The History Of YouTube

This anthropological introduction to Youtube video made its way around the Internet several months ago and for good reason. If you haven't had a chance to check it out, I highly recommend it. The video features a presentation that was made at the Library of Congress in June 2008 and explains the rise of YouTube from an anthropological perspective and what it means for society, media, and culture.

To put it simply, it explains why YouTube works, how it became so big so fast, why you should care, and from a marketing perspective should give you a better idea about its audience and how to reach them. Plus, it's packed with all kinds of interesting statistics about YouTube such as the fact that YouTube has produced more programming in the last six months than the three major TV networks have done since 1948 combined.