I was a 16 year old in 2007 and remember this era like yesterday. People just uploaded their videos in the spirit of fun. No overanalyzing. No target demographic or goal in mind. Videos didn’t have the pristine editing and high quality they have now, but they sure were fun to watch. Good times.

@punkbunnee9558

2 жыл бұрын

@Doge man early-stage TikTok was a lot more wholesome than it is now

@maddie9602

2 жыл бұрын

As someone who remembers early KZread and the Golden Age of Vine, there are a lot of similarities between the general vibes of the two.

@lalailm

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man. i remember it was common to post all of our video school projects, so we could go back and watch it over and over again. They were mostly cringy af but, there was no overthinking, no expectations of “going viral”, no haters, no fear being ridiculed or cancelled. It was just for fun. Kinda crazy to look back at those days and compare it with what YT is now. I really dont think anyone could have foreseen it

@joenathan8059

Жыл бұрын

They turned it into a job. Your not allowed to have fun on the internet anymore

The moment money became the incentive, it when KZread fall started. I remember when Ad revenue first started, all the top channels said the same "I don't want ad revenue, because it would make KZread feel like a job" , now all of them make videos with all the ad checkmarks, streched as long as necessary, Tags out the ass, etc. I will never not be upset.

@kylehill3643

3 жыл бұрын

Is that why so many ramble now and repeat themselves going on and on like WTF?

@YehudiNimol

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no I cant believe people make money doing what they love >:(

@77dris

2 жыл бұрын

@@kylehill3643 I've seen some dudes who say all they have to in the first 2 minutes, then repeat, repeat, repeat until they hit 20 minutes of "content".

I was in middle school during the Golden Age of KZread and I didn’t know how good we had it. My friends and I watched Smosh, ASDFMovie and the Lazer Collection like a ritual, and, by God, we memorized every line. Such good times those were.

@cephalicwasteland3504

2 жыл бұрын

Wish I was born about 10 years earlier

@justindavis6406

2 жыл бұрын

@@cephalicwasteland3504 well you know, the great thing about the internet is that once it's posted, it's posted forever! My favorites to add to this list are old Nigahiga and Charlie the Unicorn

@watermelonsugar4478

2 жыл бұрын

Potter puppet pals

@voenarox78kk

2 жыл бұрын

i got chills when i read asdf movie i miss that shiff

@hardlo7146

2 жыл бұрын

I would argue the golden age is nowadays, as there are so many creators about so many topics... Back then there were only a few, really good youtubers, but now there are millions who excel and I will never even see due to how many there are.

Now its a money making platform, instead of a fun'ness website.

@bruhmoment2632

4 жыл бұрын

Manuel Daza nope , the youtube company has upgraded alot of shit with money . and if they don't make money but spend cash , youtube's going bankrupt

@impthesimp454

4 жыл бұрын

* ꧁cronoxus bot꧂* KZread’s owned by google I don’t think they are going to get bankrupt

@bruhmoment2632

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet Te well it's certainly will be a huge impact in their income

@Bordpie

2 жыл бұрын

@@bruhmoment2632 For years YT never actually made a profit, I don't know if they make a profit to this day. A classic example of a startup tech company business model, people invest for the prospect of future profits, while being a loss leader the platform outcompetes others to eventually become a near monopoly. Given the massive rise in ads the last few years, I think they are trying to cash in.

@ReggieTime

2 жыл бұрын

and isnt it funner, woohooo‼️

This guy knows how to use his free ads. Love your channel dude!

@smoooth7429

4 жыл бұрын

How do you get free ads?

Wow, this video was amazing, it’s sad that not a lot of people have seen it. Small channels are so hard to find, and finding the good channels which are genuine and just make content that they enjoy is like a needle in a haystack. I was born in 2005, so I was too young to see old KZread. However, it seems like a really great place, and very different from what we have today.

@MisterSweetProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Top Rank AUDIOBOOKS PLUS Thank you so much! as someone born in 2001, it was an amazing time! Videos were made and uploaded by random people just to make other people laugh or be impressed! Nothing was censored or motivated by money!

@DoctorCVC

4 жыл бұрын

I was just old enough to see a lot of it (born in 1999) and what it honestly reminds me of is modern day meme culture on social media. Just imagine if all of KZread, all of it, were just all those cheap, jank, yet gut-busting skits and such you see on Twitter, formerly Vine, Tik-Tok, etc., accompanied by an occasional passion project with a higher quality like a really good stick fight animation for example. I’d argue to an extent, the type of content that made old KZread great hasn’t necessarily gone away, just that today it’s much more dispersed across different online platforms, and is extremely limited on KZread itself. I should also put forth that the last decade or so of content has definitely influenced how people make content today. I’d wager the average uploader to any social media platform is far more cautious, and self-conscious than a lot of the early, really raw, unedited, unfiltered personalities and videos that started KZread. Smosh, Ijustine, all those early people, they didn’t have a decade worth of online content to model themselves off of, so they weren’t emulating the kind of online archetypes we have today.

@1tsjaboisam973

4 жыл бұрын

All of the good small channels get big quick and then they are not the same

@manhaefaz

3 жыл бұрын

same :D I was also born in 2005

@serrano0

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in 2005, and surprisingly i was able to see the real good side of KZread when i was young, and let me tell you something, it was awesome.

Feels weird to listen to a 20year old talk about "old youtube". Great summary either way!

Old youtube was great because they made their content for fun, most KZreadrs now just want money and fame. But smaller KZreadrs are usually more genuine because they’re not making much if any money so they do it mainly for fun. I guess that’s where the old slogan “Broadcast Yourself” came from

I MISS OLD SMOSH AAAHHHHH. I WOULD LITERALLY DIE WHEN EVER I WATCHED THOSE VIDS. now I'm just kinda bored tbh.. I also miss Anthony's emo hair :(

@xeix954

4 жыл бұрын

Exac

@dwdwa12

4 жыл бұрын

SHUT UPPP!!

@nolanharrison798

4 жыл бұрын

Bruno Shamony I was about to say that

@KETAMINE99

4 жыл бұрын

Same

I was just a little kid in the golden age of youtube and I barely remember it, but damn do I miss it.

2007-2008 was a really good time for KZread. There were reuploads of older content from Newgrounds and YTMND. "Current" content was KZread Poops, Halo 3 vs CoD, AVGN and Nostalgia Critic retrospectives, and just fun stuff being done for the sake of doing it. We were also right at the start of copyright takedowns (shoutout to WMG and Viacom!), and a bit too early for widespread monetisation and irl politics. It was also the year I created this account, so I'm _most definitely_ biased. :P

This is literally what tiktok is now! And coming from someone who watched old KZread it’s pretty cool

@purplerobin92

2 жыл бұрын

...no. Tik tok is about money. sooooo much about money. And extremely toxic

@PepeAyawaska

2 жыл бұрын

@@purplerobin92 you’re so right. I had to stop using tiktok. It literally is the worst a person can do to themselves.

The most honest video I've watched in awhile. We need a reset button.

First ad that didn't clickbait

To be honest I wasn't expecting much from the ad I clicked on, however, you've got a great style and I'd love to watch that grow. Plus being reminded of old KZread and the og creators is always a good thing

KZread used to be so raw, and anyone could post anything and make it. It didn’t matter what it was. Now it’s so polished and limited and you can’t even have an opinion anymore without getting attacked. It was for the fun of it, no one cared about the money. It was an escape. Now there isn’t one...

