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Birth of Internet to Now
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First working internet
Originally called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network). Funded by the U.S. Deparartment of Defense, it was pretty much a school network. -
ARPANET Obselete
With the internet being widely available to the public starting in the late 80s, ARPANET was decommissioned. -
Youtube is Registered
Youtube was registered by ex-Paypal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. -
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Youtube's Beta Site
With only 5 menus on the site, which were Home, Favourites, Messages, Videos and My Profile. -
The NBC Deal
NBC asked the Youtube providers to pull the clip "Lazy Sunday" from SNL and put it on both sites. This brought major attention to both companies and paved the way for later and bigger pertnerships. -
First Viral Video
The ad
The first video to get 1 million hits was a Nike commercial.It featured the Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho. -
Out of Beta
The creators of Youtube were able to launch Youtube out of Beta following a $3.5 Million investment from Sequoia Capital in November of the same year. -
Google buys Youtube
Seeing the potential in Youtube, Google bought the video sharing site for $1.65 billion. At the time, Youtube was about 65 employees strong. -
Partner Program
The Partner Program in Youtube lets people be paid depending on how popular their videos are. Some people are actually able to make a living off of this. Some have even earned up to 6 figure salaries. -
The CNN Deal
Thanks to the CNN deal, people were able to post their questions for the presidential debate the next year. 7 out of the 16 candidates even announced candidacy on Youtube. -
Youtube's First Ads
Everyone has seen those little ad banners on the bottom of the video. Those were the first ads on Youtube which were added by Google. -
VEVO
VEVO is the service used by music artists on Youtube to distribute their music videos. This service was created by Youtube to fix a bond with the record companies. -
Youtube Rentals
Youtube started renting movies in the beginning of 2010. The companies they offer now include Paramount, Warner Brothers, Disney, Sony and Universal. -
Youtube Live
Youtube started broadcasting live streams in 2011. Some streams include News, the Olympics, even the Royal Wedding. -
Streaming The Olympics
For the first time people could watch the Olympics free online from anywhere. Youtube was streaming the Summer Olympics via NBC.