The FLV format was introduced in 2002 by Macromedia (later acquired by Adobe) to allow video to be embedded directly into web pages without requiring a separate media player. Its lightweight nature made it the default choice for early video-sharing platforms like YouTube, Hulu, and Facebook. LSoft Technologies : Coincided with Adobe Flash Player 7 in 2003. : YouTube adopted it as its standard format in 2005.
The earliest "popular videos" were not live-action; they were vector-animated shorts.
These videos featured:
“I like rusty spoons.” A surreal, unsettling FLV masterpiece that turned Newgrounds into an art house. Still haunting, still brilliant.
: Originally a web series, it nearly became the first Flash-animated feature film released by a major studio. Newgrounds and The Golden Age of Flash Animation
Many of the first videos to reach "legendary" status were originally served in FLV. These include historical artifacts like " Me at the zoo " (the first YouTube upload) and early viral hits like " Charlie Bit My Finger " or " Evolution of Dance ." Popular Videos and Viral Landmarks