Love the video, so strange all this was a over a decade ago at this point. I do want to contend this idea that old KZread was cleaner. I mean the larger freedom was great for people getting to produce so much interesting content. But there was also to be honest, a lot of shock, gore, and gross-out stuff around that time period. I mean, remember when 2 girls 1 cup was one of the biggest videos on the platform? Or when that one video of literal terrorists beheading a US soldier went viral? I mean besides those extremes, there was also plenty of dirty, entertaining, adult skits, like Harry Potter puppet friends, or like any of the early abridged series like Yugioh Abridged, or Happy Tree Friends, etc.

10/10, would cry again

Old youtube was more entertainment cause there were less toxic people in the coummmity. Also the new policy is so garbage.

The irony is that back when KZread and everyone on it weren't really making money, KZreadrs would make the best entertaining videos But nowadays, some KZreadrs make money out of the dumbest and simplest videos like house tours, or the "this video..." trend or "Giving my friend random free stuff that YOU can't afford!" or other lazy videos

The fact the not only you know what ballon shop is but the fact that you actually talked about it brings so much joy to me. Balloon shop played a major role in my childhood and gave me such a strange beautiful feeling.

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you know about them!!!! They formed most of my passion for video making!!

Well that was a lot of nostalgia. . . Subscribed

This guy makes better content than me but has less subs, proof youtube is broken asf

@ThePantyIntelligenceAgency

4 жыл бұрын

Now he has more

@41Velu

4 жыл бұрын

The Hateocracy deserved

@ArtamisBot

2 жыл бұрын

KZread will always be broken... that's why it's the most important to support the upcoming channels that you like...

I think this is why Joel Haver took of recently. He has this "doing it for fun" aura of old youtube.

Joel Haver out here making good quality skit videos just like the old days

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Geez Louise yes! He is hilarious!

I usually am bothered when the algorithm tries to push videos in front of me - too often I don't find them interesting or insightful. This is not one of these times. Your channel is a breath of fresh air and I love the variety and clarity you offer in videos. Thanks for making cool stuff because you like to - it shows! (And consider me subscribed as I binge a couple more of your videos :)

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoy my stuff!!

Finally youtube recommended me an ad thats actually cool

@hw5362

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

I joined KZread around 2010-2011. I remember seeing KZread Rewind 2012 and being so bewildered, even though I didn't know almost any of the people in it. If what you describe is the golden age, I feel like I grew in the silver age. I grew up on Jacksepticeye, Pewdiepie, Markiplier and Smosh. I remember walking home everyday from school and sitting down to watch 2 hour gameplay videos, and since I didn't really watch much of anything else, I would feel bad if I missed one. Nowadays I don't really do this anymore because I prefer to play the games myself. I would say I miss that era but honestly now we live at the time with the most plethora of good KZread content. However, I do still miss a less strict, more carefree KZread, where you didn't have to worry about swearing or being politically correct all the time. KZread feels less like a counter-culture and way more corporate.

Great video! As a content creator who's around since the old days of youtube, i can totally relate to everything you said ... youtube was a very different place back then.

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad you liked the video!!

I grew up on old youtube. I was in elementary school when I watched most of these. Re-watching old youtube content is enough to make a grown man cry. I miss it.

My first KZread video was back in 2007, we still had dial up internet and it took 7 hours to upload a 4MB video. At the time there was only a a spinning icon so I had no clue if my video was actually uploading. That was an interesting time LOL

This was worth watching

Wholesome gush with a dash of a git off my lawn rant. Perfection.

I totally remember those good old days of YT. So glad I was able to enjoy those times. I remember watching those videos in my computer class

This deserves more views

I'll never forget the series "How animals eat their food".... Those videos define the Golden Age of YT for me.

Who can also forget fan made Lego films with super low quality audio, the days of YTMND and of course countless parodies among many others

I’m actually one of those people who make littlest pet shop videos! It’s not exactly playing (though in some cases, and at the beginning of my channel, it is). Also, the same thing happened in our community, the first lps video of the style of the ones today was made in 2007, videos peaked in 2015, and now the community sadly has gotten a lot smaller due to Coppa and people getting older (though this does mean a rise in quality due to age). So these videos aren’t exactly as new as your video make them seem to be (unless you were saying this is one of the only video type close to what KZread was like in those times ) I still have fun making videos though and even if I don’t get very many views, I still continue. It just sucks that there’s some people who do it just for the views and money, which I think was never the point of KZread to begin with. Anyways, good video!

