How the V&A acquired YouTube's first ever upload for its collection(museumsandheritage.com)

How the V&A acquired YouTube's first ever upload for its collection

https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/how-the-va-acquired-youtubes-first-ever-upload-for-its-collection/

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The V&A has not just acquired the video, but reconstructed a version of the page, as it would have looked in 2006...The V&A said the video is now considered “a foundational moment in the rise of user-generated content”.

It said the reconstructed page marks an early example of User Interface design conventions, such as badges, rating buttons, sharing and recommendation features – features which continue to shape the internet today.

Previous digital acquisitions include apps such as WeChat, Flappy Bird, EUKI, and the design for the mosquito emoji.