I have come across this interesting article that presents the latest statistics on YouTube video views in terms of number and spread over time from the initial upload. Most videos have a decent chance of being viewed early, even those from unknown videographers with no previous activity on the site. However, some videos keep drawing the crowds in depth of time, viewers keep coming back again and again.
After billions of hours online, I have also come to the realisation that it is risky to try to put barriers between content types of text, video, photographs or whatever. Thinking about it, I go to certain sites not because of the content type, but because I find the quality high and the experience useful or entertaining. Some sites offer many combined types of content so the division is virtually no-existent, everything is seamlessly integrated in the web page. Read the rest of this entry »
