Tuesday 23 April 2013

World Book and Copyright Day


World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day is a yearly event on 23 April, organized by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright. It is also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days.  In the United Kingdom, the day is instead recognized on the first Thursday in March. World Book Day was celebrated for the first time on 23 April 1995.

The first video was uploaded to YouTube.com

YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal  employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.The first YouTube video was entitled Me at the zoo,and shows co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo. The video was uploaded on April 23, 2005, and can still be viewed on the site.