Me at the Zoo

Youtube is currently the most popular video hosting page but not many know the beginning of Youtube, "Me at the zoo" was the first video which was published in April 2005 by one of the Creators of Youtube, this video is currently a relic of the internet and currently has around 200 million views.

In the video we see Jawed at the San Diego Zoo talking about elephants and it's just that, but despite its simplicity this video left a great legacy followed by millions and millions of videos that made YouTube the page we know today.

Being a short video I don't have much more to say.

For everything I said before, I give this video a 6.

In less than one minute YouTube creator succeed it in making a video landmark. Simple, amusing and without a higher meaning than just be what the title says it is, Jawed Karim delivered the vision of how future videos would become, much of what YouTube originally was and just a percentage of its porcentage: to present ourselves to the world, as we are and with what we are doing that can be viewed as good or fun, simply from what it is and with a wide audience connected to their services.

So, this is me writing about him at the zoo watching the elephants behind him. In almost two decades, "Me at the Zoo" has more than 7 million views, a huge part thanks for being the video plataform's first video ever; and another part because we are curious in seeing the origins of a phenomenon that changed the world, connect people in many ways and one of the best things on internet, surpassing the long kingdom of television for exclusive things to show. Main reason: just as the video, we can all contribute with something, to express ourselves without big budgets, people to interfere and control what we do - sure, there's the plataform's guidelines but they're there to define what's acceptable and what it's not, from copyrighted material use to prejudicial speech.

Jawed Karim's short is a curious sensation, an adorable and memorable video that offers us a truthful good moment of him visiting the zoo and admiring the elephants. Time and again, there are channels with false advertisiments, attractive titles that don't mean a thing, mere trolls just getting the views they want. With this short, Karim was merely making an experiment, seeing his creation would work and it's up to each viewer to see it for what it is. It's obvious he wouldn't show up with something too extraordinary (singing, doing magic tricks, or teaching how to cook, for example); it had to be a reflection of what he wanted to achieve with YouTube, and the most original one could get and just wait for future results, future creations and see how far we could go. With time our past, present and future would fill the place in an instant way and YouTube went a long ride from just one man at the zoo. As you read this, you've probably clicked on million of videos, watched a bunch and never seen how it all started...and when you click into it, there'll be 10-something seconds of a lovely delight.

Gets the most praise it can get due to its essential importance on internet's history. 10/10

I like this video a lot because the means of it. He just went into a zoo, filmed a couple of seconds of him describing the place. And it was the first video on YouTube! very good!

This is a great video. It's what started YouTube, one of the best parts of our lives for entertainment. It's what makes someone appreciate that YouTube even exists.

10/10!

Personally, I enjoyed this short film. The setting is immersive and the actors are talented. However, I felt that this specific short film did not include enough detail, and because of that it is difficult to find meaning. Despite this, the script was very realistic and easy to comprehend. Along with this, I felt that the ambiance and setting was very impressive, and enjoyable to pay attention to.