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The Founding of YouTube
YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim on Valentines Day in San Mateo, California. This event was significant because it started the revolution of online video-sharing. This event changed the lives of people because it shared videos and brought people together and kept them up-to-date. This event brought to life what people are actually like in society. //http://www.businessinsider.com/key-turning-points-history-of-youtube-2013-2#now-its-time-to-learn-about-apple-23' -
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The History of Youtube
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The First Youtube Video- Jawed Karim
"Me at the Zoo" was the first video published to the newly-launched website. This event was significant because it influenced other users to post videos of themselves doing what they loved. This changed peoples lives because it made them more open. The affect on society was positive because it made others realize there are others like them. //http://www.businessinsider.com/key-turning-points-history-of-youtube-2013-2#now-its-time-to-learn-about-apple-23' -
The Official Beta Website
Advancing their servers and website elements and features, Youtube released it's first official beta website. This event was significant because it showed what YouTube can achieve, by starting out with an advanced base. This event changed peoples lives by making it easier to browse and find what they wanted. This event showed society that YouTube was advancing. //http://www.businessinsider.com/key-turning-points-history-of-youtube-2013-2#now-its-time-to-learn-about-apple-23' -
Google Buy's Youtube
Google offered $1.65 billion to buy Youtube. This was "the next step in the evolution of the Internet". This event was significant because brought new ideas and more people to help innovate. This changed peoples lives by employing more employees to help advance the website. This event showed society that YouTube was going to be big and successful. //http://www.businessinsider.com/key-turning-points-history-of-youtube-2013-2#now-its-time-to-learn-about-apple-23' -
Partner Program
This event was significant because it gave users the opportunity to turn what they did for fun into a job. It changed peoples lives because most of the successful users made a salary of six-figures + and some were able to quit their daily jobs. Society was impacted because there were more useful videos. //http://www.businessinsider.com/key-turning-points-history-of-youtube-2013-2#now-its-time-to-learn-about-apple-23' -
Youtube Goes Global
Society was brought togther because YouTube launched different versions of their website in Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the UK, taking their small company global. This event was significant because more people could be involved. This changed peoples lives by giving them a chance to view what the US could. http://mashable.com/2007/06/18/youtube-international/#42iohlcOVskL http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/infographic-timeline-youtube/119333 -
Content Verification Program
This event was significant because Youtube launched its "Content Verification Program" to help protect users videos from copyright infringement. This made society much safer and much more user friendly. //http://www.businessinsider.com/key-turning-points-history-of-youtube-2013-2#now-its-time-to-learn-about-apple-23' -
HD Videos
YouTube released the newest update of HD, at 1080P! This event was significant because people could see clearer and sharper videos. This changed peoples lives because they could see every detail. This had a postive impact on society because those who could not see well could see the video better than before. -
Youtube Welcomes Movies
Through Sundance, Paramount, Disney, NBC/Universal, Sony, and Warner Brothers, Youtube was able to rent movies and prove that it was more than a video-sharing site, but something more significant. This changed people lives by giving them an alternative to buying movies. This changed society by offering cheaper and more affordable movies. //http://www.businessinsider.com/key-turning-points-history-of-youtube-2013-2#now-its-time-to-learn-about-apple-23' -
Let's Start a Broadcast!
Youtube welcomes the feature of broadcasting live, also known as "YouTube Live" which changed peoples lives, giving an audience the chance to watch concerts, news coverage, royal events and sports events live. This brought society togther because they could see everything that was happening, globally and locally. //http://www.businessinsider.com/key-turning-points-history-of-youtube-2013-2#now-its-time-to-learn-about-apple-23' -
Site Redesign
YouTube gets a major update to make it more modern and appealing. This event was significant because the addition of new features made peoples lives and browsing easier. Society was advancing because there were more users and more money was being made. http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/infographic-timeline-youtube/119333 -
Four Billion Views Daily!
Daily, YouTube reached four billion views, which means over 45,000 views per second. This event was significant because constant views changed peoples lives. Tthey spent more time on YouTube which made the website more significant. Society became hooked on this video-sharing website, making it what it is today. http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/infographic-timeline-youtube/119333
