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First Video
First video was published to youtube -
Youtube Domain Registered
Chad Hurley registers youtube domain. -
Youtube Bought by google
Google buys youtube a up and coming video sharing website for 1.7 billion dollars and they said its the next major revolution on the internet. -
Youtube ADS
Youtube puts in its first video advertisements on the bottom 1/5 of the screen during the the playing video. -
Viacom sues YouTube
ViaCom sues youtube over many pirated movies and TV shows being put on there with out permission f.rom the video maker. -
Pre Roll Advertisements
Google CEO agrees to put advertisements before videos even though he didnt originally likem the idea of having advertisements before a video. -
Peabody Award
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VEVO
Google partners with VEVO a music company to try and repair its wounds with music companies because Youtube has alot of pirated music on there website. -
First LiveStream
U-2 concer was livestreamed. -
48 hours a minute
24 hours of video uploaded every 30 seconds. -
Gangnam Style
Gangnam Style hits 1 billion views, the first to ever do that -
Movie Rentals
Youtube adds movie rentals to compete with Netflix and blockbuster. -
Youtube buys another company
YouTube agrees to buy Next New Networks, an independent shop that produces original but relatively low cost online videos. It is YouTube’s biggest splash into not just posting videos of others, but seeding and creating its own.