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YouTube was Launched
Though YouTube was registered on 2/14/2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim the first-ever video wasn't uploaded until 4/23/2005 by Jawed Karim. It was titled "Me at the zoo" and was the beginning of a now incredibly popular video-sharing website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw -
The first ever iPhone
In 2007, the first-ever iPhone was released by Steve Jobs. It had 16GB of storage compared to the 64GB offered on the iPhone 12. -
Zoom Founded
Zoom is a video meeting app that was founded by Eric Yuan in 2011 but was not released as a beta until August of 2012. Its first official version was released in January of 2013 and reached one million users by May 2013. Due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, zoom skyrocketed in popularity. -
Apple Music Announced
At a 2015 conference in San Francisco, Apple announced the launch of their new music streaming service, Apple Music which was used alongside their long-time media platform iTunes. Later in 2019, Apple discontinued iTunes and separated it into three main platforms: Apple Music, Podcasts, and Apple TV. -
Google Home Smart Speaker Released
The Google Home is a brand of smart speaker released under Google. It is voice-activated and can control lights and outlets. It was one of the first smart speakers, being released shortly after the Amazon Alexa.