2005 YouTube is founded and launches Introduced easy browser-based video sharing
\n2005 “Me at the zoo” is uploaded Became a symbol of user-generated video culture
\n2006 Google acquires YouTube Provided resources to scale hosting and global reach
\nWhy Google Bought YouTube
\nBy 2006, YouTube’s traffic was exploding. Video hosting is expensive—bandwidth and storage costs rise fast when millions of people watch content daily. Google’s acquisition gave YouTube the infrastructure and advertising ecosystem to grow into a sustainable business.<\/p>\n
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