# Is YouTube a social media website? Easy Guide

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- Published: 2025-05-14T20:22:46-04:00
- Author: Irfan

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Yeah. Yes yes. While YouTube is known only as a place to watch funny videos of laughing
kids and dogs, most of the social media users search for ‘is YouTube a social media
website? Your search ends on this post.

## is YouTube a social media website?

Social media is an internet platform that offers access to a network of people. 
And when we talk about YouTube as a social networking platform, what better way 
than this [famous YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc), which
explains social network in easily understandable terms, to show you how social media
works.

Now that you understand social media, and please ask if you do not we will cover
the best possible ways of using YouTube as a social media site.

### **1 million views on YouTube are not the target**

Let’s hope that this kind of fame isn’t achieved. Any video of you that attracts
such exposure will probably be bad – think an uncontrolled rant in the courtroom
or an awkward fall in a jury member’s lap. Instead, you want to create connections
with YouTube and build a reputation for yourself.

### YouTube can build connections and networks in many aspects, including:

**Regularly post quality videos.** This will keep people engaged in subscribing 
to your videos and help you build your legal authority.

**Make friends in your sector with everyone.** You can send friend requests on YouTube
just like Facebook.

**Get subscribers and likes.** Ask people to subscribe and recommend the videos 
they like to your channel. Consider the same thing for others.

**Comments answering.** Like all other social media users, when you answer their
questions, users like it. As long as they appear to be valid comments – not spam
or trolling – write a reckoning response.

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