The Day YouTube Began
In short: Explore the origins of YouTube, from its 2005 launch by three former PayPal employees to the first 19-second video ever uploaded.
A 1:29 short film in the series “The Story Behind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Victoria and Albert Museum, “Acquiring an early YouTube watch page and its first-ever video · V&A”; Wiley, “9780470945018.excerpt.pdf”; Britannica Kids, “YouTube”; BBC, “YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform - BBC Bitesize”; Victoria and Albert Museum, “Me at the Zoo | V&A Explore The Collections”; University of Delaware, “YouTube's first upload”; TIME, “The First YouTube Video Was Uploaded 10 Years Ago”.
Sources used in this film
- Victoria and Albert Museum — Acquiring an early YouTube watch page and its first-ever video · V&A · View →
- Wiley — 9780470945018.excerpt.pdf · View →
- Britannica Kids — YouTube · View →
- BBC — YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform - BBC Bitesize · View →
- Victoria and Albert Museum — Me at the Zoo | V&A Explore The Collections · View →
- University of Delaware — YouTube's first upload · View →
- TIME — The First YouTube Video Was Uploaded 10 Years Ago · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Victoria and Albert Museum: Acquiring an early YouTube watch page and its first-ever video · V&A
- Also: Wiley: 9780470945018.excerpt.pdf
- Also: Britannica Kids: YouTube
- Also: BBC: YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform - BBC Bitesize
- Also: Victoria and Albert Museum: Me at the Zoo | V&A Explore The Collections
- Also: University of Delaware: YouTube's first upload
- Also: TIME: The First YouTube Video Was Uploaded 10 Years Ago
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