{"id":7867,"date":"2022-07-13T05:01:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T05:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=7867"},"modified":"2022-07-13T05:01:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T05:01:38","slug":"what-was-the-first-youtube-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-was-the-first-youtube-video","title":{"rendered":"What Was the First YouTube Video?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a69423c66094\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a69423c66094\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a69423c66094\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-was-the-first-youtube-video\/#What_Was_the_First_YouTube_Video\" title=\"What Was the First YouTube Video?\">What Was the First YouTube Video?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-was-the-first-youtube-video\/#Cybergoon_squad\" title=\"Cybergoon squad\">Cybergoon squad<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-was-the-first-youtube-video\/#Me_at_the_Zoo\" title=\"Me at the Zoo\">Me at the Zoo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-was-the-first-youtube-video\/#Jawed_Karim\" title=\"Jawed Karim\">Jawed Karim<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-was-the-first-youtube-video\/#Steve_Chen\" title=\"Steve Chen\">Steve Chen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-was-the-first-youtube-video\/#Chad_Hurley\" title=\"Chad Hurley\">Chad Hurley<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Was_the_First_YouTube_Video\"><\/span>What Was the First YouTube Video?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"what was the first youtube video\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/cwwkL0h.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>YouTube was a new way to watch videos, but back in the early days, it was just one man talking about elephants. Today, it boasts over one billion active users, reaches more 18-49 year olds than cable networks, and can be accessed in 76 languages. It has enabled people to make careers, find communities, and create phenomenal content. But before you make your first video on YouTube, here are some of the things you should know.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cybergoon_squad\"><\/span>Cybergoon squad<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Greg uploaded &#8220;Cybergoon Squad&#8221; on YouTube at the beginning of May 2005. The video was the first animated video on the site and some commentators believe that it was also the first of the &#8220;weird side&#8221; of YouTube. While the video has since gained more attention than most others, it remains an early classic. Here are five of the strangest YouTube videos. One of the best-known is &#8220;Snake Dance&#8221;, a zany dance sequence that was uploaded just a few days after YouTube was launched.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube is a video sharing website founded in 2005. This video sharing website boasts more than 2 billion logged-in users monthly. It started as a simple video sharing website and is still an important platform today. The very first video uploaded on YouTube was a fifteen-second clip from a zoo. Since then, it has grown into a colossal phenomenon, changing the way we communicate.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Me_at_the_Zoo\"><\/span>Me at the Zoo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Me at the Zoo&#8221; is the first YouTube video. It was uploaded on April 23, 2005, by Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube. The video was filmed at the San Diego Zoo while Jawed was visiting an elephant enclosure. Since then, YouTube has grown immensely, garnering over 66 million views and two million comments. YouTube now boasts over 30 million visitors per day, and the number of videos uploaded is estimated to be around three hundred hours per minute.<\/p>\n<p>The first YouTube video changed the way we consume media. It marked the advent of the &#8220;vlog&#8221; and the &#8220;60-second video&#8221; era. Although the video&#8217;s production quality was criticized by many, it was a huge success and eventually went viral. The Observer compared Koval&#8217;s demeanor to that of Jeremiah Denton, a Vietnam War prisoner who was compelled to record and write an interview. Koval&#8217;s facial expressions were similar to Denton&#8217;s as well, as he blinks and writes &#8220;torture&#8221; in Morse code.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jawed_Karim\"><\/span>Jawed Karim<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded his first video to the site 17 years ago. The video was called &#8220;Me at the Zoo&#8221; and features Jawed Karim in front of the San Diego Zoo elephant enclosure, pointing out the length of the elephant&#8217;s trunk. Since then, YouTube has become a worldwide video-sharing site. Jawed Karim&#8217;s first video has garnered more than two hundred million views.<\/p>\n<p>Jawed Karim began his career as an intern at Silicon Graphics, Inc. where he worked on volume rendering and 3D voxel data management. Later, he dropped out of college and began working for PayPal. In the course of his work, he met Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, two men who would later co-found YouTube. They later joined forces and formed YouTube, the world&#8217;s most popular video-sharing website.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steve_Chen\"><\/span>Steve Chen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Steve Chen was a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After graduation, he started working at PayPal and met Chad Hurley. The three decided to create a video hosting service that would allow people to upload videos and have them transcoded and playable in a web browser. The video-sharing site was launched in 2005 and quickly became the fastest-growing website. It has more than 100 million views per day. Chen has served as the company&#8217;s Chief Technology Officer. He was recognized for his work in 2006 by Business 2.0 magazine, which named him one of the company&#8217;s 20 most influential executives.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Chen is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur. He founded the video-sharing website YouTube with Chad Hurley. Chen&#8217;s success attracted other companies. He later co-founded AVOS Systems and co-founded MixBit, a video-sharing app. He has been recognized with many honors, including inclusion in the list of &#8220;15 Asian Scientists to Watch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chad_Hurley\"><\/span>Chad Hurley<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite the fact that he is now a multi-billionaire, Chad Hurley still remains a young man. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Hurley is the son of a carpenter and an artist. In his early teens, he began to become interested in technology and the arts. In high school, he became a standout runner for the cross country team, winning two PIAA State Championships. He also became involved in the Technology Student Association, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in fine arts from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The founding members of YouTube were Steve Chen, Jawed Karim, and Chad Hurley, who had met each other at PayPal. They created YouTube in Hurley&#8217;s garage and resorted to borrowing components from friends. At first, they were working together and used PayPal computers to build the initial product. Hurley and Chen stayed at YouTube until 2011, at which point they left to become angel investors. They have since launched their own businesses. Hurley, meanwhile, is a part owner of the Golden State Warriors and has also become part owner of several startups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Was the First YouTube Video? YouTube was a new way to watch videos, but back in the early days, it was just one man talking about elephants. Today, it boasts over one billion active users, reaches more 18-49 year olds than cable networks, and can be accessed in 76 languages. 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