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Social Media & Online Communities · Recorded milestone

Online video sharing

Recorded year2005

YouTube lets anyone publish video to a global audience.

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Built on

Hard disk driveRecorded · 1956requires
Low-loss optical fibreRecorded · 1970requires
Digital cameraRecorded · 1975enables
World Wide WebRecorded · 1991enables
Home broadbandRecorded · 1995enables

Led to

Action cameraRecorded · 2006enables
Ad revenue for creatorsRecorded · 2007enables
Khan AcademyRecorded · 2008enables
Automatic dubbing of all videoForecast · ~2028enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.