24 April in internet history

Things that can be dated to 24 April: the day something was posted, a record that changed hands, an event research has pinned to a date. Every entry links to where it was read.

1. 2005

   Me at the zoo was posted to YouTube. Me at the zoo The upload on YouTube

These did not happen on 24 April. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 23 April 2005

   Jawed Karim uploads the video at 8:31 in the evening, Pacific time. It is the first upload to the site. Me at the zoo Wikipedia — Me at the zoo

2. 23 April 2007

   Tay Zonday uploads the song to his YouTube channel. Chocolate Rain Wikipedia — Chocolate Rain

3. 23 April 2018

   An appeal court rules that animals cannot hold copyright or sue under the Copyright Act. The monkey selfie Wikipedia — Monkey selfie copyright dispute

4. 27 April 2006

   At about eleven at night, two passengers quarrel on the upper deck of a bus. A third films it, and posts it to a Hong Kong forum, YouTube and Google Video. The Bus Uncle Wikipedia — The Bus Uncle

5. 27 April 2011

   Yahoo sells it, the first of four further sales. Delicious Wikipedia — Delicious (website)

6. 27 April 2012

   It is renamed Niconico. Nico Nico Douga Wikipedia — Niconico