Environmental factors that influence Youtube are:Poor Internet and old system lead to slow videosModern Internet means faster videosMore people come to watch Youtube videos, which means Youtubers have to upload a wide range of different video categories such as comedy, sports, games and pranks. The impact these factors have on Youtube is that if they want more people to go to Youtube and watch their videos, uploaders need to upload many different types of categories that meet the needs of the viewer. Faster internet means faster videos that allow viewers to enjoy the video without any interruptions or delays that keep them coming back to the website and watching more videos. To watch Youtube videos, viewers will need the following: Adobe Flash playerInternet browser such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari or Opera. Internet connection with over 500 Kbps to watch videos without interruptions. A computer or laptop powerful enough to watch quality videos. Information Processes What Youtube it uses for Storage and Retrieval Storage and retrieval means saving data for later use, while retrieval means getting data that has been previously saved. Youtube stores data (video) and then uploads it to the public. Processing Processing is the manipulation of data and information. When you upload the video, Youtube must process it in order to upload it. Visualization Visualization is the presentation of information from an information system. After processing the video, Youtube needs to display the video. Direct users of Youtube are the people who upload and view videos on Youtube like us. Indirect users of Youtube are managers and employees of......middle of paper......with users uploading 20,000 new videos per day. In December 2008, Youtube was uploading 720P HD videos. A year later, in October, they showed Full HD 1080P video. A current emerging technology is iPads. Ever since iPads were invented, people's lives have been much simpler. People don't need to carry laptops if they have an iPad because iPads do many similar things and are much lighter than laptops. iPads let you do a variety of tasks like browsing the web, taking photos, taking notes, watching videos, or playing games. iPads have had a big impact on Youtube. iPads have allowed users to get going portable, without the use of laptops or computers. Videos can also be fun on the iPad because the screen is still large enough to watch. iPads will significantly increase the number of views and users on Youtube, which will translate into more money and more popularity.