References

Photos by page

Homepage

• https://unsplash.com/photos/black-laptop-computer-turned-on-with-red-light-ooCoR8x0MmY?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash 

• https://unsplash.com/photos/youtube-application-screengrab-NmGzVG5Wsg8 

• https://unsplash.com/photos/low-angle-photography-of-metal-structure-ZiQkhI7417A 

• https://unsplash.com/photos/man-holding-black-android-smartphone-VLzAkbs5afg 

Context + Background

• Header image, created by Summer Whitney in Google Slides

Timeline

• Header image, created by Summer Whitney in Google Slides

Monetization

• https://www.versionmuseum.com/history-of/youtube-website

• https://www.tubefilter.com/2013/01/21/smosh-youtube-7-million-subscribers/\

• https://www.flickr.com/photos/agenciaandes_ec/41117156540/in/album-72157692413846430/

• https://twitter.com/yuyacst/status/1042132953801752576

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MrBeast_2022_04.jpg

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/03/18/mrbeast-game-show-from-amazon-promises-5-million-jackpot-largest-ever-on-tv/?sh=55e0bf622ee9

• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PewDiePie_on_Cold_Ones_-_2.png

• https://time.com/4348958/pewdiepie-2/

YouTube Algorithm

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1983_CPA_5426_(1).png

• https://www.flickr.com/photos/heathendawn/169138578

• https://www.flickr.com/photos/arincrumley/2287466954

• https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdata.2023.1281614/full

• https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/on-youtubes-recommendation-system/

• https://www.pexels.com/photo/browsing-youtube-5077064/

Analysis

• https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-white-round-tunnel-JB3mBjGt94Y 

Algorithmic Literacy

• https://unsplash.com/photos/a-group-of-people-standing-around-a-display-of-video-screens-IayKLkmz6g0 

Five Filters of Mass Media

• https://unsplash.com/photos/black-video-camera-xDtiCFu_Z3s

• https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2020/09/28/youtube-news-consumers-about-as-likely-to-use-the-site-for-opinions-as-for-facts/ 

Content Creation

• https://unsplash.com/photos/person-taking-picture-of-temple-jg3NTQilepo 

• https://www.statista.com/statistics/280685/number-of-monthly-unique-youtube-users/

Conclusion

• https://unsplash.com/photos/man-browsing-tablet-sitting-in-front-of-tv-N8Pnhrcr73o 

References

• https://unsplash.com/photos/person-using-macbook-pro-npxXWgQ33ZQ  

References by page

Context + Background

• https://www.feedough.com/the-history-of-youtube/

• https://www.searchenginejournal.com/5-reasons-why-google-will-buy-youtube/3876/

• https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/09/20/1059709/youtube-algorithm-recommendations/

Timeline

• https://blog.hootsuite.com/how-the-youtube-algorithm-works/

• https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2017/02/28/youtube-viewers-watch-1bn-hours-of-content-per-day/

• https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/you-know-whats-cool-billion-hours/

Monetization

• https://techcrunch.com/2007/05/04/youtube-launches-revenue-sharing-partners-program-but-no-pre-rolls/

• https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/progress-impact/timeline/

• https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-15-anniversary-early-creators-shaped-platform-viral-monetization-influencers-2020-6

• https://www-statista-com.proxy006.nclive.org/statistics/1251350/distribution-youtube-influencers-category-worldwide/

• https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-44398822

• https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921 

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2022/01/14/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-mrbeast-jake-paul-and-markiplier-score-massive-paydays/?sh=66e34dfd1aa7 

• https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47042761

YouTube Algorithm

• Piper, Andrew. Book Was There : Reading in Electronic Times. University of Chicago Press, 2013

• https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/09/youtube-homepage-editor-google-algorithm-book-excerpt/671339/ 

• https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/1864708.1864770?casa_token=VL4EqMPI1cAAAAAA:_6rBkuQchvLQ8B_wK8EQ840n9YRiQi-lZ59oiGAhHwBvhoLunQ69hjnnA36RdukHZYnt-TRu1eAauQ 

• https://research.google/pubs/video-suggestion-and-discovery-for-youtube-taking-random-walks-through-the-view-graph/ 

• https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/on-youtubes-recommendation-system/

• https://research.google/pubs/deep-neural-networks-for-youtube-recommendations/

Algorithmic Literacy

• Hobbs, Renee. "Propaganda in an Age of Algorithmic Personalization: Expanding Literacy Research and Practice." Reading Research Quarterly (February 28, 2020). https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=com_facpubs   

Five Filters of Mass Media

• https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2020/09/28/youtube-news-consumers-about-as-likely-to-use-the-site-for-opinions-as-for-facts/ 

• https://www.sociologygroup.com/mass-media-as-a-power-institution/

• https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/youtube-reveals-why-its-been-removing-more-videos-than-usual/ 

Content Creation

• https://www.statista.com/statistics/280685/number-of-monthly-unique-youtube-users/

• Burgess, Jean & Green, Joshua (2009) YouTube: Online video and participatory culture. Digital Media & Society. Polity Press, United Kingdom.

Conclusion

Mohan, N. (2023, Mar 1). Letter from Neal: Our 2023 Priorities. YouTube Official Blog. https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/2023-letter-from-neal/ 

Use of AI

Copilot prompt: As a graduate student, what would a good outline be for a project on the history of YouTube and participatory culture?