{"id":649818,"date":"2013-04-01T08:49:52","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T12:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=223126"},"modified":"2013-04-01T08:49:52","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T12:49:52","slug":"youtube-shutdown-prank-all-this-time-its-just-been-one-big-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/649818","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Shutdown Prank: All This Time It\u2019s Just Been One Big Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who knew that all this time YouTube has just been one giant contest to showcase the best video on the Internet? <\/p>\n<p>For April Fools&#8217;, YouTube announced that contest submissions will be selected at midnight (Eastern), and all YouTube videos will be deleted, except for the winner, which will be prominently featured. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we started out in 2005, we focused on rapidly increasing user engagement. We wanted an inventive way to draw people in and catalyze their creativity. The result? A contest for the best video on our site,&#8221; says competition director Tim Liston. &#8220;Nearly eight years later, with 72 hours of video being uploaded every minute, we finally have enough content to close the competition. We\u2019ve started the process to select a winner and as of tomorrow at midnight, we will be closing the site to submissions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video (which features some familiar faces, and you&#8217;ll get a sense of what YouTube has really been all about. <\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H542nLTTbu0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This is only one of many of Google&#8217;s April Fools&#8217; jokes this year. The tech giant has become known for putting out a slew of new &#8220;products&#8221; on April 1st each year. Last year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/april-fools-day-google-pranks-search-maps-and-more-2012-04\">YouTube contribution<\/a> was the ability to order all of YouTube on DVD, Betamax, or Laser Disc. <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=opKNycPjEW4:cSjtxq4sowQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=opKNycPjEW4:cSjtxq4sowQ:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=opKNycPjEW4:cSjtxq4sowQ:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=opKNycPjEW4:cSjtxq4sowQ:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=opKNycPjEW4:cSjtxq4sowQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=opKNycPjEW4:cSjtxq4sowQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=opKNycPjEW4:cSjtxq4sowQ:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=opKNycPjEW4:cSjtxq4sowQ:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=opKNycPjEW4:cSjtxq4sowQ:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/opKNycPjEW4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who knew that all this time YouTube has just been one giant contest to showcase the best video on the Internet? 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