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YouTube is a platform that I use every day, whether that is for entertainment or educational purposes. There are so many different types of videos on a variety of topics. Until our class presented on the evolution of technology, I had little knowledge of the creation of YouTube. The platform was created in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. It is crazy how quick YouTube has grown considering it was created only fifteen years ago. The platform was originally envisioned to be an online dating service. However, the founders quickly changed the direction of the platform once users began uploading videos of all topics.
It only took a few months for a video to reach one million views, which proved the power and popularity of YouTube. A year later, Google purchased for 1.65 billion dollars in October of 2006. After Google's acquisition, the platform continued to evolve. In 2007, advertisements were introduced to videos. They began as the little banners that pop up at the bottom of videos. Since then, ads have been added to the beginning of videos, and during the duration of videos.
Just four years after the creation of YouTube, the site had one billion views a day. Just think about that number for a second. One billion views a day. It is crazy to think about how many people interact with the site daily. I know I add to this number because I use the platform daily.
So where is YouTube headed? The future of the platform is hard to predict. I believe that YouTube will continue to change with the times. It will be interesting to see what kind of content becomes popular in the future. I enjoy using the platform, and I hope that it is around for many years to come.
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