I think I got into a youtube a bit after the main phase you're talking about, but even the tail end of the golden age that I caught still holds a special place in my heart

You made me realise the videos I make are in the goofy old KZread style. Possibly because I was never allowed to upload to KZread as a kid. Love your video essays, keep em up!! :D

it kinda pisses me off that people get famous on youtube for just looking like they just got 100 plastic surgeries, or for just being rich assholes. you deserve a million subs

I would argue against that era being the "Golden Age" of KZread, as there were far fewer youtubers who had quality content, and thus everyone watched the same people, such as Smosh, =3, etc. Nowadays there are literally millions of youtubers pumping out incredible content about all sorts of things, including niches far too small to be worth making videos about in the past. Every month I discover new creators who make me ask myself "how did I not know about them before?" Mister Sweet being one of them.

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Ah hey well thank you! Is agree theres more people now making higher quality! I just feel like the passion and the simplicity is missing! You have to try something so grand and new to stand out!

@anna_in_aotearoa3166

2 жыл бұрын

It feels like there's a bit of a false dichotomy created at times...? Defining all old YT as 'great' just because it was unsophisticated feels wrong, but so does wholesale condemning current YT just because some of it is professional (personally, I applaud the fact some creators are able to make a living doing what they love!) My take would be that there's been plenty of crap around on the platform right from the start, and also some good stuff, so that YT monetization has just incentivised a different set of problems...? For example, the sheer volume of content now creates a challenge in its own right. As for whether the YT algorithm itself actually has any redeeming features...? That's a whole other discussion!! 🤦🏻‍♀️😜

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 eh actually just asked my mom and she said you’re wrong

DUDE ! Thanks to you, I've been LMAO for the past hour, watching Darth Chad. This is the most rediculas thing I've seen in years. It's grrrrrreat ! Thank you So much for mentioning it in your video. Somehow I'd missed this content in all the (lost track) years of youtube I've watched. Brilliant stuff ! 🤣

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I’m so glad!!!!

I subscribed because when I started this video all I thought of was balloonshop. I'm glad you had the same enlightened experiences with the balloon boys as I did ❤️

Whelp... Now I've got the badger song stuck in my head. Thanks a lot....

As a gen Z person born in 2001 I remember seeing the "Broadcast Yourself" slogan under the KZread logo on my dad's laptop, the first time I was exploring internet in the late 2000s. Miss those days 😢😢😢

Man, this was the video I needed to watch today. Such wonderful times. And you presented it so well :)

May this channel bloom up

this brings me back memories when my older brother plays cod modern warfare and watching youtube with my cousins. Man another thing that brought me back was the long loading backups and shit that you would usually see back in the day with poor internet speeds.

You had my heart at Balloonshop. ❤️ I go through their entire catalogue about once a year with my best buds. We still constantly reference their videos “HEY BROCK! WHADDAYAWANT COLBEH?”, “MY BRO RODE THE JETSKIS IN CABO”, “BEEEEEEEEEEEN”, “How’s that pepper?”, “It adds”, “You are hip-hop”, “Quiet down my sweet feather”, “B-gawsh” and many many more. Easily one of my favorite channels of all time. I will treasure those videos and the memories of watching them with my friends forever. Okay I’m gonna finish watching the video now 😅

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness… I had no idea so many people knew about ballon shop this is crazy!!!! I’ve had to give up quoting them because I’ve never met anyone else who’s seen their videos!!

I was lucky enough to be 22 in 2007. Weezer did an early little tribute to this era with the video for Pork and Beans (2008). They even managed to get many protagonists of famous videos to participate. It would be impossible today, as top youtuber are much richer and more famous than the band. How nostalgic!

