It was February 8, 2008, a day that would go down in the history of YouTube. The video-sharing platform, which had been acquired by Google in 2006, was still in its early stages of growth. However, it had already become a sensation, with millions of users uploading and sharing their videos every day.
Host: "These improvements mean you can enjoy a more seamless YouTube experience, whether you're watching videos, live streaming, or creating content." youtube 2.02.08
And the annotation — glorious, clunky, click-or-miss typography over your video — was the closest thing to interactive cinema. “Click here to subscribe” in hot pink Comic Sans? That was UX design. It was February 8, 2008, a day that
As Hurley sat at his desk, he couldn't help but think about the journey YouTube had taken so far. From its humble beginnings in 2005, when he and his co-founders, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, had created the platform as a way to share videos with friends, to its current status as a global phenomenon, YouTube had come a long way. The official YouTube blog or changelog (if available)