To not at all get the fuss about youtube?

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Okay, I know I am probably way out of touch.

But really, what do people watch on youtube? Is it really not just ugly cats dancing?

Any recommendations?

I managed to get dh to replace my tumble dryer element thereby saving about 80 quid

I make recordings of Scottish country dances, particularly new or difficult ones, to help dancers understand how it is done.

I watch Rhett & Link / Good Mythical Morning for my dose of comedy genius
TED talks for some awesome tips and advice and a good few gaming channels.

DCs watch Atlanticcraft, Stampy Longnose, Phineas and Ferb episodes they can't find on Netflix.

We do police the kids though and they are very good at just watching things we have approved. It's easy to find some awful stuff but good parental controls ISP side can really help.

Sing along to youtube karaoke videos when having the bath,
Watch the first ever series of grange Hill,
Find tips for drying a bob in 5 minutes,
Watch piano playing tutorials,
Relax by watching kaleidoscope videos

Are some things I do you can do on youtube

It's great for children. For example this morning, DD wanted to watch numberjacks. Do you think you can find it on BBC iplayer? No. A quick search on youtube turns up more episodes of the show than DD can watch before school.

You can get a specific version that's locked down for kids.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/19/youtube-is-the-new-childrens-tv-heres-why-that-matters

We got it installed on DD's hudl.

I fixed my phone using a YouTube video. I was ever so proud of myself.

This article explains the youtube kids app. It might persuade those with younger children to install it instead of the normal youtube app.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/18/youtube-kids-app-launches-in-uk-and-ireland

youtube will never catch on

just like tv and the internet

There is no better place than YouTube

There's movies and documentaries, vintage programmes - I love Play for Today - info vids giving out valuable information and advice, funny and silly stuff and don't forget endless cat videos

YouTube is awesome.

YouTube got me through morning sickness without puking on my toddler. I sat her on my knee in front of the PC and let her choose nursery rhymes when it was at its worst. No effort involved, she was entertained and thought we were interacting, I didn't have to move and trigger nausea - and she learnt her alphabet and to count backwards from 10!

Yesterday I was showing my 4yr old some tv shows from my childhood (1980s)

Crackerjack with Stu Francis
Runaround
Supergran

He was fasinated that Noel Edmonds was on something other than Deal or No Deal.

Tourette's Parrot!

Childish but brilliant :)

I may have once lost an entire Saturday morning to watching Treasure Hunt with Anneka Rice

Haha me & one of my chums sometimes feel we need to release pent up emotion so we have a couple of ciders, watch Scott & Charlene's wedding then cry buckets.. It's the song.

It's mainly music for me,

Nursery songs & Frozen rubbish (real life frozen holy shit....) on the rare occasion my wee one gets my iPod.

Guitar teacher videos.

I have seen me think ah how do you do that & go straight on YouTube.

Tutorials for everything under the sun.

Argh can't fit that car seat: YouTube

How do you French pleat? YouTube

I spent a good 3-4 hours a few weeks ago one morning at work watching videos about menstrual cups before I took the plunge & bought one.

Don't think I realise until I wrote this just how much YouTube I actually watch!!!!!

Tourette's karaoke is amazing !
Forgot about him !

Wow are you a time traveller from the past?
What is this "YouTube" people are always talking about these days?

I don't normally have the patience for YouTube, but I do like being able to catch up with old Strictly dances.

Just type in Tommy cooper, he cracks me up every time .

Youtube taught me to:

Crochet
Make old fashioned fudge
Learn long division again

Entertained me with:

Black heads and cyst porn
Music

I watch
Hannah Maggs
Jules Furness
Pewdypire
Ted talks
Mrs Meldrum (thought not all the time, she can be annoying)
and I kindof use it instead of google for things like tutorials or reviews.
Saconne Jolys drive me crazy. So much fakeness and the poor kids!

Lots of zombie threads tonight!

I'm in the market for more recommendations for parenting/lifestyle type youtube channels, any more suggestions?

All sorts of obscure, but life enhancing things on it.

Saw a really interesting documentary about the fabulous Alistair Sim on Youtube. Couldn't find it anywhere else.

There's a Stanford University professor who recorded all his lectures on digital photography and put them on YouTube.

I learned how to pick a lock when my daughter locked the bedroom door.

I learned how to reprogram the garage door opener thingy in my car to work with my garage door.

My DS watches kids opening toys, it's odd. But it's his TV time 🤷🏻‍♀️. I love YouTube for beauty gurus & family vlogs love the McClure twins & Angela @ this gathered nest