Wikipedia

I adore Wikipedia. Every time I go to search something, I'll usually Google it first but Wikipedia is usually the first link to pop up. I go to Wikipedia to search for everything. There are some things that Wikipedia doesn't have, but that's what Google is for. I think Wikipedia is great because it's so easy to use and to comprehend. The only downside to it is that anyone can edit information in, so you're not really sure if all of the information is correct or true in the articles you read on there. I think the majority of professors aren't comfortable with students using Wikipedia as a source because anyone can edit it. It's not a 'secure' site where you know the information is going to be true facts. I use Wikipedia way too much. I go on there if I can't figure out the name of a book or an author of a book or for anything really. If I can't think of something, I'll usually say, "Let's Wiki it." and if Wikipedia fails me, "Okay, I'll Google it instead." And by 'anyone can edit it', I mean anyone. I can go in and edit a wiki page, but so can other websites. They can go in and correct any wrong information that may be on there. I love Wikipedia.

YouTube

YouTube is a popular site where people can watch videos, post videos, comment on videos, like or dislike videos, and many other things. We should care because it is a very important and relevant site for my generation and anyone can be a part of it. There are many types of videos on YouTube. There are vlogs, things that were on tv/in a movie and now available on the internet, there are spoofs of things, cartoons, drawings, poetry, prose, and various other types of things. Everyone can be on YouTube and anyone can enjoy the videos that are uploaded to YouTube. Like I just said, anyone and everyone can be on YouTube and can watch it if they have internet access. I guess it depends on what is being watched, but I normally watch funny things with real people in them (vlogs) or spoofs or a television show that I missed or something along those lines. I rarely watch something on there that I feel is bad. Well, with what I've encountered, I sometimes watch fan videos of my favorite shows and sometimes those can be bad due to editing of the video itself, but very rarely do I watch something on YouTube that I think is 'bad'. I think everything that I watch on YouTube is good because if it makes me laugh, it's good. I'm not sure what my question would be. If I did have one it probably would have been something simple like what is YouTube? or something like that. I don't really have anything to ask YouTube at the moment.

Abstract -- Final

My topic is about vlogging and charity and more specifically, vlogging for charity. I love the idea of charities utilizing the internet and popular vloggers on the internet to help get their cause known. My paper is going to discuss how vloggers go about doing a vlog for charity and what kinds of charities are utilizing the internet in that way. It will also look at how many charities don't use the internet in different ways other than just having a generic website that gives a general overview. How do charities raise money for their cause. Are they willing to use youtubers to help them raise awareness and money for their organization?