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Let's get into the history of the platform and if you are a business owner, content marketer, entrepreneur, or advertiser we will share the FACTS you need to know.
- Key dates in YouTube History
- February 14, 2005, YouTube is an American social media and online video-sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search.
- April 23, 2005 "Me at the Zoo" is a YouTube video uploaded on April 23, 2005, recognized as the first video uploaded to the platform. The 19-second video features Jawed Karim, one of the co-founders of YouTube. His high school friend, Yakov Lapitsky recorded it.
- On December 15, 2005, YouTube the site launched officially and by that time the site was receiving 8 million views a day. Clips at the time were limited to 100 megabytes, as little as 30 seconds of footage.
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WHO TO WATCH
Best channels to watch and learn about YouTube
- Pat Flynn: https://www.youtube.com/@patflynn
- Nick Nimmin https://www.youtube.com/@NickNimmin
- Nolan Molt: https://www.youtube.com/@nolanmolt
- MKBHD: https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd
- Jade Beason: https://www.youtube.com/@JadeBeason
- Think Media: https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkMediaTV
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