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Laeeq M Khan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Social media engagement: What motivates user participation and consumption on YouTube?
    Computers in Human Behavior, 2017
    Co-Authors: Laeeq M Khan
    Abstract:

    This study unearths the motives for YouTube user engagement that has been conceptualized as active participation and passive content consumption. In light of the Uses and Gratifications framework, a sample of 1143 registered YouTube users completed online surveys that helped gauge user behavior. Results showed that for participation on YouTube, the strongest predictor for liking and disliking videos was the relaxing entertainment motive; commenting and uploading being strongly predicted by social interaction motive; sharing being strongly predicted by information giving motive. Passive content consumption in the form of video viewing was most strongly predicted by relaxing entertainment motive, and reading comments predicted by information seeking motive. Greater YouTube experience negatively predicted liking, and anonymity played a role in sharing and uploading videos. Males were more likely to dislike YouTube videos in comparison with females.

Akram Abood Jaffar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • YouTube an emerging tool in anatomy education
    Anatomical Sciences Education, 2012
    Co-Authors: Akram Abood Jaffar
    Abstract:

    The use of online social networks in medical education can remodel and enhance anatomy teaching and learning; one such network is the video-sharing site YouTube. Limited research in the literature exists on the use of YouTube as a platform for anatomy education. The aim of this study is to assess student's perceptions and patterns of usage of this resource, as well as the effectiveness of YouTube videos within a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum. The study was conducted on 91 second-year medical students for whom video links were suggested throughout the academic year. In addition, the Human Anatomy Education (HAE) Channel was launched on YouTube to support classroom teaching with videos that emphasized applied aspects of anatomy. The results demonstrated that 98% of the students used YouTube as an online information resource, albeit in different frequencies. Out of the 86% who have been to the HAE Channel, 92% agreed/strongly agreed that the channel helped them learn anatomy. The study also reports the popularity of and awareness about using YouTube as a social network as well as in learning. Based on these findings, YouTube can be considered as an effective tool to enhance anatomy instruction if the videos are scrutinized, diversified, and aimed toward course objectives. Faculty of average computer literacy should be enabled to produce videos on their own YouTube channels to support independent learning and integration in a PBL curriculum. The methods described for capturing and editing the videos can be used as a prototype. Anat Sci Educ. © 2012 American Association of Anatomists.

Contreras Pulido Paloma - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • ¡Soy músico YouTuber! Construcción de la identidad artística a través del cover y la ficción: El caso de las violinistas Taylor Davis y Lindsey Stirling
    2020
    Co-Authors: Vizcaíno Verdú Arantxa, Contreras Pulido Paloma
    Abstract:

    The audiovisual activity developing in social networks has led to the YouTube platform becoming an international creative and social space where the content created by the user, the media, the companies and the online communities comes together. This digital opportunity identifies the figure of the YouTuber, especially those whose artistic and musical talents are disseminated by the use of a fictional cover. This research seeks to analyse this profile-building starting from its amateur origin and ending with its professional stage, by means of the figures of Taylor Davis and Lindsey Stirling: North American violinists devoted to music, video games, films, series, among other products within the Cultural Industry. To this end, their channels have been examined through qualitative content analysis. This methodology made it possible for us to explore in depth this mainstream phenomenon encompassing the world of fandom, music and artistic success through trendy cultural products. As a consequence, musician YouTubers are building a creative, ingenious and suppressed community in virtual environments.La creciente actividad audiovisual en redes sociales ha provocado que YouTube se convierta en un espacio internacional creativo y social en el que se dan cita contenidos generados por el usuario, medios de comunicación, empresas y comunidades online. Un escenario digital que identifica la figura del YouTuber y, concretamente, la de aquel sujeto cuyas dotes artísticas y musicales se ven expandidas a través del cover ficcional. La presente investigación pretende analizar la construcción de este perfil desde su origen amateur hasta el profesional por medio de las figuras de Taylor Davis y Lindsey Stirling: violinistas norteamericanas dedicadas a la música, los videojuegos, las películas, las series, entre otros productos de la Industria Cultural. Para ello, exploramos sus canales mediante un análisis de contenido cualitativo, logrando aproximarnos a un fenómeno mainstream que aúna bajo un mismo halo el universo fandom, la música y el éxito artístico por medio de productos culturales de tendencia, facilitando la construcción de una comunidad creativa, ingeniosa y latente en entornos virtuales: los YouTubers de la música

