It’s basically an internet plughole for spare time, a swirling plummeting vortex for good intentions of stuff you really should get done. But now that YouTube has turned 5 years old, it’s time to look back and say thankyou. Thankyou for all the dogs-on-skateboards and cats-playing-piano that I would never have realised were missing from my life.
It’s difficult to remember quite how we spent our time online before YouTube. Ah it was a simpler time; the tuneful squawk of the connecting modem was starting to become a thing of the past (sorry for those still using melodic net connections;) and people were beginning to realise that their broadband connections could actually support streaming video.
Importance
YouTube these days is a multinational video beacon, no longer the preserve of the frivolous, but is increasingly a valid way for companies, organisations and even heads of state to reach a growing and fragmented media market. Want to reach everyone? Well TV just isn’t enough anymore.
The post on YouTube’s blog is undeniably impressive – over 2 billion views per day, support for HD video, broadcasting live sport to over 200 countries – it’s difficult to overestimate just how important YouTube has become.
So from people comedically injuring themselves to political protest, YouTube is arguably one of the cornerstones of the internet. It is a level playing field for conglomerates and private citizens alike. If people like your content then you too could have that much vaulted digital rosette pinned to your chest – ‘YouTube Sensation’.
Happy Birthday YouTube.
Here is a retrospective look at some highlights:
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- Search The Human Body With Google Body Browser - December 21, 2010
- Has This Site Been Hacked? - December 20, 2010
- How Do Twitter & Facebook’s 2010 Trends Compare With Google’s? - December 14, 2010
- Google Zeitgeist 2010: What Have You Been Searching For Planet Earth? - December 10, 2010
- Google Chrome Gets Store And Talks Chrome OS - December 8, 2010
- Google Issues Security Email For Website Optimiser - December 7, 2010
- Google Launches AdWords Global Market Finder - December 7, 2010
- New Android Phone Promises A Pure Experience - December 7, 2010
- Google AdWords Wants Your Products! - December 3, 2010
- Know How Mobile Internet Affects Your Website? Google Analytics does… - December 2, 2010
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