YouTube launched 17 years ago today with this video - Digital Trends

YouTube launched 17 years ago on Sunday, with its first-ever clip featuring an elephant with a "really, really, really" long trunk.

It was 17 years ago on Sunday that a 25-year-old guy called Jawed Karim uploaded the first video to YouTube, kickstarting a service that went on to become the go-to hub for video streaming and giving… [+2048 chars]

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