Google Video
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This article is about the defunct video hosting service. For other uses, see Google Videos (disambiguation).
Google Video was a free video hosting service, originally launched by Google on January 25, 2005.[1]
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Quick Facts Type of site, Available in ...
Type of site | Video hosting service, video search engine |
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Available in | Multilingual |
Owner | |
URL | video |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Recommended |
Launched | January 25, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-01-25) |
Current status | Discontinued after August 20, 2012 |
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Initially focused on searching TV program transcripts,[2] it soon evolved to allow hosting video clips on Google servers and embedding onto other websites, akin to YouTube.[3]
With Google's acquisition of YouTube, new video uploads ceased in 2009,[4] and the service was ultimately shut down on August 20, 2012.[5]
Thereafter, the web address video.google.com has been reused to host Google Videos search engine.[when?]