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Feb 11, 2018 · YouTube timeline of events. 2005: Registration of YouTube trademark, logo and domain on Valentine’s Day. April 24, 2005: First video posted to the site (18 seconds long) 2005: Launch of its beta site in May, 2005. September 2005: Reaching its first one million-hit video.
- Co-Founder & CEO of Office Timeline
- The Early Years
- Mommy Blogs and Being “Dooced”
- Video and Microblogging Gain Momentum
- Modern Blogging
1994: First blog created by Justin Hall on Links.net
Hall created the first blog at Links.net, which contained “essentially a review of HTML exampleshe came across from various online links,” according to HubSpot. The term “blog” had not been coined; Hall referred to it as his personal homepage.
1997: The term “weblog” was coined by Jorn Barger
Other people followed in Hall’s example and shared their personal lives online. Jorn Barger coined the term “weblog” to describe these sites; the term reflected the process of “logging the web” as he browsed, according to Webdesigner Depot.
1998: Open Diary was launched
Open Diary introduced a community approach to blogging that allowed members to comment on others’ work.
2002: Heather Armstrong was fired for blogging about her colleagues, sparking debate
Armstrong blogged about her colleagues’ quirks on her personal blog, which resulted in her firing. This sparked controversy and debate about online privacy. The event also resulted in the term “dooced” (after the name of Armstrong’s blog) becoming synonymous with being fired due to a person’s online presence.
2002: “Mommy” bloggers began to gain momentum with the founding of TheMommyBlog.com
A new trend emerged with mothers blogging about parenting, in order to educate and support readers. Ten years later, there were more than 3.9 millionmommy blogs in North America alone, according to Mashable.
2002: Blogads was launched
Blogads launched, which was the first broker of blog advertising, according to New York Magazine.
2005: YouTube launched, solidifying video blogs as a legitimate force
One year after the first video bloggers arrived, YouTube launched to the public.
2005: First blogger granted White House press credentials
Blogger Garrett Graff gaining White House press credentials for his blog Fishbowl D.C. added credibility to blogging.
2005: The Huffington Post was founded
2005 is the year “the line between news reporting and blogging began to diminish, which some attribute to the launch of the Huffington Post,” according to HubSpot. The website began as a “political forum” or “group blog” and is a high-profile content aggregator now known as HuffPost.
2011: Google changed its algorithm, punishing blogs they deemed to contain “thin” content
In 2011, Google lowered rankings on low-quality or thin content, penalizing bloggers who used duplicate content or few reputable links.
2012: Medium was founded, as well as LinkedIn’s influencer blogging platform
Medium, a new blogging platform, was founded, which continued to push the envelope for blogging and news reporting.
2016: WordPress rolled out the .blog domain
WordPress announced a new domain for blogs to take advantage of the rapid increase in this media form.
Dec 7, 2023 · The first blogs existed in 1980s in the form of newsgroups and discussion forums. The debut of YouTube in 2005 kickstarted the rise of video blogs. ChatGPT and other AI-powered tools changed the blogging industry in 2022. Bloggers and other writers could use it to generate ideas and help them write drafts.
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Jul 6, 2023 · YouTube is the de facto video-sharing platform on the Internet, but who founded it, why did they create it, and how did it grow to be such a behemoth today?
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May 24, 2024 · YouTube was officially launched to the public on December 15, 2005. It quickly gained traction and became popular over the next year. In November 2006, just a year after its public debut, YouTube was acquired by Google for $1.65 billion in stock, which was a testament to its rapid rise in popularity.
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