YouTube Breaks A Record

May 2010 was a a stellar month for video site YouTube. According to Search Engine Land, users viewed14.6 billion videos and averaged 100 video views per user. The post from Search Engine Land includes rankings from other video portals. comScore notes that 43% of online videos are viewed via YouTube. Hulu, though, comes in second.

YouTube as a Tutor

USA Today  - –  in its Education section – - included this interesting piece about Web surfers using YouTube for homework help and tutoring. 

I myself will need to reframe how I view TouTube; I have used it primarly for entertainment — tracking down video footage of my favorite bands, etc. 

“YouTube’s potential for instruction is one reason Internet search leader Google Inc. bought the video site for $1.76 billion two years ago.”