YouTube

“YouTube is fun but also scary, but I like YouTube because there are some awesome people out there that do amazing things.” Piper Kunzler

• YouTube launched ten years ago February 14, 2005
• Founders of YouTube: Chad Hurley, Steven Chen, Jawed Karim
• On October 9, 2006 Google announced that it had acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock, and the deal was finalized on November 13, 2006
• The inspiration for YouTube first came from Janet Jackson’s role in the 2004 Super Bowl incident, when her breast was exposed during her performance
• The first YouTube video, titled Me at the Zoo, shows co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo; this video was uploaded on April 23, 2005
• In 2014 YouTube said that 300 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute, three times more than one year earlier, and that around three quarters of the material comes from outside the U.S.
• In November 2011, the Google+ social networking site was integrated directly with YouTube and the Chrome web browser, allowing YouTube videos to be viewed from within the Google+ interface

“I go on YouTube all the time, and I love it. And I usually watch music videos.” Celia Spragg

Why is YouTube better than Television:

• There’s more things to watch on YouTube than on Television
• More options on what you would like to watch
• You’re able to watch your shows on YouTube
• On YouTube there is more to watch, while on Television there are never-ending reruns of shows, and the same episode will play over again
• YouTube gives you the ability to watch things over and over and even catch up on some of your favorite TV shows, while in actuality, TV only gives you certain things to watch since it’s on a scheduled basis.
• Anyone can become a celebrity on YouTube
• YouTube is more popular than regular Television
• 68% of those asked said they watched more video content from YouTube than any other platform. 51% were still avid TV watchers, and 49% spent most of their viewing time with Netflix.
• YouTube is more portable with your phones, tablets

“I get on YouTube everyday and I like that you can find anything on it.” Mika Cruz

List of the most subscribed channels on YouTube:

• PewDiePie: (41 million)
• HolaSoyGerman: (26 million)
• YouTube Spotlight: (23 million)
• Smosh: (21 million)
• Nigahiga: (16 million)
• ElrubiusOMG: (15 million)
• Jenna Marbles: (15 million)
• Vanoss Gaming: (15 million)
• The Ellen Show: (14 million)
• Fine Brothers Entertainment: (13 million)
• Yuya: (12 million)
• ERB: (12 million)
• Machinima: (12 million)
• VEGETTA777: (12 million)
• Spinnin’ Records: (12 million)
• Skrillex: (12 million)
• KSI: (11 million)
• Sky Does Minecraft: (11 million)
• Vevo: (11 million)

Vevo Channels:

• One Direction Vevo: (18 million)
• Rihanna Vevo: (18 million)
• Taylor Swift Vevo: (17 million)
• Katy Perry: (17 million)
• Justin Bieber Vevo: (17 million)
• Eminem Vevo: (17 million)

Sources:

• http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/whats-so-great-about-youtube/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube
• https://www.youtube.com/
• http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/more-people-watch-youtube-television