{"id":7899,"date":"2021-12-05T08:17:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T08:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softwaretools.tech\/?p=7899"},"modified":"2021-12-05T08:17:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T08:17:07","slug":"what-is-youtube-and-how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softwaretools.tech\/what-is-youtube-and-how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What is YouTube and How Does it Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are very few apps in this age of technology that equally connects the boomers, millennials, and the Gen-Z’s, and one of these is YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube is a popular video-streaming platform that has constantly reimagined itself to appeal to all sections of society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re a traveler, chef, artist, musician, or simply like to divulge the latest and most interesting bits of gossip or current affairs, you’ve your niche in YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who else remembers listening to the latest music on YouTube and rushing to convert the video to its MP3 version so that you could listen to it on your iPod later? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t, no worries. This guide is here to educate you on the best way you can use this interactive platform the way it was meant to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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What is YouTube?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is a portal that provides people a way to store videos online and share them with others. You can also comment and share these videos. YouTube videos can be accessed on devices like PCs, Laptops mobile phones, TV, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This open video platform was first launched in 2005 and it quickly rose to its fame. It is now one of the best destinations where you can see different kinds of videos, be it educational or for entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube, which is now a Google-owned website, focuses mainly on the freedom of expression and information of its users. It also allows us to join communities that we are passionate about topics like food, art, culture, entertainment, fashion, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another reason why it has become a popular video viewing platform is because of how easy it is to use and upload videos. You can upload videos in any file format and it will convert these videos to \u201c.FLV\u201d format (also known as YouTube\u2019s Adobe Flash Video Player).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also gives you the ability to embed the videos into other websites. You just need to copy and paste the URL of the video and this enables your audience to view the video on another website of your choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not just a platform where you only search and see videos – there is a wide range of features that makes it a unique platform. Let\u2019s delve deeper into the features provided by YouTube so that we can utilize the platform to its full capacity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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How to use the features provided by YouTube?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are some of the main functions that YouTube users do while they are using this video platform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Search and Watch videos.<\/li>
  2. Create a personal YouTube channel.<\/li>
  3. Upload videos to your channel.<\/li>
  4. Like\/ Comment\/ Share other videos.<\/li>
  5. Subscribe\/Follow other channels and users.<\/li>
  6. Creating playlists that organize videos together according to the tastes of different people.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Working of YouTube algorithms while search videos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Now let\u2019s look at the first function – searching and watching videos. Let\u2019s say there is a music video that you would like to watch. To help its audience find a video, YouTube uses a complex algorithm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This algorithm displays the results in an order using the keywords that you have used to enter in the search tab. The algorithm finds these keywords from the title, description, thumbnail, and tags that were created at the time the video was uploaded for the audience to view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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