The final emerging technology I chose to explore is.... YOUTUBE!
Youtube is a website that has been around for about 5 years. The website is a place to watch and upload videos of almost anything, no explicit visuals. Youtube.com, despite some of the explicit language in some users' videos, can be both helpful and entertaining.
In a specific case, user "sxePhil", real name Philip DeFranco, hosts a public news show dedicated to discussing current news, in the form of rants and raves, filled with sarcasm, explicit language, and jokes.
I began using Youtube about 3 years ago so that I could subscribe to people's channels in order to know when they post new videos. Youtube is a site that is very easy to use. When signing up (the site is completely free at this point) you will not be asked for anything personal and the process is very quick. I believe that Youtube is useful because it is host to many educational videos, even videos from college professors.
In this video by user "sxePhil", he gives a recap of current ecological news along with the story of how a man deserved to be put in jail after 13 years of freedom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjTuSsfXukEAfter using YouTube for a while, my advice is to subscribe to sxePhil because, if you find humor in this video, you'll love his others.- Brandon