February 2005, YouTube, the video-sharing Giant was designed by three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim and sold for US$1.65 billion to operate as one of Google's subsidiaries. Since it become a Google subsidiary, it's upload, view, rate, share, add to favorites, report, comment on videos and subscriptions to other users tools, change drastically as the corporate media with their traditional discriminatory selection enter the ecosystem of YouTube and everything change. ![youtube-logo.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeCJHU7vVyWqbSbLdUa1gbKnTDS8ouw9kA39BwnziJgj8/youtube-logo.jpg) **Youtube and it's well know brand** In the other side we have DTube the Java application that runs in the browser, and also allows any account holder to upload, view, rate, share, comment and watch videos on top of the IPFS Network using STEEM blockchain as a database that enables earning rewards from uploads. ![DTube.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXNyTdzUU2abwEZymDUhHHAwVe7D5re3Fh4Hh4N1bfzCL/DTube.jpg) While Youtube monetization (as a centralized system) is selective, as it applies the same selective process of the old Media & TV patronage, DTube appears as the **indie** alternative, where **monetization** goes directly to the uploader account, free from the complicated advertisement monetization **calculus** of YouTube platform. DTube appeas as the great alternative to the centralized, corporate media that YouTube has become but still **lacks** with the most necessary function of a video sharing platform - it's performance. Videos uploads at DTube even so in it's latest 0.5 optimization still stops continuously and DTube users have been complaining about DTube performance in all sort of ways. Following there is a selection of 5 DTube related posts where each has a different constructive **critique** about DTube potential & performance issue. DTube enthusiasts believes that enough nodes will make DTube a truly competitive platform as at moment DTube is unable to handle efficiently music videos, short films, @steemit open mics or even sometimes videos from DTube enthusiasts who talks about DTube potential on a video upload on YouTube platform. Until further DTube upgrades & improvements the centralized Giant Youtube will continuous to monopolize and dominate the video sharing ecosystem and the majority admits that YouTube still offers the best platform. [1 - Why YouTube Creators Should join DTube](https://steemit.com/dtube/@titusfrost/lf5gk152) [2 - DTube Does Not Work for Entering Steemit Open Mic](https://steemit.com/openmic/@luzcypher/dtube-does-not-work-for-entering-steemit-open-mic-or-the-open-mic-songwriters-challenge) [3 - VLOG Campaign to becoming a DTube Star](https://steemit.com/dtube/@sirlunchthehost/vlog-58-my-tryout-vlog-campaign-to-becoming-a-d-tube-star-notice-me-senpai-meeting-another-great-steemian-from-the-blockchain) [4 - DTube 0.5 Big Optimizations](https://steemit.com/dtube/@heimindanger/d-tube-0-5-big-optimizations) [5 - Secrets of DTube 0.5 Unveiled- Interview with Creator & Developer](https://steemit.com/dtube/@terrybrock/secrets-of-dtube-0-5-unveiled-interview-with-creator-and-developer-heimindanger) What about your experience with DTube?