The Youtube History Tag

TL;DR

In this video, the content creator discusses their early experiences with YouTube, including their discoveries, first videos watched, earliest subscriptions, and current usage of the platform.

Transcript

so my lovely friend char freeze has started a new tag called the youtube history tag which she tagged me in and I am super excited to be sitting down to phone for you because I think it's such a fun tag the title is pretty self-explanatory you will hear more as we get into the questions but but make sure either before or after you watch this video ... Read More

Key Insights

• 🎮 YouTube was mainly filled with music videos, home videos, and fan videos in its early days.
• 💅 Beauty videos became popular for providing tips on covering up acne.
• 💅 Early subscriptions included beauty channels like Beautycrush and LukeIsNotSexy, as well as classic YouTubers like Community Channel and Laura Bubble.
• 📔 The content creator had multiple YouTube channels before settling on their current channel, which focuses on book-related content.

Questions & Answers

Q: When did you first discover YouTube?

I discovered YouTube around 2006-2007 when I was 14-15 years old. It was relatively new at the time, and there were mainly music videos, home videos, and fan videos on the platform.

Q: What were the first videos you remember watching on YouTube?

Aside from music videos and TV show clips, I started watching beauty videos to learn how to cover up my acne. I also discovered channels like Vlogbrothers and Charlie is so cool. These were some of the early videos I watched on YouTube.

Q: Who were your earliest subscriptions on YouTube?

Some of the earliest people I subscribed to were beautycrush, LukeIsNotSexy, Fafi x3, and Rhyming With Oranges. I also followed classic YouTubers like Community Channel and Laura Bubble, who I have been subscribed to for a long time.

Q: What was your first YouTube channel?

My first YouTube channel was a compilation of clips set to music that I created around 2007. Unfortunately, I no longer have access to it, so the videos are still up.

Q: What do you use YouTube for mainly now?

Now, I use YouTube mainly to create and share my own book-related content. I also use it to keep up with my friends who are also YouTubers, get outfit ideas from fashion YouTubers like FleurDeForce and Lily Melrose, and watch political and feminist channels.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• The content creator discovered YouTube in 2006-2007 when they were 14-15 years old. At the time, YouTube mainly consisted of music videos, home videos, and fan videos of TV shows and movies.

• They first started watching beauty videos for tips on covering up acne. They gradually discovered channels like Vlogbrothers and Charlie is so cool, and also subscribed to the beauty channels Beautycrush and LukeIsNotSexy.

• They had multiple YouTube channels, including ones for compilation videos, blogs on Harry Potter and politics, fashion videos, and ultimately settled with their current channel for book-related content.