Its very rare in the world of the internet for a website to stay on top for over 6 whole years. Ever since that viral dancing video, youtube has managed to keep us captivated and its popularity has not waned. According to Alexa, Youtube is the 3^rd most popular website on the internet (globally).

So just what is it that keeps it this hot? Here are some of the things that we think are keeping us glued:

• Everybody loves watching videos/tv – We spend so much of our time on our computers these days, however before the internet was keeping is so captivated, most of used to spend a lot of our free time glued to the television. Now being able to watch videos and still being on the computer – a winning formula

• Lots of free music – Remember napster? Now Youtube is even better in that if you just think of any song you want to listen to, you will almost certainly find it and its latest video right at your finger tips. Its like your very own MTV on demand.

• Funny Viral Videos – This is how it all started, that video of the guy doing all the dance moves. One person watched it and passed it on to their friends and before you knew it...it has been seen by hundreds of thousands of people. If you need a laugh or a five minute distraction then head over to Youtube and look at what's most popular, chances are its some goofy video.

• The video tutorials – There have been a lot of spin off's for video tutorial (like 5mins.com). Don't know how to make pancakes, or how to install PHPMotion, chances are someone has created a step by step video showing you just how to do it.

• Breaking News – If it happened and it was filmed, its on Youtube. I keep up to date with current affairs by checking out the news feeds. When Sadam fell, The riots in London and now the Riots in Egypt....its all there