How the Geography Now YouTube channel developed a travel encyclopedia of the world
This post was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK)On 15 October 2014, Paul 'Barbs' Barbato published a video profiling Afghanistan on his YouTube channel, Geography Now. It was the 2nd upload on the page, published after a trailer teasing what was to come: an entry on every UN-recognised nation on the planet, launched in alphabetical order-- the very first such geographical encyclopaedia on social networks, to Paul's understanding. A years on and more than 3 million customers later on, he covered the task up in October 2024 with a profile on Zimbabwe. We speak with the host about his program, from the customers who added to its episodes to the power of social networks, and what's next.Where does your enthusiasm for travel originated from?I matured in a varied area in Chicago, aro...