YouTube?

 YouTube is a site that we all have heard of and used at least once before. Whether it's to watch a "how to", gaming videos, or someone playing with dolls. YouTube has a video of almost anything and everything. But when did YouTube become a thing? Who created it? Why was it invented? These are all questions that I never knew the answer to before learning more about YouTube. Let's start at the very beginning.

Dating App?

Youtube was first created in 2004 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. But it wasn't invented to be what it is now, the idea of YouTube was to first be a dating app called "Tune in Hook Up". Somewhere where individuals could upload videos of themselves to meet others in a romantic way. However, this idea changed quickly when there was little interest in it. This is when the YouTube we know and love today came around. "YouTube' officially made its debut in 2005 and quickly took off. 

YouTube Today

My fellow classmate, Micheal Connelly, talked about how YouTube has become such a huge part of our society today and the positive and negative effects of this. YouTube's entertainment section is the most popular section with sports, video games, vlogs, and more. Youtubers can make millions while filming content for their subscribers, making this one of my dream careers next to acting. (This is a joke.) On a serious note, YouTube allows anyone to have a voice and share their creativity with the world. We can also now quickly access videos from various genres so quickly. When before YouTube the main forms of entertainment through technology were movies, shows, and sports. 

The Impact

While I mentioned a lot of great impacts YouTube has created, there are also some negatives. False information can be spread very quickly through the site. There are also multiple cases where hate has been brought to Youtube because of inappropriate content, hate speech, racism, and more. For any children using it, this can be a bad influence and promote these behaviors for the viewers.