I can remember the first time I visited the video hosting site, YouTube. It was in college, and taking out some of the obscene language here's what I said, "So, what is this...America's Funniest Home Videos online?"

Needless to say the video site grew up, for the most part. There's still AFHV type video being posted, which isn't a bad thing but it's always good to have more variety. Skip ahead a few years to when Google bought out YouTube and brought it to the 'House of G'. I remember then saying, "Give it a year or two then YouTube wil go all commercial"

My second prediction has slowly but surely been coming true. It seems like every time I visit YouTube, the ads get bigger, and there seems to be more of them. I can't blame Google though, as trying to figure out how to monetize YouTube has to be a rough endeavor. The latest news shows that Google has a trick up their sleeve...

According to Bloomberg.com, Google is set to release a full length feature film premier. The movie is called, 'Home' and is from Fifth Element director Luc Besson. It will be premiering in theaters and YouTube at the same time, which is pretty ground breaking to say the least. The past few months, Google has been releasing indie films and TV shows on YouTube but nothing on the same level as this. The announcement definitely poses some important questions.

Will this idea be the beginning of a trend, where theatrical releases will be found online? Is YouTube going to eventually be rid of the 'dog on skateboard' videos? I hope not, sometimes it's funny and refreshing to view mindless goofiness on YouTube. If this is the beginning of something bigger, I can atleast say I was there when it first happened.

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| JohnnyV |