如何做出YouTube.com？

 什麼是YouTube？

YouTube，美國Alphabet旗下的影片分享網站，是目前全球最大的影片搜尋和分享平台，允許使用者上傳、觀看、分享及評論影片。公司於2005年2月14日註冊，網站的口號為「Broadcast Yourself」，網站的標誌意念來自早期的陰極射線管電視機。此網站尚無官方中文名，台灣部分民眾簡稱其為「YT」，中國大陸有時候將其譯為優兔、優途、優管、油管等。

如何做出YouTube.com？

1. 需要有VAST的網址，用來播放視頻廣告。

VAST / VMAP / IMA url

2. 設定"Allow users to skip ad"，並讓視頻廣告可以放大或縮小。

3. 設定"Show advertiser name"，而"Advertise name/url"為"HilltopAds"。

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What is YouTube?

YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. As of May 2019, videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute.

In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties. YouTube reported revenue of $19.8 billion in 2020. In 2021, YouTube's annual advertising revenue increased to $28.8 billion.

Since its purchase by Google, YouTube has expanded beyond the core website into mobile apps, network television, and the ability to link with other platforms. Video categories on YouTube include music videos, video clips, news, short films, feature films, documentaries, audio recordings, movie trailers, teasers, live streams, vlogs, and more. Most content is generated by individuals, including collaborations between YouTubers and corporate sponsors. Established media corporations such as Disney, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery have also created and expanded their corporate YouTube channels to advertise to a larger audience.

YouTube has had an unprecedented social impact, influencing popular culture, internet trends, and creating multimillionaire celebrities. Despite all its growth and success, YouTube has been widely criticized. Criticism of YouTube includes the website being used to facilitate the spread of misinformation, copyright issues, routine violations of its users' privacy, enabling censorship, their guidelines and how they are implemented, and endangering child safety and wellbeing.

How to make YouTube.com?

1. A VAST URL is required to play video ads.

VAST / VMAP / IMA urls

2. Set "Allow users to skip ad" and allow video ads to zoom in or out.

3. Set "Show advertiser name" and "Advertise name/url" to "HilltopAds".