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JavaScript Why Use MediaElement.js?

Posted by abdosjbshwn dnwjzbjssnshs
abdosjbshwn dnwjzbjssnshs
329 Points

why we don't just use youtube?

i know mediaElement but why we use it , why we don't just use youtube now it is more popular now and making sure that it will just work fine with the support from google?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

One compelling reason I can think of is that YouTube includes advertising (or at least links to other unrelated videos) that you may not want to display on your site. I have often found myself distracted when viewing sites that have embedded YouTube videos, often to the point of abandoning the original site and never returning to it.

Also, I'm not aware of YouTube having the same handy rewind and speed controls.

Alexis Ruiz
Alexis Ruiz
9,237 Points
Alexis Ruiz
Alexis Ruiz
9,237 Points

Warez sites may be an example.