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our scanning e΍ orts to encompass other kinds of physical content,
such as Yad Vashems Holocaust archives, Nelson Mandelas personal
documents, and minutely-detailed scans of some of the worlds greatest
paintings as part of the Art Project.
A Video is Worth a Million Words
There is rarely a more compelling way to capture and convey something
than by video, and thanks to advances in processors, networks and
storage, video is quickly becoming as ubiquitous as text. YouTube,
which is only six years old, now serves over two billion videos per day
from a selection of over 500 million. While it may have been known for
its lolcats videos several years ago, YouTube is now used for citizen
engagement (such as interviews with President Obama), documenting
human rights violations (such as in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya),
full-length movies, education, and much more.
Although it seemed a dream a decade ago, today YouTube enables
viewers to watch what they want, when they want, on the device of their
choosing, and to post their own videos for the world to see. The ability to
easily publish video has leveled the playing eld between the select few
and the rest of the world in terms of being able to communicate using
this powerful medium.
Power in Every Pocket
Nearly 10 percent of YouTube playbacks now happen on mobile
phones, which is remarkable given the technical hurdles that needed
Sal Khan quit his job as a
hedge fund manager to
create an online academy on
YouTube that tutors people in
subjects from mathematics to
chemistry. His 2,000 videos have
been viewed 45 million times.