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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2021 15:53:24 GMT 10
I believe YouTube's classic era lasted from fall 2006 when Google purchased them and ended by fall 2009 when YouTube ditched their 5-star rating system for a thumbs up and down system. I don't know what to call the YouTube era from fall 2009 through 2012 as that was after the removal of the 5-star rating, but before Google forced Google Plus on YouTube watchers in 2013. I still sensed ties to the classic era from fall 2009 through 2012 even if that era was over.
I believe the last traces of YouTube's classic era faded anywhere between 2013 with Google Plus and 2014 with YouTube Red.
YouTube Eras:
Fall 2006 through Summer 2009: Classic
Fall 2009 through 2012: Cusp
2013 and 2014: Silver
2015 and 2016: Cusp leaning towards crap
2017 to present: Crap
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Post by slashpop on Dec 8, 2021 20:16:13 GMT 10
Early era:
Early to mid 2005: Not really known by everyone just another 2000s video site filled random/funny/music videos low res videos, nothing sticks out about it.
Late 2005 to early 2006: Still just another video site with low res videos of randomness, humor, cats, skateboarding videos and pranks, random music videos, and web series/flash animations, but you had growing popularity and a few standout channels in late 2005 like Smosh (most popular), and BaratsandBereta, Brookers, MrSafety, FilthyWhore, Tasha, MrWooT, and Chedigtiz (all remained popular throughout 2006 and in some cases in a number of years after) and the Young Turks, which is just starting out. Youtube becomes a known and popular site around late 05-early 2006, the environment reflects the internet culture at the time, lots of younger teens to 20 somethings in general, very and casual and informal, myspace type crowds, less pc, it's amateurish and low resolution.
Mid and late 2006: The same as the above but a new batch of youtubers stick out with more dynamic video content either start or start getting popular as early as mid 2006 and some cases late 2006 (Angry Nintendo Nerd, TheAmazingAtheist, Judson Laipply (first viral video on youtube) AmazingPhil, John Campea, Babish Culinary Universe, Mystoandpizzi, Ed Bassmaster, Fred Figglehorn, Lazy Game Reviews, Hacksmith Industries, JacksFilms,lonelygirl15, ProJared, geriatic1927, blamesocietyfilms, LisaNova, WilliamSledd)
Nearly identical youtube environment to mid 2007 with more channels popping up. Throughout mid 2006-mid 2007 time you start to see more videos, music video, recent concerts, gaming/movie reviews, bigger variety of animation and humour shorts, review series become much more of thing, random video's uploaded from people mid 2000s fliphones (cameras in phones and recording videos was mainstream in mid 2000s) or webcams and early smartphones starting becoming much more common and centralized, more choice of viewing random snippets of random shows, sometimes a few full episodes, or old VHS recordings, but it isn't at all like 2008-2010 standards yet, its better than 2004 and richer than late 05/early 06 and pre-YouTube years but still doesn't feel like you can just watch anything and most videos are 144 and 240 resolution, it still feels incomplete.
I would say late 2007 to early 2009 would have most of the earlier channels, especially most from latter 2006, either get really really big, while some faded away it feels more developed and more of a go to site with more regular content and improved video resolutions from late 07 to 09. Youtube was becoming more of a go to place to find a larger variety of ripped movies or tv and cartoon series, checking out daily news snippets, and watching music video in better resolution which were a new thing at the time to have in one place, a lot of older sites were now nearly killed off, except dailymotion and few others.
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Post by slashpop on Dec 10, 2021 17:22:33 GMT 10
Early era: Early to mid 2005: Not really known by everyone just another 2000s video site filled random/funny/music videos low res videos, nothing sticks out about it. Late 2005 to early 2006: Still just another video site with low res videos of randomness, humor, cats, skateboarding videos and pranks, random music videos, and web series/flash animations, but you had growing popularity and a few standout channels in late 2005 like Smosh (most popular), and BaratsandBereta, Brookers, MrSafety, FilthyWhore, Tasha, MrWooT, and Chedigtiz (all remained popular throughout 2006 and in some cases in a number of years after) and the Young Turks, which is just starting out. Youtube becomes a known and popular site around late 05-early 2006, the environment reflects the internet culture at the time, lots of younger teens to 20 somethings in general, very and casual and informal, myspace type crowds, less pc, it's amateurish and low resolution. Mid and late 2006: The same as the above but a new batch of youtubers stick out with more dynamic video content either start or start getting popular as early as mid 2006 and some cases late 2006 (Angry Nintendo Nerd, TheAmazingAtheist, Judson Laipply (first viral video on youtube) AmazingPhil, John Campea, Babish Culinary Universe, Mystoandpizzi, Ed Bassmaster, Fred Figglehorn, Lazy Game Reviews, Hacksmith Industries, JacksFilms,lonelygirl15, ProJared, geriatic1927, blamesocietyfilms, LisaNova, WilliamSledd) Nearly identical youtube environment to mid 2007 with more channels popping up. Throughout mid 2006-mid 2007 time you start to see more videos, music video, recent concerts, gaming/movie reviews, bigger variety of animation and humour shorts, review series become much more of thing, random video's uploaded from people mid 2000s fliphones (cameras in phones and recording videos was mainstream in mid 2000s) or webcams and early smartphones starting becoming much more common and centralized, more choice of viewing random snippets of random shows, sometimes a few full episodes, or old VHS recordings, but it isn't at all like 2008-2010 standards yet, its better than 2004 and richer than late 05/early 06 and pre-YouTube years but still doesn't feel like you can just watch anything and most videos are 144 and 240 resolution, it still feels incomplete. I would say late 2007 to early 2009 would have most of the earlier channels, especially most from latter 2006, either get really really big, while some faded away it feels more developed and more of a go to site with more regular content and improved video resolutions from late 07 to 09. Youtube was becoming more of a go to place to find a larger variety of ripped movies or tv and cartoon series, checking out daily news snippets, and watching music video in better resolution which were a new thing at the time to have in one place, a lot of older sites were now nearly killed off, except dailymotion and few others. I found some earliest YouTube videos from around mid to late 2005. But I think YouTube in 2005 was what Myspace in 2003 was like, mostly obscure and unknown. I wonder if any of those YouTubers who started in late 2005 are still making content today. They must not like what YouTube has become today. YouTube today is a shell of their former self. 2006 seemed better and more interesting than 2005 for YouTube. 2006 or 2007 was when I 1st heard of YouTube. I think YouTube became a part of pop culture anywhere between 2006 and 2007. I suppose in the late 2000s, YouTube was a pop cultural aspect that kept improving. I like your timeline and feel that it accurately portrays YouTube’s growth in their early years. I find it an interesting read. YouTube forgot what made them special or why they got popular in the first place. They should go back to their roots, but I feel that’s too late. I guess HD became standard with YouTube in late 2009. I would say in late 2005 youtube starting catching on. In early to mid 2005 it really wasn't anything just another random video site with nothing special. In late 2005 and early 2006 it was popular and known. I remember browsing youtube a number of times in 2005-2006 and friends suggesting it I don't remember it being obscure. Smosh (most popular), and BaratsandBereta, Brookers, MrSafety, FilthyWhore, Tasha, MrWooT, and Chedigtiz were the channels with the most view counts that had enough popularity to make youtube stick out in late 2005 and the Young Turks just started out . This continued in early 2006. Mid 2006 is when more dynamic content and more interesting characters had more of presence on the site and it blew up and that continued in late 2006.
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