YouTube
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YouTube is a video sharing website owned by Google that was created in 2005. One of the most stable and accessible platforms to upload videos to, it became the origin point for the titularly-named YouTube Poop (technically) as well as Tennis. Despite its controversial business practices and other shenanigans, it remains the most popular place to upload one's works to, as well as it being the most accessible to other players.
History
YouTube started in 2005, with the legendary "me at the zoo" by jawed.[1]
Around May of 2006, video responses [2] were added, which would greatly help facilitate the communication of tennis for years to come. If you wanted to volley off of a round, make sure to "reply" to that round as well, so everyone can see it! Unfortunately this feature was discontinued in the early 2010's due to misuse (you could reply to anything with whatever you wanted, which could get very tiresome) but still somewhat lives on through derivatives in YouTube Shorts.
The first tennis match was uploaded to YouTube on August 11th, 2007, signifying the start of tennis as a whole.
Usage
Being able to use YouTube is fairly straightforward, and one of the most important things to know as a tennis player.
Making an Account
As soon as you make a Google account, it creates a YouTube account automatically.
Brand Accounts
Brand accounts let you make separate accounts under the same email. This is useful for alternate accounts (or "alts"), or even just starting over with a clean slate.
Uploading Works
As of 2025, to upload a video to YouTube, click on the "Create" button in the top right corner, then "video", then drag and drop your video into the box. From there you can add a description, tags, the thumbnail, etc. YouTube will then check to make sure your video doesn't contain anything it doesn't like, and if all is good you are given the option to publish. Once published, congratulations! Your video is on the web.
Managing Matches
It's best to keep your matches in playlists so you and others can find them (and watch them all at once!). Another option is to compile all of the rounds into a single video; this may take an little extra time but it prevents the possibility of rounds being lost (unless you remove your own copies, including the compilation).