“The YouTube Effect” (**1/2 out of four) was an occasionally thought-provoking documentary about YouTube which launched in 2006 with modest origins but went on to revolutionize the internet and change how we watch and consume videos and information and this shows the various pros-and-cons its had on society, the economy, and the worldwide media in general. Director Alex Winter (the actor) shows some interesting ideas with a dizzying array of robustly edited clips and videos and interviews but doesn’t know when to quit as it rambles on and goes on in too many different directions sometimes all at once.