Internet Sensations

For the last week I have been tracking my watching habits and here is a brief summary and break down of those watching habits. I have been watching a lot more media now that we are in quarantine and it consists of everything from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, TikTok, and live White House press conferences. In recent years I have watched less and less cable TV, to now the only thing I watch on television is sports. As for this past week, I have mainly watched YouTube videos and streamers on a platform called Twitch which is mainly for people playing video games. I’ve noticed that since quarantine began my intake has gone up and with that I have branched out more from my typical content, I have watched more documentaries, specifically on YouTube and most recently one called “For the 25” which is about a military sniper unit in Afghanistan. On top of this I have also been reading more news articles about updates about the virus and things happening around the world in general. In order to keep myself busy I am watching these things whenever I have free time, so it is an all day affair. As for changes that have been happening on the internet, I have seen more content creators on multiple platforms views skyrocket. More people using it means more possible viewers and these creators are taking advantage of this in a good way, and so are the viewers. Everyone has more time to find people that make the content that interest them that maybe they wouldn’t have found normally. One of my favorite things that has come out of this is John Krasinski’s YouTube channel that he made in order to spread positivity in these troubling times. He shares stories of hope and other things that have been overshadowed by the coronavirus. Another positive to come out of this quarantine is other sorts of entertainment being able to make huge steps, like esports. Since other sports are cancelled, and esports can be played competitively remotely, they are getting air time on channels like ESPN.