When advising someone about how to do something, us techies like to add on the tag line: "You can probably find a tutorial or something on YouTube." We say this because it's true; you can find instructions for just about EVERYTHING on YouTube.
But are we taking advantage of this knowledge? Not nearly enough as we should be.
Instructions on how to professionally retouch photographs in Abode Photoshop, how to tie a tie, cheap crafts, recipes, make-up tutorials, and what are we looking at? A dramatic gopher.
With the rise of reality television shows like Jersey Shore and asinine news reports, society often complains about the lack of intellectualism. "Nobody reads anymore! No one wants to learn anything new."
However, there is so much to learn for free in the on one of the most popular website on The Inter-Webs. I recently watched a TED Talk about a guy who tried something new for 30 days. He found the experience to be very rewarding. YouTube could be your start to a new hobby or career!
As for me, I previously stated that I learned most of my Photoshop skills from YouTube tutorials. (What do you think?)
I'm also interested in learning about the other elements of the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, etc.) and a fighting style. I've always been enthralled by Israeli Krav Maga, but there are also clips from Fuel TV's Punk Payback that are very entertaining, too.
