You've come a long way, Amazon

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • We dug into the CNET archives to bring you this interview with Amazon's Jeff Bezos from 1997. Check out the amazing simplicity of the website and warehouse back then. Note that this footage is from a "field tape" that was used to produce the final video for CNET. It's edited only for length and is a bit rough, but that's exactly how we like it when you're viewing an e-commerce juggernaut in its embryonic stage.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 77

  • @TheBrothersCompound
    @TheBrothersCompound 9 років тому +50

    I wonder what the dude with the dreads has been up to since then. Find him!

  • @fernandoramirez099
    @fernandoramirez099 9 років тому +39

    I thought I was going to see a past and present video

  • @fidorover
    @fidorover 9 років тому +27

    That Amazon warehouse was the same size as Jeff Bezos' present-day dog house.

  • @andrewfraser1554
    @andrewfraser1554 9 років тому +24

    Noticed the internet speed was pretty good back then....page loaded fast as hell.

    • @jonnyspace50
      @jonnyspace50 9 років тому +14

      Because it was no filler text only

    • @andrewfraser1554
      @andrewfraser1554 9 років тому +1

      haha...true....ahhhh, I miss the sounds of dial-up....

    • @iztraab
      @iztraab 5 років тому +1

      There was not much content to load. Just plain text.

    • @krislv9219
      @krislv9219 Рік тому

      You must be really young to think about that 😂

  • @loneranger7877
    @loneranger7877 9 років тому +4

    Amazing how he has grown it to what it was in this video to what Amazon is now.. truly amazing! Its not much more than a small warehouse with probably less than $200k of inventory in here!

    • @EnchantedSmellyWolf
      @EnchantedSmellyWolf 4 роки тому

      And remember to do your Jumping jacks and stretches. They sure improved. Better than any factory works that don't do stretch regime.

  • @jmedina1233
    @jmedina1233 9 років тому +3

    The guy with the CD player pouch now that's a throwback lol

  • @Tamereno
    @Tamereno 9 років тому +8

    Netscape!!!!

  • @SS8styles
    @SS8styles 9 років тому +6

    Amazon sells books?

  • @jannorris4140
    @jannorris4140 10 місяців тому +1

    Trent Reznor worked at Amazon in '97? Hmmmmm....

  • @aguilar82082
    @aguilar82082 6 місяців тому

    What's crazy is that I actually ordered a book from Amazon in the 90s 😮

  • @JeyD02
    @JeyD02 9 років тому +1

    Interesting seeing how they started out.

  • @teamtaka7
    @teamtaka7 9 років тому

    They look like they enjoy their job, just look how happy their faces are :)

  • @Ri5004
    @Ri5004 7 років тому +2

    hes talking to ronald reagan!

  • @Suro_One
    @Suro_One 2 роки тому

    Nice progress

  • @monkey24699
    @monkey24699 9 років тому

    Netscape navigator!!! Oh web 1.0 how I miss thee some days...

  • @pseudos1436
    @pseudos1436 9 років тому +1

    Those guys got beats by dr dre!! Wow awesome!!

  • @OGGenesis_
    @OGGenesis_ 9 років тому +2

    Rhastafarian dude working there 😂

  • @dansh
    @dansh 9 років тому +3

    18 years later and they still don't do international shipping...

    • @Mountain-do
      @Mountain-do 9 років тому +8

      They do international shipping.

    • @dansh
      @dansh 9 років тому

      Mountain Do Only for a small number of items. Most tech items are US only

    • @Leowulfs
      @Leowulfs 9 років тому

      Because Murica son you want everything catered to you? Then make it or stop crying.

    • @dansh
      @dansh 9 років тому

      Leowulf The Second​ well i figured out that if ebay manages to ship items from one side of the globe to the other, so can Amazon

    • @joshpelletier8590
      @joshpelletier8590 9 років тому

      Daniel Sharon also depends on if the 3rd party seller is willing to ship worldwide or not, most dont want the hassle

  • @PrecisionThrows
    @PrecisionThrows 9 років тому

    Dig for some more 90s videos!!!