@tasibsharar5594

2 жыл бұрын

Your old now man well middle aged did you get married or other things people do when there 30

Please continue to make content dude

Love this man's content so much, this video was a refreshing glass of nostalgic lemonade :)

I have been on KZread since the very time frame you mentioned in the video, though not doing comedy. Thank you so much for this video, as I have been wondering if anyone missed the KZread of old and see the differences in it vs the KZread of now. I spent quite a bit of time reading the comments, and I am very impressed that you and the majority of your supporters who were quite young during that time see the difference.

I miss the days of youtube feeling like a real series of videos by regular people. The content machine can be informative, but sucked the soul of out what it originally was between branding and formula. Rip to a legend.

Cool perspective. During the “golden age” I was 20 years old and recording Beatles covers on my guitar, one of them had like 250,000 views, which translates to about 5 people in real life paying attention to me.

The good old days… 🥲

This was honestly refreshing to see, it felt like a glimpse of the golden age of youtube, really good content!

Bro I never got to use KZread until 2019 when I was 15 so I never knew the old youtube, but watching this video... it makes me strangely nostalgic for it though I have no experience with it?? It makes me want to go back to those days when the internet was not a generally toxic wasteland. Btw it would be so cool if you made a playlist of your favorite older vids for people like me to watch! God bless

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you liked it! That playlist idea is actually awesome! I’ll send you a link of I ever do it!

My goodness I miss those days. Now somebody can do a reaction about another reaction about another reaction and people actually enjoy it

@arthurias7693

2 жыл бұрын

fancy seeing you here Carpo

You’re so underrated, but still, you earned your 802nd sub!

This was a channel promotion, now it’s not… uh… don’t wanna delete this comment because people replied to it

@jesusdiazflores5328

4 жыл бұрын

Mister Sweet thanks ^~^ I needed a person on KZread you showed that smosh before Anthony left was the best and not crude or dumb and other things simply cause it was from a simpler time

@ivanleiva3428

4 жыл бұрын

Mister Sweet Glad I clicked on the promotion! You make some good stuff bro

@mochi.2810

4 жыл бұрын

For once something on the ads is something I actually wanted to see

@SaltJackalope

4 жыл бұрын

I think this is the first actually good channel promotion I've seen, great work!

@m_art_ucci

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like rn is a great moment for some niche channels. Like Joel Haver said when he hit 1m subs after being an youtuber for so long: "well i find it funny. i'm like, i find what we're doing good and you're telling me there aren't hundreds if not thousands if not millions of people out there who might have the same sense of humor and same taste?"

Man I miss all the old KZread channels I watched growing up. Favorite being baloonshop. I still go back and watch those videos to this day!

holy shit the nostalgia hit hard, totally forgot about chad vader lol

Dude! I just came across your channel, and it's sooo good! And this video does a great job explaining why. Keep it up, man!

Littlest Pet Shop videos were actually a thing back in old KZread days. I loved watching them as a kid, there were a few really popular LPS channels too.

AYE the littlest pet shop videos were here on old youtube, i loved watching those as a kid 😭

This is a good video

How have I not come across your channel?? This is exactly the kinda stuff I wanna start videos on. Of course it's been done but.. The nostalgia 💛🧡💜 *Love your personality btw*

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I’m subscribing to you, if you ever make this kinda stuff I’d love to see it! And thank you for the compliment!!!

@MrMomma93

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

You're like wholesome, sane(ish) filthyfrank. I love it!

Damn, now I gotta revisit the old KZread days. It was so much more fun and genuine back then.

OK. This is the video that got me to subscribe. I may have only watched 2 of them and it was a 50/50 chance between them, but this one won out. Thanks for the reminder. I miss old YT, and the layout too. For reference: born 1987.

