All About Youtube

   

    Technology has grown leaps and bounds and continues on the rise every minute of everyday. Nowadays we have so many forms of social media and so many forms of technology and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. At the touch of a button we have endless sources of pictures, updates, chats, videos, news, it is all right there and so accessible. Youtube is a technology well known by almost everybody and a form of technology that almost everyone has probably used. Youtube has its own story as to how it got its start and how it has transformed to something amazing. Youtube was invented by three friends Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim in one of their basements. The idea of Youtube came from these three when they made an at home video and realized they had nowhere to post it and bam then came Youtube. Youtube started out strong as they launched on February 15, 2005 and had a soft opening in May 2005. The site was already bringing in 30,000 people and that was just the beginning as they have grown to 100 million per day in 2006 and it has only continued to skyrocket. While this kind of response to Youtube was exciting, these guys simply didn’t have the funds and equipment necessary to support this crazy start. Youtube began to look for a buyer and Google ended up buying Youtube for $1.65 billion dollars in stocks after they had a failed video service. 

Youtube is now the second most visited website after Google, of course. Youtube has definitely changed our world and technology for the better and I can’t imagine a world without it. Youtube is an outlet for so many things such as music, workout videos, makeup and hair tutorials, item reviews, cooking tutorials, educational videos, video gaming tricks, best way to clean your kitchen sink, literally anything you can think of is probably on Youtube. Youtube has even given people some very successful careers whether it's being a vlogger or people who successfully make videos or tutorials. There is still a lot of money that can be made as a Youtuber, as crazy as it sounds. Youtube is such a resource and honestly has helped people learn so many new things with the click of a button for the cost of nothing! Youtube changed the world by allowing endless opportunity and a place for people to express themselves. The problems it has sold is lack of resources and access to things that they need. It also is a great form of communication when people want their voice to be heard Youtube is a great place to be heard. Obviously, Youtube has so many pros but of course with everything comes some cons. 

While Youtube has the pros of endless resources, information, and forms of self expression, the negatives of mental health and overexposure can become a serious issue. Youtube can become addictive especially since it has the “Up Next” gadget which one video could turn into hours. For children, they can find almost anything on Youtube so its important parents keep that monitored to avoid the over exposure. Lastly, things seen on Youtube or comparison can always lead to mental health problems like many other forms of social media which is why it's crucial to overuse it. Overall, Youtube has changed our world for the better and has gone from just a basement idea to a brilliant source.

Watch the first ever Youtube video -->  https://youtu.be/jNQXAC9IVRw