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YouTube Facts
- Google purchase: Sold to Google for $1.65 billion on October 9, 2006; the deal was finalized November 13, 2006The Age: Google closes $A2b YouTube deal (November 14, 2006)
- Google/YouTube mixed results: Searching Google Video yields both Google Video and YouTube results http://lifehacker.com/5515321/google-vid...
- First video: "Me at the zoo" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IV...
- First upload: 8:27PM on Saturday April 23, 2005 http://youtube.wikia.com/wiki/Me_at_the_...
- YouTube Insight tool: In March of 2008, YouTube introduced the YouTube Insight tool to allow uploaders to track who views their videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcxGC8c7O...
- User Channels: Users can create personalized YouTube Channels http://www.digitalalchemy.tv/2008/01/per...
- iPhone & iPod access: YouTube videos can be accessed via the iPhone and iPod mobile devices http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3gs/
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By now, pretty much everyone has heard of YouTube. In fact, YouTube has become a household name and is on it’s way to becoming a verb, as in “Have you YouTubed that yet?” This page will provide details on everything you want to know about YouTube. YouTube is an Internet video sharing website. Anyone can view most YouTube videos by simply visiting the site, but for those who want to leave comments, upload videos or view adult videos, you must sign up for an account. Don’t worry, it’s free.
For some people, YouTube is a substitute for cable. If you don’t mind waiting a day or two, or sometimes as little as just a few minutes, for someone to make a video of what you want to see and upload it, they you can just tune in to YouTube. For anything and everything from the latest breaking news to complete political speeches to reruns of Comedy Central to music videos to clips from the World Cup or your sport of choice, YouTube has it all.
On January 15, 2009, YouTube announced that videos on their service would be viewable through Apple TV, TiVo and the gaming consoles Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3.Techcrunch: YouTube Comes To The Wii And PS3, But Not Xbox8Also in 2009, YouTube Movies were launched as a way to compete with Hulu Movies to offer Action, cartoons, sports movies along with a host of documentaries.
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YouTube VEVO Live Concerts
On July 23, 2010, YouTube and VEVO announced plans to live stream five different music concerts during the month of August. The concerts will be sponsored by American Express and are part of the program "Unstaged: An Original Series by American Express". The first concert will air on August 5 and will feature the band Arcade Fire playing at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Concerts by John Legend and The Roots will also be streamed.http://mashable.com/2010/07/23/youtube-vevo-live-concerts/ -
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Life In a Day
On July 24, 2010, YouTube is partnering with filmmaker Kevin MacDonald and producer Ridley Scott to produce an independent film called Life In a Day. The film is intended to serve as a time capsule to show the life of people all over the world on July 24. Anyone with a YouTube account can tape footage of what's happening in his or her life that day and then submit to the channel for consideration. Certain footage will be will selected to become an experimental film that will be screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011. Those whose footage is included will be credited as co-directors.http://www.youtube.com/lifeinaday -
Top 10 YouTube Videos of All Time
YouTube has become what many in the online community view to be the defacto medium for the online sharing of video. As such, the overall popularity of individual video clips posted online is often measured by the number of views that the clip achieves on YouTube. The following is a list of the top ten videos on YouTube. It is based on the number of views as of June 13, 2010.- Lady Gaga Bad Romance Video (226,145,599 views)
Music video for the first single released off Lady Gaga's 2009 album The Fame: Monster. - Charlie Bit My Finger (199,898,911 views)
A 56-second clip of two young siblings, one biting the finger of the other. - Evolution of Dance (145,474,078 views)
A six-minute sketch by Judson Laipply, a motivational speaker that incorporates various well known dance moves. Originally posted on April 6, 2009, it is still in the top ten. - Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA (128,342,520 views)
Music video for the 2009 single by Miley Cyrus titled Party in the USA. - Pitbull I Know You Want Me (125,740,175 views)
Music video for the song I know You Want Me by the rapper Pitbull - Hahaha (124,188,792 views)
A video posted in 2006 of a young infant interacting with his father causing the child to break out in constant laughter. - Miley Cyrus 7 Things Video (121,680,506 views)
Music video for Miley Cyrus' 2008 hit single Seven Things. - Jeff Dunham - Achmed the Dead Terrorist (113,866,214 views)
A video clip of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham performing his comedy act with a puppet which he has named Achmed the Dead Terrorist. - Lady Gaga - Just Dance (113,707,525 views)
The 2008 music video to the debut single by Lady Gaga. - Lo Que Tu Quieras Oir (101,273,91 views)
A short drama performed in Spanish, written by Guillermo Zapata, it is the most viewed non-English video on YouTube.
- Lady Gaga Bad Romance Video (226,145,599 views)
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Top 5 Most Viewed YouTube Channels of All-Time
Below are YouTube's top 5 most viewed channels of all time as of June 13, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/channels?s=mv&t=a&g=0
- Vevo (17,421,590,758 views)
Vevo is a partnership between Sony, Universal Music Group and the Abu Dhabi Media Group which hosts a variety of popular music videos on YouTube.
- Expert Village (1,194,611,554 Views)
An informational channel with "How To" videos on a variety of topics, from using an iPad to ice fishing, many of which were created in partnership with eHow
- Machinima (1,169,690,736 Views)
YouTube's most popular video game-themed channel features trailers for new games, walkthroughs, news, gameplay demos and original short films created within games.