  • @bhamid8271
    @bhamid8271 9 років тому

    Oh the good ol netscape

  • @ZachTheTechie97
    @ZachTheTechie97 9 років тому +1

    Exactly 4 months from this date I was born :)

    • @MordFustang1966
      @MordFustang1966 9 років тому +2

      AdvancedPerson how old are you, like 4?

    • @ZachTheTechie97
      @ZachTheTechie97 9 років тому

      thoravian Nice troll, 18

    • @MordFustang1966
      @MordFustang1966 9 років тому

      ***** does Mrs. Winship even allow you to speak like this boy? go back to your elementary school ahaha

    • @MordFustang1966
      @MordFustang1966 9 років тому

      ***** oh my god a middle schooler so oldddd ahahahaha

    • @MordFustang1966
      @MordFustang1966 9 років тому

      ***** its OK for you to be gay, we support your decision.

  • @MyChannelEddy
    @MyChannelEddy 2 роки тому

    I believe thing thing becomes a huge company 😬

  • @Firmanonymous
    @Firmanonymous 9 років тому

    This was 2.5 years before I was born so I've had amazon all my life
    And religiously use it like all tech heads.

  • @Tlebeau421
    @Tlebeau421 9 років тому

    They were cheap on shipping dept back then. No taping machines, courier pickup looked amateurish in comparison to their advanced technology now.

  • @PoGoHop360xl
    @PoGoHop360xl 9 років тому

    720p in 1997 mind blowned or they repolished the video lol

  • @ODog2323
    @ODog2323 9 років тому

    Netscape

  • @dmo-san
    @dmo-san 9 років тому +4

    lul I work in an amazon warehouse

    • @dancumbe
      @dancumbe 9 років тому +1

      How is it now.

    • @mahballzrhari
      @mahballzrhari 9 років тому

      DMorrea Belton hectic work I bet.

    • @eye4z
      @eye4z 9 років тому

      DMorrea Belton can you hook me up with a job there?? lmao, I love packaging. 😸😊

    • @alexeaton4720
      @alexeaton4720 9 років тому

      DMorrea Belton I do as well. Luckily I work at one that isn't in a larger area though.

    • @dmo-san
      @dmo-san 9 років тому +1

      Rabid Dingo came a real long way let me tell you lol there's so much stuff so many moving parts its crazy

  • @driesanalog4187
    @driesanalog4187 2 роки тому

    And in 1997 Apple was almost dead.

  • @videodude2010
    @videodude2010 9 років тому

    Started from the bottom...

  • @Sal3600
    @Sal3600 9 років тому

    mate mate mate

  • @MrRotterdamn
    @MrRotterdamn 9 років тому

    Lol I was 4 years old back then.

  • @iPhone_3GS
    @iPhone_3GS 9 років тому

    Keep the camera straight smh

  • @_Epictetus_
    @_Epictetus_ 9 років тому

    Yet the seller fees are still horrible for the average joe that wants to see something.

    • @ImNotADeeJay
      @ImNotADeeJay 4 роки тому +1

      Amazon is focused in the buyers, not the sellers.

  • @SandeepMeena79
    @SandeepMeena79 4 роки тому

    Awsm👏👏👏

  • @Wehiremonkeys
    @Wehiremonkeys 9 років тому

    if only we had software as light as that today, their probably using Pentium 2's or somthing and the're not paticularaly slow.

    • @MordFustang1966
      @MordFustang1966 9 років тому +1

      Wehiremonkeys how did you manage to spell "they're" wrong twice, both in different and unique ways

    • @Wehiremonkeys
      @Wehiremonkeys 9 років тому

      thoravian
      Because real men don't need spellcheckers lol.

    • @MordFustang1966
      @MordFustang1966 9 років тому

      Wehiremonkeys yes..and now please cook the burgers of people who know how to spell.

    • @Wehiremonkeys
      @Wehiremonkeys 9 років тому +1

      thoravian I could but the result would be a little... dangerous.

    • @MordFustang1966
      @MordFustang1966 9 років тому +1

      Wehiremonkeys haha ok you made me laugh :)