Google Giggles
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Type of site | Online video platform |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 901 Cherry Avenue San Bruno, California, United States |
| Area served | Worldwide (excluding blocked countries) |
| Owner | Alphabet Inc. |
| Industry | Internet |
| Parent | |
| URL | googlegiggles |
| Advertising | Google AdSense |
Google Giggles is a fictional short-form streaming and video creation platform, said to be developed by Google,[1][2] a multinational technology company.[3][4]
Giggles are vertical videos that are of less than 180 seconds duration,[5] and has various features for user interaction.[6] Videos are primarily comedic.[7] Creators earn money based on the amount of views they receive, or through Google Ads.[8][9]
Background
[edit]Launched in 2005, Google Video was geared towards providing a large archive of freely searchable videos. Besides amateur media, Internet videos, viral ads, and movie trailers, the service also aimed to distribute commercial professional media, such as televised content and movies.[10]
On October 9, 2006, Google bought former competitor YouTube.[11]
YouTube's intent in the creation of YouTube Shorts in 2019 was to compete with TikTok,[12] an online video platform for short clips. The company started by experimenting with vertical videos up to a length of 30 seconds in their own section within the YouTube homepage.[13] This early beta was released only to a small number of people. Shortly after TikTok was banned in India on June 29, 2020, the YouTube Shorts beta was made available in India on September 15, 2020.[14] In March 2021, the beta was released in the U.S. and was later globally released on July 13, 2021.[15][16]
In 2023, an internet meme suggested that Google was hinting at an additional social network named Giggles in response to oncoming restrictions on TikTok in the United States.[17][18][19][1]
See also
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References
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- ^ "Queen has fit of Google giggles". BBC. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Koltnow, Barry (2024-06-15). "Real Google doesn't mean real Giggles". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Levine, Alexandra (October 14, 2024). "New Layer of Content Amid Chaos on Google Giggles". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Raphael, JR (Dec 8, 2009). "Confirmed: Google Goggles Will Reach Other Platforms". PCWorld. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Victor, Jon (April 9, 2024). "Google Launches Enterprise Video-Creation App". The Information. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Moore, Roger. "Google Giggles: Vaughn and Wilson team up again in winning comedy". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Google Giggles". Ad Age. 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Sweeney, Pete (March 31, 2023). "Google Giggles at China tech's shrinking act". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Pogue, David (2006-01-19). "Google Video: Trash Mixed With Treasure". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion". NBC News. 2006-10-09. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "YouTube's Shorts already rivals TikTok with 2 billion views per month. Now it has 'collabs,' stickers for audience participation and other new features". Yahoo Finance. 2023-08-01. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "YouTube test features and experiments - YouTube Community". Archived from the original on March 7, 2020.
- ^ "YouTube Shorts launches in India after Delhi TikTok ban". The Guardian. September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (March 18, 2021). "YouTube Shorts arrives in the US to take on TikTok, but the beta is still half-baked". The Verge. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (July 13, 2021). "YouTube Shorts, Video Giant's TikTok Copycat, Is Rolling Out in 100-Plus Countries". Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "Google Giggles". Know Your Meme. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Perloff, Catherine (January 6, 2025). "Google Plays Catch-Up in Video Ad Tech as Streaming Ads Take Off". The Information. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Malik, Aisha (2025-01-17). "As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-03-31.