Do you enjoy making short videos or movies? If you do,
you will love YouTube. YouTube is an online video
sharing website that lets internet users, like you, upload
videos that they made to the website, where they can be
viewed by others. Although it is fun and exciting to make
and share your own YouTube videos, you will want to
display some caution when doing so. Posting videos on
YouTube can be dangerous, especially if improperly done.
That is why it is advised that you always keep internet
safety in the back of your mind, when creating your
YouTube videos.
Perhaps, the most important safety tip that you need to
remember is to protect your identity. You will want to
refrain from mentioning your name in your YouTube
videos, especially your full name. You will also want to
refrain from mentioning your address in any of your
YouTube videos. While you may think that mentioning
the city or town that you live in is okay, as long as you
don’t give your street address, you may want to rethink
doing so. There are a large number of internet users who
are resourceful; with the right information, they can easily
find out important information about you, including where
you live.
One of the reasons why YouTube is so popular, aside
from the fact that you can watch or upload movies to the
YouTube site for free, is the fact that you can rate, leave
comments, or talk about YouTube videos with other
internet users. If you talk with certain members enough
