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February 2005: YouTube was found by three PayPal employers
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April 2005: First Video was uploaded (Me at the Zoo)
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October 2006: Google buys YouTube for 1.65 Billion dollars
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June 2007: Launched in nine countries (this also includes the UK.)
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December 2008: HD Video is launched (720P HD)
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October 2009: Catch-up TV is launched (and in partnership with Channel 4) /one billion daily video views
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Nov 2009: Full-HD is launched (1080P HD)
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May 2010: Two Billion Daily Video Views
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December 2010: True View ads are launched
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May 2011: Three billion daily video views
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December 2011: YouTube gets major redesign
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January 2012: Four billion daily video views
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December 2012: First video hits one billion views (Gangnam Style)