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Usage really took off after 2012, so it worked out? That said YouTube is way more foundational to the web than Instagram (and more used[1]), if you're looking t

Usage really took off after 2012, so it worked out? That said YouTube is way more foundational to the web than Instagram (and more used[1]), if you're looking to view* any medium to long form video content you'll chances are, you'll be on YouTube. Was there anything FB could have bought in 2012 which would have been as good an acquisition as YouTube was to Google in 2006? Nope? I'm sure they hoped Oculus (2014) was but that sure ain't it yet. [1] https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/04/07/social-media-use-in-2021/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/04/07/social-media...

karencarits 5y ago
First, I misread your comment as YouTube being integral for long-term content storage of videos, but I think this is still a useful example: The Memorial Service after the 22 July attacks in Norway [1] is only available for the public at youtube [2]. The national broadcasting agency, NRK, has a really good web player with a lot of shows and materials [3], but due to copyright issues, they cannot show the memorial service - despite this being, in my opinion, one of the most significant moments in modern Norwegian history. Even the official teaching materials related to the 22 July attacks are referring to the youtube recording [4] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Norway_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Norway_attacks [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNN2vuP2Nm0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNN2vuP2Nm0 [3] https://tv.nrk.no/ https://tv.nrk.no/ [4] https://22juli-ressurser.no/resources/minnemarkeringer/ https://22juli-ressurser.no/resources/minnemarkeringer/