Earlier whilst looking for information on an Oxford University Tech company a few shares in which I hold as part of a long standing investment hobby. I came across a rather helpful piece on YouTube by a semi professional. I had not used or even considered YouTube media as a method of learning about possible investment choices or indeed any other education yet the YouTube comments were about 20 minutes long and were interesting. Emphasis was placed on the fact that only TEK's (the company) figures would be discussed by the speaker and not for example, the prospects for being taken over, international sales or how much TEK might receive for selling off its subsidiaries.
Furthermore Mr Wainman the spokesperson on YouTube, slightly mixed up millions and billions of pounds or perhaps dollars, on one occasion at least but overall, his commentary told me more about the company's financial position in twenty minutes than I would have learned in a couple of hours study, not least because financial numbers are putting it mildly, tedious to me anyway, so well done and thank you to him.
Earlier this morning whilst listening to BBC Radio 3 during an early read of The Times newspaper, a particularly stirring piece was played from the Karelia Suite by Jean Sibelius. Possibly the BBC archive would have the Karielia Suite for further play back but their search arrangements are rather unwieldy at least to me whereas YouTube searches are straightforward.
BBC Radio 3 is on the other hand, both payment and advertisement free whereas YouTube offers advertisement free listening only for a fee.
Much of my favourite music is on old LPs for example Joan Baez, Cold Play and say, Joni Mitchell all of which may now be found of YouTube. I could of course buy a record player and listen to the old LPs that way but what a faff.
Another advantage of YouTube, is that one can, on recollecting an old favourite such as in my case Layla or Sit Down, bring that music or those songs up up and listen to them almost instantly on YouTube.
Long may the ability to listen and learn via YouTube, American though it is, continue.
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