I'd say 2013 was the last year of KZread's first prime wave, great video

Hello! This is my first time ever seeing your channel!

The golden age of KZread was 2016 filthy frank, Idubbz, max, leafy is here that was my golden age

damn this was a mad wholesome video thank you for making my night golden age youtube forever

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Golden age forever!!

I really enjoy your editing skills. it makes the video fun

I remember watching every video on KZread in an afternoon. If I remember correctly they were loaded in chronological order. And it was like two pages of videos. I'm watching this video now because of my frustrations with KZread. It feels like they took the you out of KZread. The you stands for you and me

@kristopotamus

2 жыл бұрын

Omg I forgot that that was a thing we were once able to do! Wow...

Good video 👍

This. This is epic.

Glad I found you bro! Great video! Subbed! I talk about this kind of stuff a lot.. the days when the internet felt genuine!

Why do you not have more views/ likes/ subscribers????? You are fucking amazing, keep up the wonderful work man!!!!

I started in March 2007. We didn't get paid a penny. Believe it or not, around 2011 I accidentally erased all my videos and had to start over. I remember the first videos I made were with an old Kodak EZ 101 . I got it from a hardware store for $29. Once KZread started paying money, everything changed. I still make one or two videos a week. One thing KZread creators can do is to feature people on their channel. For years I have featured people on my channel and many of them have grown much larger than my channel. Although some never grew at all and stopped making videos. Even though I miss how KZread used to be at least we still have KZread as a creative outlet. I used to watch a lot of vine videos and was so sad when Vine closed. The amount and quality of comedy that was on vine was incredible. The funniest person I miss the most that was on KZread is Jenna marbles. She was hilarious and never seemed phony or just in it for the money.

Man I wish I could go back to the days making stupid skit videos with my best friends in junior high. We used to have a sleepovers and crank out 5 videos in a single night, absolutely terrible but some of the most fun I’ve had

I just discovered you, I found you so endearing that I literally cried dude. Good content and intentions and good hearts😭I could spew adjectives describing your awesomeness for infinity. Don't grow old and cynical. Stay golden.

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much!!! That genuinely means so much to me! I'm glad you like my channel!!

Such a nice wholesome video! Thank you!

We need a new KZread. A whole new platform that fills the shoes of the old KZread. 🤷🏾‍♂️

I screen shot this becuase I wanna have proof that I knew of him when he had 220 subs before he blows up

@MisterSweetProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Takaya Montez de Oca Oh you absolutely just made my day!

@craftyclaw3273

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@TheLinposterIsSus

4 жыл бұрын

Ok good for you nobody will care

How does this introspective content only have 20k views. Siskel and Ebert says two thumbs up

Balloon shop! My friends and I still quote their videos. “YOU BOYS QUIT THAT WHIPPIN!”

@MisterSweetProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Audemosha IM ENJOYING A TREAT DERREK!

This video is too wholesome... I love it ^v^

Okay, I'm subbing. Your channel has peeked my interest.

*"ssk, Be a g- , uh, do a good job . . . today."*

It’s crazy how he keeps hearting comments after a year.

@MisterSweetProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Drunk Raccoon you don’t want a heart?

@Romulo_aint_shyt

4 жыл бұрын

Mister Sweet yeah, but don’t get me wrong it’s amazing is what I tried to say.

@MisterSweetProductions

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Romulo_aint_shyt okay I give heart anyway

@Romulo_aint_shyt

4 жыл бұрын

Mister Sweet thank you very much ❤️

Favorite vid Ive seen this year. Have a good one, Dog Bless

@MisterSweetProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Definitely gonna watch your videos, keep up the good work.

Best ad I've watched so far. Great video.

The first time iv ever clicked on a youtube video ad. Well done

I remember my boss saying what is all this KZread’s everywhere?

I was about 10 or so during the golden age of youtube so I was just old enough to really experience it, although I would have experienced more if it didn't take my internet 30min to load each video.