  • I am a YouTuber musician! Artistic identity-building by means of cover and fiction. The case of violinists Taylor Davis and Lindsey Stirling
    Universidad de Alicante. Grupo de Investigación Comunicación y Públicos Específicos (COMPUBES), 2020
    Co-Authors: Vizcaíno Verdú Arantxa, Contreras Pulido Paloma
    Abstract:

    La creciente actividad audiovisual en redes sociales ha provocado que YouTube se convierta en un espacio internacional creativo y social en el que se dan cita contenidos generados por el usuario, medios de comunicación, empresas y comunidades online. Un escenario digital que identifica la figura del YouTuber y, concretamente, la de aquel sujeto cuyas dotes artísticas y musicales se ven expandidas a través del cover ficcional. La presente investigación pretende analizar la construcción de este perfil desde su origen amateur hasta el profesional por medio de las figuras de Taylor Davis y Lindsey Stirling: violinistas norteamericanas dedicadas a la música, los videojuegos, las películas, las series, entre otros productos de la Industria Cultural. Para ello, exploramos sus canales mediante un análisis de contenido cualitativo, logrando aproximarnos a un fenómeno mainstream que aúna bajo un mismo halo el universo fandom, la música y el éxito artístico por medio de productos culturales de tendencia, facilitando la construcción de una comunidad creativa, ingeniosa y latente en entornos virtuales: los YouTubers de la música.The audiovisual activity developing in social networks has led to the YouTube platform becoming an international creative and social space where the content created by the user, the media, the companies and the online communities comes together. This digital opportunity identifies the figure of the YouTuber, especially those whose artistic and musical talents are disseminated by the use of a fictional cover. This research seeks to analyse this profile-building starting from its amateur origin and ending with its professional stage, by means of the figures of Taylor Davis and Lindsey Stirling: North American violinists devoted to music, video games, films, series, among other products within the Cultural Industry. To this end, their channels have been examined through qualitative content analysis. This methodology made it possible for us to explore in depth this mainstream phenomenon encompassing the world of fandom, music and artistic success through trendy cultural products. As a consequence, musician YouTubers are building a creative, ingenious and suppressed community in virtual environments

Mustafa, Ayman G - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Using YouTube to Learn Anatomy: Perspectives of Jordanian Medical Students
    'Hindawi Limited', 2020
    Co-Authors: Mustafa, Ayman G, Taha, Nour R, Alshboul, Othman A, Alsalem Mohammad, Malki, Mohammed E
    Abstract:

    Purpose. The study is aimed at exploring the popularity, impact, and usefulness of using YouTube in learning anatomy as perceived by Jordanian medical students studying at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Methods. The present work is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. First-, second-, and third-year medical students were invited to complete an anonymous questionnaire. Students’ responses were numerically coded, and the results were analyzed to reveal any statistically significant differences related to gender or level of study. Results. The results showed that 96.4% of the students used YouTube in general, 91.2% used it as a source of information, and 83.9% used YouTube as a learning tool in medical school. Further, YouTube was used by 79.1% of the students as an anatomy-learning tool. Most of these students used this platform in learning gross anatomy. The study also revealed that dissection videos were the most viewed anatomy-related content. Regarding the perceived value of YouTube as an anatomy-learning tool, the majority of the students reported that YouTube offered them useful anatomical information and enhanced their understanding, memorization, and recall of anatomical information. In addition, most of them recommended using YouTube as an anatomy-learning tool. Statistical analysis of the results revealed the presence of gender-related significant differences in students’ perspectives. Such differences were also found among students of different levels of study. Conclusion. Medical students have positive attitudes toward using YouTube in augmenting their anatomy learning. For this, educators are encouraged to adopt YouTube as an educational tool in their anatomy instruction and to create new anatomy-related YouTube videos to enhance their students’ learning.

