TwankTV.com: The Future in Online Media/Entertainment Networks by Michael Martínez

When you think about the most popular websites on the internet, your results will most likely include Facebook, Google, and eBay. A common thread between these websites lies in the fact that they were founded by young, up and coming entrepreneurs, who expanded and improved an idea that already existed. Facebook was not the first online social network, Google was not the first online search engine, eBay was not the first online marketplace, and TwankTV.com is not the first video sharing website. However, TwankTV does possess interesting features that distinguish it from other video sharing websites.
More than a video sharing website, TwankTV is an online media and entertainment network. For beginners, the website has as many, if not more videos in its repertoire than any other website. With an easy to use page layout, the videos are accessible even to the computer impaired. Perhaps what’s most exciting about TwankTV’s videos is that with the click of a mouse, that video can be downloaded onto your computer; no questions asked. A feature that many people have wished for on other video sharing websites is available to all users at TwankTV.com.

As stated before, TwankTV has features that set it apart from your ordinary video sharing website; it’s an entire entertainment network. This is obvious from looking at the home page, which is packed with the latest happenings in the entertainment world. As if that were not enough, the staff at TwankTV has also posted exclusive interviews with some of the hottest names in the entertainment business, including R&B singer Mario, Hip-Hop’s DJ Drama, and NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas.

As if that wasn’t enough, TwankTV also features episodes from some of the best TV Shows out, including Niptuck and The Boondocks. It also features full length movies, multiple live radio stations, music video channels, as well as CBS TV and E! Entertainment TV.

While other video sharing websites serve slightly more corporate and commercial interests, TwankTV is tailored to help up and coming film and video producers expose their work to the world. TwankTV is packed with independent films and videos. From their colorful layout, to their target audience, to their featured videos, TwankTV is a breath of fresh air to the entertainment side of the Internet.

TwankTV aims to please their audience. Many times while using other video sharing websites, the site will be down for hours due to maintenance, often for unwanted changes. Twank’s changes are directly affected from what their viewers want. With various suggestion, troubleshooting, and the staff’s contact information on the website, TwankTV’s users have a say over how the website runs. As if all those links were not enough, the staff has been known to ask their audience for suggestions on new changes. In a world where customers have less of a say with each passing day, it’s safe to say that Twank’s customer friendly approach is refreshing and exemplary.

Before you discredit TwankTV as just an imitation of what already exists on the web, take a few seconds to look at the array of features that set it apart from any other entertainment oriented website on the internet. It is only a matter of time before Twank becomes a part of the everyday English language, ala Facebook, eBay, or Google.

The world is changing. TwankTV is recording it as it happens.