is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Two decades ago, YouTube wasn’t about the elaborate ...

The grainy 19-second YouTube video that started it all hardly had the makings of a viral sensation. Shot at the San Diego Zoo, the primitive video clip showed Jawed Karim, the platform’s co-founder, ...

Did you know elephants have long trunks? The first YouTube video delivers that little-known bit of animal knowledge -- and after that, things really got going. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a ...

Exactly 20 years ago, a grainy 19-second video titled "Me at the zoo" was uploaded to YouTube by one of its founders, quietly launching a then-small platform into the world. Now, the Google-owned ...

The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments. By Amanda Holpuch The video is short — just 19 seconds — and not particularly compelling.

Today, YouTube delivers everything from SNL skits to Super Bowl commercials to cute and classic cat videos, and it's hard to imagine getting along without the video-sharing platform. But 20 years ago, ...