- Hollywood Records (1,048,029,540 Views)
The official channel for the major record label features numerous music videos from their artists, including Breaking Benjamin, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and The Jonas Brothers.
- FAIL Blog (1,042,234,440 Views)
Exactly as the name implies, this channel features mostly candid clips of people getting hurt, screwing up, embarrassing themselves and generally failing.
- Vevo (17,421,590,758 views)
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YouTube Facts
Below are YouTube's top 5 most subscribed channels of all time as of June 13, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/channels?s=ms&t=a&g=0
- Nigahiga (2,346,672 Subscribers)
Ryan Higa's channel features his personal vlogs and commentaries, along with sketches, wacky characters and film parodies.
- Fred (1,771,741 Subscribers)
Videos and sketches featuring the character Fred Figglehorn, a spastic 6-year-old created and portrayed by actor Lukas Cruikshank.
- ShaneDawsonTV (1,598,135 Subscribers)
The primary channel for 2010 Streamy Award-winner Shane Dawson is devoted to his comedy sketches and character pieces. - Smosh (1,560,220 Subscribers)
Home of the comedy duo of Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, who produce skits, pop culture parodies and humorous music videos. - RayWilliamJohnson (1,429,728 Subscribers)
Ray William Johnson hosts the show "=3," featuring a variety of strange, interesting or amusing videos from around YouTube along with snarky commentary.
- Nigahiga (2,346,672 Subscribers)
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Creation
YouTube was originally founded in February, 2005 by former PayPal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. First started in a garage, the venture grew over the next several months, securing a $8.5 million investment from Sequoia Capital in 2005.Time: The Gurus of YouTube (December 16, 2006) -
Popularity
In, 2006, YouTube videos accounted for an estimated 60% of the online viewing market. The company revealed in July of 2006 that over 100 million videos were being watched daily and over 65,000 videos were being uploaded each month.USA Today: YouTube serves up 100 million videos a day online (July 16, 2008)
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Controversy
Several countries including Iran, Turkey, Morocco, China, Brazil and Pakistan have banned YouTube for periods of time for violations of local laws. Many schools also have banned YouTube from their classrooms due to inappropriate and violent content of the videos.Mashable: Censored: List of Countries that Banned YouTube (May 30, 2007) -
CBS Deal
In an agreement that blurs the line between television and online content, episodes of CBS shows will reportedly be aired in their entirety--complete with commercials--on YouTube.MarketWatch: Google taps full-length shows to bolster (October 10, 2008) The programs will include Dexter, Star Trek, The Young and the Restless, Beverly Hills 90210 and Californication.MarketWatch: Google taps full-length shows to bolster (October 10, 2008) Red Herring: YouTube to Run Full-Length CBS Shows (October 10, 2008) -
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YouTube Questions
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how to add video on you tube? 1 AnswerFirst, make sure that you have Google accounts. Also, ensure that the video is less than 10 minutes long and smaller than 2GB size. Also, ensure it complies wit... read more -
Anyone have a YouTube Channel that is a MUST subscribe? 2 AnswersHere are a few that I like that fall into the funny category: ... read more
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An anthropological introduction to YouTube
From YouTube: Presented at the Library of Congress, June 23rd 2008. This was tons of fun to present. I decided to forgo the PowerPoint ... read moreFrom YouTube: Presented at the Library of Congress, June 23rd 2008. This was tons of fun to present. I decided to forgo the PowerPoint and instead worked with students to prepare over 40 minutes of video for the 55 minute presentation. This is the result.
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YouTube Blogs & Wikis
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YouTube Digger
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Mashable: YouTube
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Technorati: YouTube
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YouTube Blog: Coming Up Next... YouTube on Your TV
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VentureBeat: Lights, camera, YouTube: Feature films coming...?
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TechCrunch: Is YouTube Building Market Dominance At The Expense of Building A Business?
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Electronista: YouTube publishes interface, network APIs
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Mashable: YouTube Launches New Set Of APIs
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Arstechnica : YouTube's new APIs open the site to external apps
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TechCrunch: YouTube: The Platform
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lifehacker: Featured Greasemonkey User Script: Watch YouTube Videos...
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TechCrunch: "Google Has Acquired YouTube" (2006)
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Quick Online Tips: "Become a YouTube Guest Editor"
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Boing Boing: "Brazil Orders YouTube Shut Down Over Celebrity Sex Video"
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YouTube Digger
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YouTube Tools & Hacks
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YouTube: Developer APIs
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YouTube Video Downloader
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YouTube: About Annotations
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Lifehacker: YouTube: Top 10 YouTube Hacks
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YouTomb.mit.edu: Graveyard of Dead YouTube Videos
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MethodShop.com: Convert YouTube Videos for Your iPod
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QuickOnlineTips.com: The Amazing YouTube Tools Collection
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TimeTube: Build Video TimeLines
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Code.Google: What are the YouTube APIs and Tools?
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Widgetbox: YouTube Videos 2.5 Widget
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YouTube: The YouTube API: Upload, Player APIs and more (Time 4:19)
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YouTube: Developer APIs
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