In the age of the internet, every other person is using social media. Since 2004, social media has been growing exponentially and it hasn’t reached the peak of its popularity yet. There’s no denying that social media platforms are now a major source of news and information. Not only do they provide a platform for users to communicate beyond local and social boundaries, but they also offer countless possibilities to share user-generated content, like photos and videos.


Around 3.81 billion people around the world use social media, and around 1 billion active users of Youtube.

Here are some keyboard tricks to memorize, in order to maneuver Youtube with ease.

Memorize these keyboard shortcuts to maneuver YouTube with ease and impress your coworkers.

Spacebar    Play or pause a video

k        Play or pause a video in the player

m      Mute or unmute a video

Left and right arrow    Jump backward or forward 5 seconds

j         Jump backward 10 seconds

l         Jump forward 10 seconds

,         When the video is paused, skip to the next frame

Up and down arrow    Increase and decrease volume

>        Speed up video playback rate.

<        Slow down video playback rate.

1—9 Jumps to 10% to 90% of the video mark.

0        Go to the beginning of the video

/        Go to the search box

f         Activate fullscreen

c        Activate closed captions

As per reports, YouTube is the 2nd most visited site in the world.37% of all mobile internet traffic belongs to YouTube. More than 70% of what people watch on YouTube is determined by its recommendation algorithm.