It basically caused a gigantic seismic wave, created a whole new culture of people that have come together to share their life stories and have a lot of fun. It is something that sparked an entire revolution. The 18 seconds that changed the world forever. The one that basically “woke” the Internet up. The one that – Okay, I’ll just say it: today’s the tenth anniversary of the first ever video uploaded to YouTube, called ‘Me at the zoo’ and starring the co-founder of the site, Jawed Karim. Little did he know that he had just planted the first seed that would grow into the magnificent giant sequoia it is today. And today he’s probably sitting back in a comfortable chair in his luxurious home marveling at the thing, the Frankenstein, he helped create.
Enjoy this day now forever marked in history as YouTube day. Go back to the simpler times when it was mostly unedited, low resolution clips of people doing random things, before VEVO stepped in and basically told the site to grow the hell up, putting up their music videos that make that “Top Ten Most Viewed Videos” list look overrated.
It’s also the tenth anniversary of the second video uploaded to YouTube, and possibly the third and the fourth. Basically every video after this is going to celebrate its tenth anniversary either today, tomorrow or in the days to come. It’s like a glacial layer of ice is moving over everything now, forever freezing these first videos into history.
The second, less popular video:
Hey, it’s not that hard to start a company. Just grab a camera, stand in front of some elephants, say a few words, and you’re golden. If only it were that simple now…
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