The Evolution of YouTube

YouTube was launched on February 14, 2005

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Brazilian Disappearance - The 129ers

[raflary]

Remember when Youtube's slogan was "Broadcast yourself"?

[gavinthecrafter]

2005: Me at the zoo
2008: Me at the zoo!
2011: ME AT THE ZOO!
2014: SNEAKING INTO THE ZOO EARLY! (CHALLENGE)
2017: DON'T GO TO THE ZOO AT 3 AM! (GONE WRONG) (NOT CLICKBAIT)
2020: goodbye zoo... (apology)

[angel]

2008 and 2011 were the most iconic years of YouTube.

[technicalmaster-mind]

When YouTube was started:- "Skip the ad"

After some years: "You can skip the ad in 5 seconds"

Now: "The video will resume after playing the ad"

EDIT: After December 2019: "The video will resume after playing 2 (un-skipable) ads"

After 2030: 1 minute ad

2040: "Watch ads today.. proceed to watch the video tomorrow"

2050: Buy YouTube RED 15$/month to watch the videos

[hiltonlivegrnrngr]

I miss the old YouTube so much... when videos weren't being age-restricted left, the format was simple, and videos for kids could be commented on

[TomsMucenieks]

You could add Years it would better describe the video. Maybe through subtitles? :)

[unloyhoe]

this is more straightforward and minimalistic. better than those top 10 channels discussing about YouTube's evolution for 30 minutes

[ayoutubechannel]

Back then, Youtube was a free place where we could share our creativity through videos. Now, we can't be creative due to laws such as COPPA, demonetization, and copyright laws.

[apieceofhair]

YouTubers in 2020: LETS GET 100K LIKES!
YouTubers in 2005: LETS GET 5 STARS!

[microska]

2019: 60% crap 30% ads 10% actual good videos

[AAvfx]

*I can remember just a while ago people couldn't handle the 'Beta Studio' features and now we can't live without them!* 🤣

[pMeune]

2005: Upload, tag and share your videos worldwide!
2019: D O U B L E A D S

[sydneytrainsinfovids]

Seeing as there are no subtitles information, I'll just do this myself;
0:03 April/May 2005
0:10 June/July 2005
0:20 August 2005
0:35 May 24, 2006
0:43 Jun 14, 2006
0:59 1 May, 2009
1:07 May 2011
1:15 24 Feb, 2012
1:23 December 25, 2012
1:34 July 6, 2017

[luka_shapka]

2005: Wow! What a great website!
2017-2020: What a shame, it was a good web-site, what a rotten way to the downgrade

[rechtebanana]

They should bring star ratings back, some shitty clickbait channels would suffer more

[juandanielparedeshidalgo]

2020: this is not YouTube, this is an ads and publishing page where you can watch videos.

[LollipopSnowy]

Only veterans remember when the YouTube logo looked like this: 📺

[RedHatClub]

Ah, the days where video quality was only up to 240p.

[splendidarttt]

Youtube then: Look at my new car! - 1M views
Youtube now: 10 hours of silence - 10M views

[bayglman]

2005: Once apon a time...
2007: Golden.
2015: The modern era.
2017: Downfall
2019: Almost the end
2020: The end.
2021: Youtube 2: The return
2022: The story continues. The story is yours.