I've used YouTube intermittently since it became enormously popular several years ago, mostly for finding and listening to music and music videos. Of course, it's a perfect outlet for humor videos, segments from Saturday Night Live, and home videos -- but quite a viable resource for instructional and educational videos as well (something I really had not considered until recently).
Until a couple weeks ago, the concept of "flash mobs" was completely foreign to me. My wife and I were watching the November 17th episode of Modern Family on ABC that features a flash mob segment, when I turned to my wife and asked "what the hell is a flash mob?!" She laughed not so much in response to my question, but more so to the look of utter bewilderment I'm sure was plastered on my face. With this in mind, I am sharing below a video someone just sent to me the other day of a flash mob segment recorded earlier this month at the Columbus Metropolitan Library. I'm not much for dance routines, but this is pretty fun.
And, here's another cool video I found on YouTube that is sure to evoke a chuckle or two. Enjoy!
A follow-up on this topic: I found my local library's YouTube channel, which surprisingly has a lot of content (ranging from the library director's response to the recent library budget referendum that was passed last month, to activities involving the library's aptly named "Volunteen" program). I had seen the YouTube icon in the upper right corner of their homepage but never thought to explore what content that link may entail. Another great, unexpected, use of social media to reach out to library patrons. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/ColumbusLibrary
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