Spring Break
Web Junk 101
Some students spend hours watching web videos
Carlos Militante
Issue date: 4/12/07 Section: News
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Students have found an alternative way to waste time and it comes in the form streaming Web videos on the Internet.
"Something about videos of people getting hurt or making complete fools of themselves is appealing and worth my time," said Jordan Brown, a senior majoring in biology. "Some nights I spend hours on YouTube just watching random clips or stuff my friends' link me."
Names like "Little Superstar," "the dancing midget", and "Afro Ninja the wannabe Kung Fu master" have become synonymous among students thanks to Web junk video sites such as YouTube and Break.com.
"I think that people are just interested in things that aren't 'normal,'" Brown said. "It's not every day you see the things you can find on the Internet."
Local San Jose resident Edcel Kamelly said that he could spend about two hours a day watching Web videos on YouTube.com and other video Web sites.
"I'm really into dance videos and I like that you can find a huge amount of them on YouTube," Kamelly said. "It's funny because I find myself watching the same cycle of videos every day."
Hannah Le, a junior majoring in kinesiology, said that she loves how television network sites such as NBC.com and CBS.com offer commercial free versions of her favorite shows.
"I think this is really cool because I can't always make it home on time to watch CSI and Grey's Anatomy," Le said, "Since I can't afford TiVo and DVR this is definitely a cool option."
Brown thinks that Internet broadcast could be the future of television.
Along with Sling Media's Slingbox, which allows users to access their home television broadcast wirelessly to a laptop or cell phone through any Wi-Fi hot spots around the world.
"Now your TV isn't the only source for television," Brown said. "With streaming video content and the Slingbox you can watch TV on your computer and cell phone. Now I can watch anything, anytime, anywhere."
Ti Doan, a sophomore majoring in accounting, said that YouTube helps him survive some of his boring classes.
"Something about videos of people getting hurt or making complete fools of themselves is appealing and worth my time," said Jordan Brown, a senior majoring in biology. "Some nights I spend hours on YouTube just watching random clips or stuff my friends' link me."
Names like "Little Superstar," "the dancing midget", and "Afro Ninja the wannabe Kung Fu master" have become synonymous among students thanks to Web junk video sites such as YouTube and Break.com.
"I think that people are just interested in things that aren't 'normal,'" Brown said. "It's not every day you see the things you can find on the Internet."
Local San Jose resident Edcel Kamelly said that he could spend about two hours a day watching Web videos on YouTube.com and other video Web sites.
"I'm really into dance videos and I like that you can find a huge amount of them on YouTube," Kamelly said. "It's funny because I find myself watching the same cycle of videos every day."
Hannah Le, a junior majoring in kinesiology, said that she loves how television network sites such as NBC.com and CBS.com offer commercial free versions of her favorite shows.
"I think this is really cool because I can't always make it home on time to watch CSI and Grey's Anatomy," Le said, "Since I can't afford TiVo and DVR this is definitely a cool option."
Brown thinks that Internet broadcast could be the future of television.
Along with Sling Media's Slingbox, which allows users to access their home television broadcast wirelessly to a laptop or cell phone through any Wi-Fi hot spots around the world.
"Now your TV isn't the only source for television," Brown said. "With streaming video content and the Slingbox you can watch TV on your computer and cell phone. Now I can watch anything, anytime, anywhere."
Ti Doan, a sophomore majoring in accounting, said that YouTube helps him survive some of his boring classes.
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