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Making something to share online can also be seen as craft. You start with nothing accept some tools or materials, there is no prescription and there are infinite possibilities.

Youtube is like adding plants to a garden; and those items can be nurtured by others (ratings and links) and responded to(comments of further videos). Its a good form of collaboration.

Chris Anderson made a video which wasn't perfect. He didn't spend ages on cutting together best shots or re-recording audio for a more polished presentation.

Web 2.0 applications encourage people to make and share things. These platforms tend not to assert a preference for particular topics or styles of material. Rather, they encourage users to express their creativity in whatever way they choose – within a particular framework, and general type of content. A view on youtube is that its a commercial service offered to users who know what they are dealing with when they use it, and who are basically pleased that it gives them a stage on which to share their thoughts an creativity, and a free network through which they can connect with others for free.