YouTube's debut video turns 17!
Video quality has come a long way in 17 years...
To even fathom the fact that YouTube's first ever video is celebrating its 17-year anniversary is insane.
But also remarkable. Besides it being a hub for crazy uploads and shareable content, it is also a platform that has helped millions of content creators launch their careers...
"It was 17 years ago on Sunday that a 25-year-old guy called Jawed Karim uploaded the first video to YouTube, kickstarting a service that went on to become the go-to hub for video streaming and giving anyone with a camera and a good idea the chance to make a living out of their own content." (Digital Trends)
The video was anything but desirable, in terms of quality and content, but has been viewed 228-million times.
The video shows Jawed Karim at the zoo, stating a very basic fact about elephants...
Check it out below, courtesy of YouTube:
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Karim did not know that his video would launch YouTube's career the way it did.
"A month after Karim’s video hit the site in April 2005, YouTube launched a public beta of the service before an official launch in November of that year. Karim left YouTube to study for a master’s degree in computer science at Stanford University, but received shares worth tens of millions of dollars when Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006." (Digital Trends)
Safe to say that this video will be the equivalent to the Nokia 3310 to the new generation.
Bringing with it a sense of history, and a lot of regret when it comes to overall content creation...
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