Some YouTube history
So YouTube has come a long way since its birth. it was yet another startup Sillicon Valley company, that eventually grew enough to deserve a lot of attention. It was then purchased by Google Inc. for a bazillion dollars and struggled for years to finally break even not long ago.
So I was revisiting some of my favorite videos, and found the classic Chad Vader saga.
It is an emblematic saga because even the creator of Darth Vader says he like the thing. The idea doesn't sound remarkable at first, but the success it got speaks for itself.
This is also a weird concept that became an astounding success: Ask a Ninja. This is one of my favorite episodes, because it speaks of Net Neutrality.
Those videos of cats and people doing stupid things on camera were the beginning of YouTube and Internet video. This material is different, because it feeds on both the deliberate production (low-budget as it may be) and the randomness and absolute nonsense of the Internet.
So I was revisiting some of my favorite videos, and found the classic Chad Vader saga.
It is an emblematic saga because even the creator of Darth Vader says he like the thing. The idea doesn't sound remarkable at first, but the success it got speaks for itself.
This is also a weird concept that became an astounding success: Ask a Ninja. This is one of my favorite episodes, because it speaks of Net Neutrality.
Those videos of cats and people doing stupid things on camera were the beginning of YouTube and Internet video. This material is different, because it feeds on both the deliberate production (low-budget as it may be) and the randomness and absolute nonsense of the Internet.
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