YouTube is, as you probably know, owned by Google, whose data indicates that people watch lots of YouTube videos from their mobile devices. I know I have—when you’re out and a video comes up in conversation, it’s great to be able to pull out your phone and play it right there and then. It only takes a few minutes and then you can all enjoy the moment together, whether you use your mobile 3G/4G connection or Wi-Fi internet speed.
Google says that mobile viewing numbers went up 160% in 2009 and that these days, YouTube gets over 100 million mobile views each day. That’s a lot of eyeballs, and more are expected. That’s why they’ve made it even easier for people to watch from mobile devices by making the delivery faster and the interface more user-friendly. Yahoo news tells us, “The new mobile YouTube also mirrors features and functions from the .com site, including search query suggestions, playlist creations, and the chance to favorite, like or unlike videos from a smartphone. The new site works with iPhone and Android browsers.â€
They do this all through the magic of HTML5. According to InfoWorld , “HTML5 will change many aspects of life on the Web. It will not displace Flash or Shockwave: One glance at the games on Miniclip.com, such as Jet Ski Racer, shows how much ground the HTML5 committee must cover. But HTML5 will still remake the Web and enable basic Websites to do much more — from tracking our location to storing more of our data in the cloud. HTML5 tags will displace plug-ins for simpler jobs, at least some of the time, and it will open up advanced capabilities to a larger audience. It might even make the Web more secure, more efficient, and more adaptable.â€
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