March 26, 2008
IRS uses YouTube to get rebate word out; see video
The IRS is making use of YouTube to get its message out, writes USA Today.
The agency produced four 30-second public service announcements that tell viewers how to claim their tax rebates from the economic stimulus plan.
Each YouTube video features an IRS employee standing in front of an American flag. The videos were put on the website starting on Friday, through the American Payroll Association's YouTube channel
The videos are getting mixed reviews from young YouTube watchers. ...Boston University junior Ashlie Chandler said that while the IRS videos were "boring and seemingly ridiculous," YouTube was a smart route for the IRS to take.
While the YouTube videos may not draw droves of viewers, the IRS hopes its message will spread by word of mouth or that other organizations or news networks will post the videos.
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