| Back in 2006, Time Magazine's controversial "Person | | | | could relive this turning point in the campaign over and |
| of the Year" Award went to an unlikely, unknown | | | | over. Apparently they did, as the once invincible Allen |
| entity: You. Beating out Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and | | | | fell to Webb in a close November election. |
| Kim Jong-Il (aren't they anti-people anyway?), You | | | | YouTube has so many more uses than the political. |
| went ahead and took the prize, along with the spotlight, | | | | When it comes to music, the web site is a |
| on places like and MySpace.com, websites that | | | | never-ending source of videos and live concert clips |
| highlighted the ordinary and blasé along with the | | | | from musicians old and young. Anyone who wants to |
| extraordinary and noteworthy. Indeed, the common | | | | see Sinatra live in the '60s or home videos of Jimi |
| man might never be invisible again. | | | | Hendrix can find them here. If you are thinking of |
| YouTube is a fascinating world to discover. If you are | | | | picking up a CD and want to get a sample, you'll have |
| a dial-up internet subscriber, chances are it won't seem | | | | studio tracks and live footage to sort through. Satellite |
| like much more than a web page with interesting | | | | internet will keep the music streaming with its superior |
| pictures and lots of comments. However, if you are | | | | bandwidth, making your explorations worthwhile. |
| away from cable and DSL lines, satellite internet will | | | | On the movie front, YouTube is an invaluable resource. |
| get you involved. | | | | Many films are available to watch in small clips, as well |
| Perhaps the biggest impact that YouTube had in that | | | | as trailers or outtakes from upcoming releases. It may |
| fateful year of 2006 was on politics. With an unpopular | | | | not be the best forum to watch a movie in its entirety, |
| administration facing a challenge from the Democratic | | | | but YouTube on satellite internet can certainly help you |
| party in the midterm elections, YouTube became a | | | | decide what to watch before heading off to the movie |
| key political forum. Not only were clips from online | | | | theater or going to the store for a rental. |
| news reports popular, but YouTube also brought | | | | Then there's the wild home videos. Perhaps the |
| viewers access to speeches candidates were making | | | | greatest showcase of You out there, the site has |
| along the campaign trail. These speeches have | | | | become home to amateur comedy pieces, wild dog |
| traditionally been unavailable to the larger public, brief | | | | tricks, funny moments from the holidays and many |
| periods on the stump which rarely make the news. | | | | other scenes of interest. For families and friends, it's a |
| Yet Virginia senatorial candidate Jim Webb had sent | | | | way to make those digital videos available to all, |
| an operative to keep an eye on incumbent George | | | | without sending hard copies or trying to download the |
| Allen, a popular Republican. When Allen had his now | | | | clip onto everyone's computers. YouTube is definitely |
| infamous "Macaca Moment," the video became an | | | | the way of the future, a fun and useful way to make |
| internet sensation. Satellite broadband subscribers | | | | the most of your satellite internet connection. |