YouTube and TikTok

This week we are talking about YouTube. One of the interesting things we've seen with YouTube and other platforms that support video service (like TikTok and, before it, Vine) is videos going viral. What is it that makes them go viral? Do you think you can set out to make a viral video?

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YouTube has especially become ultra important in the age of coronavirus. I've resurrected my YouTube account to be able to post our class recordings to my channel in hopes that it doesn't overload Canvas. Churches scrambled to make channels and have the ability to "go live" so they could broadcast their Holy Week and Easter Masses/services to their communities (and beyond). YouTube might be one of those sites where you questioned whether it is actually a social networking site, but I think within these last few weeks, we've seen it come into its own in ways we've never considered.

Your blog post this week should be about the communal nature of video content. If you're not into YouTube, you can focus on TikTok instead. Why should we consider YouTube and TikTok social media platforms, based on the definition of social media we've discussed all semester? How can one creatively use these platforms to reach their intended audiences?

Blog posts are due by Friday.