Post by missacorn on Jan 27, 2024 19:47:12 GMT
Hi, LMW! I just realized something and...it kinda threw me for a loop. I feel old.
So...YouTube is gonna turn 19 years old soon. February 14th, 2005, the day YouTube was established. That's crazy to think about, this site has been around for so long, safe to say a lot of us grew up with it.
So, to celebrate, I'd like to ask the community a few questions! Anyone can answer! Here are the questions:
1. How'd you discover YouTube?
2. Do you remember the first YouTube video you ever watched? Is it still available? (Adding a link is optional, but you don't have to.)
3. What's a feature on YouTube that you miss terribly?
4. What's the worst feature that you personally believe YouTube put out?
5. If you could go back to a specific time period in YouTube's lifespan, which one would it be?
I'll answer these questions myself down below:
1. I discovered YouTube when I was around 3-4 (I can't specifically remember) years old. My sister and my dad introduced me to the site.
2. Yep! One of the first videos I watched was called "funny cats". It was a compilation of funny cat gifs, photos, and videos from the time. It had music and sound effects over it. It's still available on YouTube, but if you want to find it, you would have to use the "before:year" trick.
3. I really miss annotations, the screenshots we have of them are both hilarious and nostalgic.
4. Removing the dislike button, without a doubt. I know there are features that exist to bring it back, but I still question why they wanted to do that. I feel like now, we need them back more than ever.
5. Probably the mid-late 2000s era of YouTube. When we had five stars, video responses, yellow sub button, Unregistered Hypercam, etc.
I can't wait to read everyone's responses! I hope everyone reading has a good day/night.
So...YouTube is gonna turn 19 years old soon. February 14th, 2005, the day YouTube was established. That's crazy to think about, this site has been around for so long, safe to say a lot of us grew up with it.
So, to celebrate, I'd like to ask the community a few questions! Anyone can answer! Here are the questions:
1. How'd you discover YouTube?
2. Do you remember the first YouTube video you ever watched? Is it still available? (Adding a link is optional, but you don't have to.)
3. What's a feature on YouTube that you miss terribly?
4. What's the worst feature that you personally believe YouTube put out?
5. If you could go back to a specific time period in YouTube's lifespan, which one would it be?
I'll answer these questions myself down below:
1. I discovered YouTube when I was around 3-4 (I can't specifically remember) years old. My sister and my dad introduced me to the site.
2. Yep! One of the first videos I watched was called "funny cats". It was a compilation of funny cat gifs, photos, and videos from the time. It had music and sound effects over it. It's still available on YouTube, but if you want to find it, you would have to use the "before:year" trick.
3. I really miss annotations, the screenshots we have of them are both hilarious and nostalgic.
4. Removing the dislike button, without a doubt. I know there are features that exist to bring it back, but I still question why they wanted to do that. I feel like now, we need them back more than ever.
5. Probably the mid-late 2000s era of YouTube. When we had five stars, video responses, yellow sub button, Unregistered Hypercam, etc.
I can't wait to read everyone's responses! I hope everyone reading has a good day/night.
