[mike]

An interesting conundrum. Having just got back from vacation (Amsterdam, Bruges, Paris - popular places to take lots of photos) I could count on one hand the number of ILC's I saw people using. Most people were still taking photos with their phones and supplementing those with a few vids.

One thing that does seem clear from that website that a lot of people want to be some sort of media celebrity. Taking videos and posting them to social media is popular. I do see a lot of the kids I know doing it. Some hoping to be a hit and make a ton of money. Even these kids still take more fotos than videos. Though they may never get posted anywhere. Let alone printed, LOL!

I think I've said this before on this site, but I've pretty much given up on going to the sites where folks post these videos. For one thing, there's not vetting of the material and no way to really report this. You can post a leading picture and title (baiting) and get people to click on it. If enough people click on it you may be able to make a few cents. I prefer not to support this type of shenanigans. Beyond that, the advertising on a 5 minute video is more obtrusive than a 30 minute of an over the air sitcom! But I see people spending hours clicking on these vids.