What began as a simple video-sharing service started by three former PayPal employees way back in February 14 of 2005 later to be purchased by Google in November 2006 has since become a staple of the internet and our lifestyles (for most of us). The very first uploaded clip was a guy's brief trip to a local zoo with some commentary which is completely mild where today's uploads can range from a variety of critics raging on about some movie, a gamer showing off how fast he/she can beat that insane level of Sonic, to even a corporation like BBC reporting what's happening. There is a high volume of absurdity to be found unfortunately between the comments section on many or clips that are just plain retarded or stumbling across the weird parts of the site. Nevertheless YouTube has had a massive impact that can be considered as both awesome and mind-numbing.

The amount of content is just ridiculous.  I'm pretty sure for some demographic they would rather have access to YouTube than cable tv.  Great site to waste time, entertain, product reviews or help out with DIY/recipes etc.  I log on pretty much everyday.