YouTube history

Birth of Vlogging

On April 23, 2005,  YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim published the first YouTube video. Although Karim likely didn’t know it, his 18-second video is the first vlog. As in all subsequent vlogs, it consists of the subject talking directly into the camera, reaching out to viewers. To date, more than 48 million people have watched this video. Coincidentally, April 23 is…

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