YouTube is 10 years old, but what will it look like in 2025?
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#36P1)
Predictions for the future of Google's online video service, from sports rights and games to co-viewing and voice recognition
YouTube's first video may have been uploaded on 23 April 2005, but the website's domain name was registered on 14 February. Hence the 10th birthday milestone this past weekend at a time when Google's online video service is more popular than ever.
From zero to one billion viewers in a decade is some journey, but what lies ahead as YouTube moves towards its teenage years? Here are some predictions.
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