2 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/782/thumb/nicotv.jpg?1251472624 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Nico_Douga http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/782/square/nicotv.jpg?1251472624 2009-08-28T15:17:04Z Japan 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= researching japan, nico nico douga, video 0 <p>[Parent entry for Nico Nico Douga related memes]</p> <h2>About</h2> <p>Nico Nico Douga is the most popular video sharing platform in Japan, and as of August 2009 is the 9th most trafficked site in Japan.</p> <p>Nico Nico Douga (or &quot;smiley videos) began as a Japanese-language mashup of 2Channel and Youtube in 2006, pulling directly from the Youtube source. The main innovation was that Nico Nico was the first site to allow users to embed tags and comments directly into the videos thus tying together conversations happening in 2Channel with videos on Youtube.</p> <p>The site was so popular during it&#8217;s beta release, that Youtube blocked access from the site, forcing Nico Nico Douga to begin hosting their own videos.</p> <p>Today, many Japanese video memes tend to start on Nico Nico Douga and spread to Youtube, although many appear on both sites roughly simultaneously.</p> 2009-11-13T02:46:32Z 782 22 432 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/782/original/nicotv.jpg?1251472624