Screen capture of the first video ever uploaded to YouTube, on April 23, 2005. The video featured co-founder Jawed Karim talking about elephants at the San Diego Zoo. Photo: Youtube
Ten years after its launch, YouTube has become a household name for online video but faces an array of rivals in the market and lingering questions about its business model.
The first video uploaded April 23, 2005 – an 18-second clip of co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo – offered little indication the service would become the leader in Internet video and a key part of the Google empire.
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