May 2007


789697_mall.jpgSome people are just hooked to shopping. They buy the things which they don’t even want to. Now that shopping can be done from home itself through internet, these types of people indulge in greater degree. On the internet buyers are offered various types of deals and heavy discounts which feel very tempting.

Along with the amazing deals and heavy discounts online shopping also enables to buy anything through the touch of the button without spending any money as processing fees. But people should know that nothing is free everything has some hidden costs,

Some so called online video websites which claim to be free cannot be viewed entirely free, a small amount of money has to be paid. The membership is though free but if you want to avail any special facility you are required to pay for it.

On the internet you will find many free videos. But it should be made very clear that these videos are just pictures made by common people and not by professionals. The pictures might be of various types like comic, musical, how to do’s movies which are unorganized and the recordings are without any script.

Compared to this free online video websites, there are paid one’s where you are able to see the popular TV shows, interviews by stars and music videos made professionally. The charges are very nominal but it is worth paying. Some reputed sites like Google give such paid services. They also give few free trial services before asking for payment.

The paid online videos are generally the legal sites. It is sometimes the only way to watch your favorite shows and movies. The payment which they ask is for the genuine reason, the copyright of that particular movie has to be bought. Without proper license they cannot show the video, it is illegal. The owners permission is must.
 
This is the way to stop the video piracy. Many people who work hard get the royalties with such type of licensed sale. The artists and the other related group get paid legally through this. This keeps our movie industry healthy and going about. Just go the legal way.

393351_racing_simulator.jpgWith the advancement in technology techniques, making videos online has become quite popular. These video’s are for sharing with other internet users by uploading on the websites. Making a video is very easy, even a person who is not very computer friendly is able to make one.

Many things have to be taken care while making video, which are to be published online:

• Do not upload illegal films on the Internet. These films can catch up with you later on specially when you will least expect it.
• Check out on the restrictions imposed by websites where you are uploading your videos. Many websites allow you to upload the films free of charge, so do not misuse this great facility.
• Youngsters tend to film the records, which are not only dangerous and are against the law. Eg. filming oneself using drugs or alcohol, getting into fights, while vandalising, remember all these are crimes. It seems very adventurous while doing all this but it may backfire on you, it may get you suspended from your school/college or may cost you your job prospects or even can be fired from the job.

Two most popular websites where you can upload your video films are Google Video and YouTube. This is great opportunity for you to upload your personal videos, so why spoil it, have fun and avoid doing the wrong things. Why put yourself in the criminal records.

Some websites give you freedom to remove the video that you have uploaded on their sites but it would be too late, as many people might have already seen it and the damage might have already been done. So why risk it? You do not know who is watching, so it is better to be cautious and do not upload any illegal films.