  • Using YouTube to Learn Anatomy: Perspectives of Jordanian Medical Students
    'Hindawi Limited', 2020
    Co-Authors: Mustafa, Ayman G, Taha, Nour R, Alshboul, Othman A, Alsalem Mohammad, Malki, Mohammed Imad
    Abstract:

    The study is aimed at exploring the popularity, impact, and usefulness of using YouTube in learning anatomy as perceived by Jordanian medical students studying at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Methods. The present work is a crosssectional questionnaire-based study. First-, second-, and third-year medical students were invited to complete an anonymous questionnaire. Students’ responses were numerically coded, and the results were analyzed to reveal any statistically significant differences related to gender or level of study. Results. The results showed that 96.4% of the students used YouTube in general, 91.2% used it as a source of information, and 83.9% used YouTube as a learning tool in medical school. Further, YouTube was used by 79.1% of the students as an anatomy-learning tool. Most of these students used this platform in learning gross anatomy. The study also revealed that dissection videos were the most viewed anatomy-related content. Regarding the perceived value of YouTube as an anatomy-learning tool, the majority of the students reported that YouTube offered them useful anatomical information and enhanced their understanding, memorization, and recall of anatomical information. In addition, most of them recommended using YouTube as an anatomy-learning tool. Statistical analysis of the results revealed the presence of genderrelated significant differences in students’ perspectives. Such differences were also found among students of different levels of study. Conclusion. Medical students have positive attitudes toward using YouTube in augmenting their anatomy learning. For this, educators are encouraged to adopt YouTube as an educational tool in their anatomy instruction and to create new anatomy-related YouTube videos to enhance their students’ learnin

Zhili Zhang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • counting YouTube videos via random prefix sampling
    Internet Measurement Conference, 2011
    Co-Authors: Jia Zhou, Vijay Kumar Adhikari, Zhili Zhang
    Abstract:

    Leveraging the characteristics of YouTube video id space and exploiting a unique property of YouTube search API, in this paper we develop a random prefix sampling method to estimate the total number of videos hosted by YouTube. Through theoretical modeling and analysis, we demonstrate that the estimator based on this method is unbiased, and provide bounds on its variance and confidence interval. These bounds enable us to judiciously select sample sizes to control estimation errors. We evaluate our sampling method and validate the sampling results using two distinct collections of YouTube video id's (namely, treating each collection as if it were the "true" collection of YouTube videos). We then apply our sampling method to the live YouTube system, and estimate that there are a total of roughly 500 millions YouTube videos by May, 2011. Finally, using an unbiased collection of YouTube videos sampled by our method, we show that YouTube video view count statistics collected by prior methods (e.g., through crawling of related video links) are highly skewed, significantly under-estimating the number of videos with very small view counts (<1000); we also shed lights on the bounds for the total storage YouTube must have and the network capacity needed to delivery YouTube videos.

  • YouTube traffic dynamics and its interplay with a tier 1 isp an isp perspective
    Internet Measurement Conference, 2010
    Co-Authors: Vijay Kumar Adhikari, Sourabh Jain, Zhili Zhang
    Abstract:

    In this paper we conduct an extensive and in-depth study of traffic exchanged between YouTube data centers and its users, as seen from the perspective of a tier-1 ISP in Spring 2008 after YouTube was acquired by Google but before Google did any major restructuring of YouTube. Using flow-level data collected at multiple PoPs of the ISP, we first infer where the YouTube data centers are located and where they are connected to the ISP. We then deduce the load balancing strategy used by YouTube to service user requests, and investigate how load balancing strategies and routing policies affect the traffic dynamics across YouTube and the tier-1 ISP. The major contributions of the paper are four-fold: (1) we discover the surprising fact that YouTube does not consider the geographic locations of its users at all while serving video content. Instead, it employs a location-agnostic, proportional load balancing strategy among its data centers to service user requests from all geographies; (2) we perform in-depth analysis of the PoP-level YouTube traffic matrix as seen by the ISP, and investigate how it is shaped by the YouTube load balancing strategy and routing policies utilized by both YouTube and the ISP; (3) with such knowledge, we develop a novel method to estimate unseen traffic (i.e. traffic that is carried outside the ISP network) so as to "complete" the traffic matrix between YouTube data centers and users from the customer ASes of the ISP; and 4) we explore "what if" scenarios by assessing the pros and cons of alternative load balancing and routing policies. Our study sheds light on the interesting and important interplay between large content providers and ISPs in today's Internet.