnt have a problem with it?

Personally, I heard about the Viacom deal and I lost all interest in posting videos to YouTube (or watching them for that matter). It’s not that I post or watch anything I’d be ashamed of, it’s the principle. It would be understandable to give them the rights to see viewer data on the shows they say were copyrighted. But everything? What is that other than a court-mandated violation of our privacy? Thanks Google/YouTube but I’ll pass from now on.

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I’ve used You Tube quite a lot and didn’t fully understand the Viacom issue until you mentioned it. Thanks for the heads up. Yes, it does change my perspective. What a month for our privacy rights — FISA, Viacom . . .

I’m with Ingrid. This issue somehow didn’t hit my personal radar screen, so I am very glad you brought it up.

Right now, I avoid using videos on my personal blog. I don’t want to post images of my family because of privacy issues – I really wouldn’t relish my video becoming the latest viral video! And, my sister would kill me if I posted videos of her kids. She is very protective of them.

Eventually I would like to post some video tutorials, but I am trying to figure out what the best method will be.

“Eventually I would like to post some video tutorials, but I am trying to figure out what the best method will be.”

When you get that figured out let me know Connie. I would like to do some for my business site but like Jennifer, I’m staying away from YouTube.

I’m completely illiterate when it comes to online videos. One of these days I’ll have to get with it. BUT, I’m really happy to have found all the other great stuff on your site. I’ll be back!

Ever since the early days when people added odd musical bits to their web pages that played over and over I’ve turned the sound off on my puter. Puter starts up silently and no annoying little audio alerts. Now that the videos are becoming more popular, I find I must occasionally look at the videos. I don’t like to have the sound on, but it’s necessary. Not a happy camper.

Ditto @Ingrid T..

Viacom, FISA..

Aye, goodness…….