Features

Feb. 14, 2005 – Founders Mike Hurley and Steve Chen register the domain name YouTube.com and begin to work on the site, according to YouTube’s five-year celebration video.

April 23, 2005 – First videos uploaded to the site were called “Me at the Zoo,” filmed at the San Diego Zoo with third co-founder Jawed Karim talking about the wonders of Elephants, and “My Snowboarding Skills,” according to YouTube’s five-year celebration video.

Wake up, get dressed, check email, check video comments, check video responses, turn on the camera and don’t turn it off until the day is done.

This is an average day in the life of vlogger Charles Trippy, who, along with fiancée Alli Speed, has shown everything from their dogs’ antics to their engagement to their over 385,000 subscribers on YouTube.

“I just try to live my life as I always have, but the only difference is I have a camera,” Trippy, 26, said in an email.

The Green Hornet — Jan. 14 — A new film starring Seth Rogen based on the fictional 1930s crime fighter. The action-comedy comes from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry.

The Hangover: Part II – May 28 – The sequel to the popular comedy features Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifinakis and Ed Helms reprising their original roles. This time, the gang ends up in Bangkok, with Bill Clinton joining in for a cameo role.

As 2010 came to a close, world leaders met in Cancun, Mexico to discuss new and ongoing issues in climate change and natural resource management.

In 2011, the United Nations plans to promote one particular aspect of the environment: the world’s forests.

Economists predict the Canadian economy will continue to recover modestly over the next year.

“It’s a recovery at this stage,” said Nathan Janzen, an RBC economist.

“In general, it’s not a historically sharp recovery in Canada, but it’s been better than our neighbours to the south.”

In late 2008, Canada went through a sharp downturn in economic activity, just like many other developed economies around the world.