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The YouTube Effect

We just thought,"You know, what a greatopportunity it would be if you created a video...

We just thought,
"You know, what a great
opportunity it would be if you created a video version
of this instead of just seeing
a photo

Full Transcript

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We just thought, "You know, what a great opportunity it would be
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if you created a video version of this instead of just seeing a photo.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:01
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, mystery, thriller
Production
XRM Media,Olive Hill Media,TIME Studios,Valhalla Entertainment,Trouper,Zipper Bros Films

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Movie Summary

In this eye-opening documentary, Alex Winter presents a thoughtful, troubling look at YouTube, a site with humble origins that has gone on to change how we experience the world.
[laughs] So that's the true story behind - The YouTube Effect 00:09
[laughs] So that's the true story behind
[whimsical music] - The YouTube Effect 00:08
[whimsical music]
And I would say that much of the work was on the engineering side. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
And I would say that much of the work was on the engineering...
What became of YouTube is not something - The YouTube Effect 00:16
What became of YouTube is not something
Because plenty of people at the time had videos that they wanted to share. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
Because plenty of people at the time had videos that they wa...
It was just sitting on their hard drives, - The YouTube Effect 00:06
It was just sitting on their hard drives,
[keys clicking] - The YouTube Effect 00:08
[keys clicking]
[Steve] A large part of it early on - The YouTube Effect 00:14
[Steve] A large part of it early on
Look, here's finally a service where if you wanna get - The YouTube Effect 00:09
Look, here's finally a service where if you wanna get
I remember it showing up as like a place with goofy videos... - The YouTube Effect 00:06
I remember it showing up as like a place with goofy videos.....
...that didn't strike me as something that would revolutionize the world... - The YouTube Effect 00:05
...that didn't strike me as something that would revolu...
[crowd yelling] - The YouTube Effect 00:08
[crowd yelling]
[yells] 100 million subscribers. Thank you, YouTube. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
[yells] 100 million subscribers. Thank you, YouTube.
I don't like 'em putting chemicals in the water - The YouTube Effect 00:06
I don't like 'em putting chemicals in the water
Charlie, that really hurt. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
Charlie, that really hurt.
[baby laughing] - The YouTube Effect 00:12
[baby laughing]
This is so cool. "Like, you could record something on - The YouTube Effect 00:06
This is so cool. "Like, you could record something on
[Power Rangers theme music] - The YouTube Effect 00:11
[Power Rangers theme music]
[lip syncing to music] - The YouTube Effect 00:07
[lip syncing to music]
[lip syncing to music] - The YouTube Effect 00:06
[lip syncing to music]