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| Available in | English |
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| Owner | YouTube,Google |
| URL | https://archive.org/details/youtube-live-2008-full-2hrs-long |
| Launched | November 22, 2008; 17 years ago (2008-11-22) |
YouTube Live was a 2008 eventstreamed live on theInternet from San Francisco and Tokyo. It was launched November 22–23, 2008. It was hosted by a variety ofYouTube celebrities, includingThe Black Eyed Peas rapperwill.i.am, Tom Dickson ofWill It Blend,Michael Buckley,The Happy Tree Friends,Fred,Smosh,Esmée Denters,Bo Burnham and singerKaty Perry among others.[1] On April 8, 2011, the channel was closed, effectively removing all videos. It was replaced by the YouTube live section page.
JordinianQueen Rania was also honoured at the event with the first YouTube Visionary Award for her efforts to combatstereotypes and misconceptions associated withArabs andMuslims.[2] With over 3 million views, Queen Rania created her own channel onYouTube in March 2008 to start an international conversation, which she called "unscripted, unedited and unfiltered".[3]
As a sponsor for the event,Flip Video gave away a freeFlip Video Mino to many of the audience members to record any of the event. A station to upload videos to YouTube from the Mino was also provided, and promoted, in sponsorship of Flip.
The event was meant to be an annual show, as referenced by Katy Perry at the beginning; however, it remains the only event to date.
In 2008, YouTube honoredQueen Rania of Jordan with the inaugural YouTube Visionary Award. Presenting the award,San FranciscoMayorGavin Newsom explained the honor as for her "use of technology to instigate social change". The Queen accepted the award via taped message where she spoofed US comedianDavid Letterman by copying his Top 10 format in a humorous clip where she explained why she started her channel onYouTube.[4]The Queen had launched her channel in March 2008 to break downstereotypes about theArab andMuslim worlds.[5]
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