The number of videos available at the site surpassed 25 million in March 2006, with more than 20,000 new videos uploaded on a daily basis. By the summer of 2006, YouTube was serving more than 100 million videos per day, and the number of videos being uploaded to the site showed no sign of slowing down.The domain name "YouTube.com" was activated on February 14, 2005, with video upload options being integrated on April 23, 2005, after being named "Tune In, Hook Up" ─ the original idea of Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim.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.

How do I visit old YouTube : And that pops up this magnifying glass which allows you to search. This specific Channel. And we're going to type in before colon and then the year so we're going to do 2011.

Did Google buy YouTube in 2006

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., October 9, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction.

Who was the biggest YouTuber in 2006 : Since mid-2006, when Smosh occupied the top position with less than 3,000 subscribers, at least 10 other YouTube channels have held the top spot; these include American fictional character Bree Avery, American comedian Brooke "Brookers" Brodack, American fictional character Fred Figglehorn, Swedish gamer Felix " …

In 2010, YouTube was still mostly a free-for-all mashup of music videos, comedy sketches, parodies and "look at this!" moments.

On February 14, 2005, Hurley registered the trademark, logo and domain of YouTube. On April 23, the first video, featuring co-founder Jawed Karim, was uploaded to the site. It was titled "Me at the Zoo". In May, a small group of early employees launched the beta test site www.youtube.com.

How YouTube looked in 2005

The early homepage in 2005 was spartan by today's standards, with only five videos, a search box, and a bunch of video tags to explore. YouTube's first video player had an enormous logo watermark in the bottom right corner and very few controls. There was no timer or fullscreen button, for example.YouTube was created in February 2005, when three friends, Jawed Karim, Chad Hurley, and Steve Chen came up with the idea of building a video sharing website when they couldn't find online videos about key events of interest at the time, like Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the 2004's Super Bowl, or the …On YouTube, videos are forever and the last thing you want as a creator is to part ways with a video that might later turn out to be a goldmine! The YouTube algorithm, which relies on metrics like watch time, audience retention, and engagement to recommend content, is disrupted when videos are deleted.

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google. Accessible worldwide, YouTube launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of PayPal.

What did Google do in 2006 : On November 13, 2006, Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock, On July 20, 2007, Google bids $4.6 billion for the wireless-spectrum auction by the FCC.

What YouTube videos were popular in 2006 : Top 10 YouTube videos of 2006

• Evolution of Dance. Watched by: More than 36 million people.
• Pokemon Theme Music Video. Watched by: Nearly 18 million people.
• Quick Change Artists on America's Got Talent. Watched by: Over 13 million people.
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Who is the oldest YouTube ever

"Me at the zoo" is a YouTube video uploaded on April 23, 2005. It is the first video to be uploaded to the platform. The 19-second video features YouTube's co-founder Jawed Karim, who was 25 years old at the time, in front of two elephants at the San Diego Zoo in California, noting their long trunks.

Other notable findings from January 2009 include:

100.9 million viewers watched 6.3 billion videos on YouTube.com (62.6 videos per viewer). 54.1 million viewers watched 473 million videos on MySpace.com (8.7 videos per viewer).The early homepage in 2005 was spartan by today's standards, with only five videos, a search box, and a bunch of video tags to explore. YouTube's first video player had an enormous logo watermark in the bottom right corner and very few controls. There was no timer or fullscreen button, for example.

Are deleted YouTube videos gone forever : If you delete a video, it's permanently deleted — you can't recover it through YouTube. If you'd like to watch the video in the future, make sure you have a backup saved.