The video is short – only 19 seconds – and it is not particularly convincing. The viewer would be forgiven by clicking before the end.
Gradual shots, recorded on April 23, 2005, a man standing in front of the ivory cover in the San Diego zoo – “Okay, so we are here in front of the elephants” – does not look like a thing that would touch a video of a video.
Yet, two decades after this unfavorable start, YouTube is now the cornerstone of the media ecosystem. There people go to music videos and four -hour hotel reviews. It is a platform for rising stars and conspiracy theorists. It is a storage for vintage advertising and 10 hours of ambient noise. It disrupted traditional television and led to the world of video creators that create content that provides every imaginable niche.
There are hundreds of millions that you will never see for each YouTube video you have watched.
Here is a view of some of the greatest moments in YouTube history.
The first video recorded on YouTube is called “Me in the zoo“And one of the founders of the platform, Jawed Karim, shows admiring elephants at the San Diego zoo. Mr. Karim founded YouTube in February 2005 with Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, but left the company in 2006.
December 17, 2005
Lazy Sunday
Music video “Saturday Night Live” “Lazy Sunday“It was perhaps the first video on YouTube that became viral.
October 9, 2006
Google will buy youtube
YouTube quickly became home for viral hits that included in 2006 ‘Flea Montgomery Market“”Charlie Unicorn“AND”Evolution”
Viacom, Microsoft and Yahoo expressed their interest in buying YouTube, attracted by its growing audience. In October 2006, Google announced that it was getting $ 1.65 billion.
2007
Bieber fever
“Chocolate rain“”Charlie bit the finger“”Footwear“AND”Leave Britney alone“They were among the videos on YouTube that caused a stir in 2007.
Likewise did it at home Videos of a small Canadian child With a big voice that built a small legion of fans. It is important that they also attracted the interest of the singer and composer R&B Ushera and the aspiring music manager Scooter Braun. Mr. Braun signed a child, Justin Bieber and Bieber Fever.
January 31, 2009
Is that real life?
David Devore He posted a video of his seven -year -old son David, after the tooth extraction to share with his family, but a video loop and a screaming child, ”David after a dentist“He shot around the Internet.
Younger David said in an interview about Tamron Hall’s Talk Show in January The teaching was the famous “He came to me in pieces”.
“I was 7 when it happened for the first time, and a week later we were in New York for the first time,” he said.
2010
ASMR
Eat crabs. Tap the nails. Whispering of the names of items on the document. For some of these sounds, they cause a sensation of brain, which is now recognized as an autonomous sensory meridian reaction or ASMR, a term created in 2010.
March 2011
Friday, it’s Friday!
YouTube has already been filled with terrible songs of amateurs when a music video for “Friday“The 13 -year -old name Rebecca Black, attracted the attention of the public and was reported by criticism of the chair online.
Mrs. Black still makes music and Work as a dj This spring and summer he is a guest on Katy Perry and Solid Pink Disco Tour, which is the title of Trixie Mattel.
March 5, 2012
‘KONY 2012’
“KONY 2012“He did not do in an existing form for viral content. It was 30 minutes long, created by the non -profit group, Invisible Children, and it was a Central African warrior Joseph Kony.
Yet, the video had 100 million views only a week after it was released, with the help of celebrities, including Mr. Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey.
“Kony 2012” eventually had a mixed heritage and the position of Kony remains unknown. Hearing about war crimes and crimes against humanity against him is scheduled for 9th September at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
December 21, 2012
“Gangnam Style” hits a billion
Dogs, South Korean singer and rapper, released a music video for his song “Gangnam style“In July 2012 and by the end of that year, it became the first video on the Internet to achieve one billion views. In 2022, the New York Times told the New York Times that the success of the song was chasing him.
“The songs are written by the same person, the dance movements are the same person and are done by the same person. Everything is the same, but what was so strange about the song?” He said dogs. “I still don’t know, to this day.”
October 29, 2014
Tiny redemption
The musician T-Pain has been the best known for years and often criticized for interventions that have tilted the automatic tuning. It changed when it appeared On the concert series of the NPR Small tablesSing beautifully without digital effects in performance that silenced his online criticism.
YouTube’s popular genre is unpacking that contains people who take mobile phones, makeup, vacuum cleaners And other products from their packaging and describe them with clinical details.
One of the most successful unboxing video creators is Marques Brownlee. Has unboxed items including Original, sealed iPhoneand PlayStation 5 and AirPods Max Headphones. After years of reviewing technology for a growing audience, he graduated from college and became a full -time youtube creator In May 2015. Today it has 19.9 million subscribers and is a respected voice of consumer technology.
June 2016
‘Baby Shark’ (DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO)
The world domination “Baby Shark” began quietly when youtube was published in November 2015 video songs Smartstudy, a company based in Seoul, which produced children’s videos under the Pinkfong brand.
Pinkfong remixed the song, added a new rhythm and dropped from the inevitable version “Baby shark“In June 2016. In November 2020, this became the most viewed video on YouTube at all. For 15.8 billion views is still.
January 13, 2017
“Despacito” Undeas ‘Gangnam Style’
Music videos dominate youtube lists, but none of them have ended ”Slowly“From Luis Fonsi, representing Daddy Yankee. most watched music video on YouTube. It is also one of the most watched videos ever, with more than 8.7 billion views.
August 2018
Testing of freedom of expression
Like all social media platforms, Youtube was in a constant struggle to determine what content would allow. In 2018, she joined several other companies in eliminating most posts and videos from right -wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website Infowars.
Other important votes that have been limited on the platform include Trump and Andrew Tate, influenced by his misogynous views and spectacular manifestations of wealth. (YouTube in March 2023. He turned his suspension of Mr. Trump’s account.)
Feb. 9, 2021
“I’m not a cat”
During the Coronavirus pandemic, countless video calls were lost. The one that has been preserved was a lawyer Texas, a genus pontoon that could not figure out how to turn off the zoom filter that made him look like a gray cat with sad eyes When he joined the virtual hearing in the case of civilian sink. “I’m alive,” Mr. Ponton said. “I’m not a cat.”
Since then, Mr. Ponton has accepted the brush with internet fame. “It let it all have a moment of humor and a moment of reason during the dark days of the pandemic,” The Times said this year. “I’m glad it happened, even at my expense.”
November 24, 2021
Mrbeast makes “Squid Game”
Jimmy Donaldson, better known as Mrbeast, created a YouTube account when he was in high school in 2012. He eventually found success with a video format that included giving money to people in need, and for years he was one of the most popular platform creators. His favorite video is “Squid Game $ 456,000 in real life!“Since November 2021.
2023
Please follow this podcast
Podcasts, once a sound medium, are now often uploaded on the video and Published on YouTube.
In the last quarter of 2023, according to data analysis published by Edison Research, 16 of the 30 best podcasts were available. In the same period two years ago, seven out of the 30 best podcasts were available as filmed videos.
11 April 2024
Conan melts on “Hot Ones”
“Hot Ones,” a show of an interview in which guests still taste spicy hot sauces on chicken (or vegan) wings had several hit episodes at a time when Conan O’Brien, traditional television accessories, discovered.
Its unlimited performance – it seems wicked when he sets off the sauce directly from the bottle – Had “Conan O’Brien” trends online for days. “Many of my friends went online and I thought I died,” The Times said.
Chicken conversations are now a recognized stop at Circuit Celebrity PR, with “Chicken Shop Date” organized by Amelia Dimoldenberg, who produces her own set of viral moments.
