TaizoNet

TaizoNet is a Circlian video-sharing website launched in 2008 by Taizo Tomita as a direct competitor to YouTube.

History
While pondering in his backyard, internet user Taizo Tomita (who was only 17 at the time) wondered, "How can i make people mad online?". Putting his thought into consideration, he tried brainstorming ideas for a sort of "troll-website" that could "make people infuriated to intentionally get negative reputation", in his own words.

And then, it hit him. He wanted to intentionally rip-off YouTube, since "rip-offs are an easy way to get people enraged", in his own words. TaizoNet was quietly launched around mid 2008, expecting it to be one of the most hated websites in Circlia.

The first ever video uploaded to TaizoNet, "Extremely Dumb Music Video" was uploaded by user "testcakes" (which turned out to just be one of Taizo's sock-puppet accounts). After a few word-of-mouth spreads and then some, TaizoNet strangely became what Taizo wanted the opposite to what the website was supposed to be: popular in a good way.

Taizo was anything but happy by this, and decided to step down as the owner of the website and passing it to Kyougo Ishizaki, one of his friends. Kyougo officially entered as owner in 2010, and by that point, TaizoNet lost its identity as a joke website. By 2014, TaizoNet rose and managed to become even more popular than VidSpace in its home country of Circlia, and even getting international users as well.

Notable videos

 * Extremely Dumb Music Video (first ever video, uploaded by testcakes)
 * Banana - A Parody of "Havana" by Camila Cabello (current most viewed video, uploaded by EffedUpSongs)
 * The "Currently Liked" List Debacle (current most liked video, uploaded by JellyFilledDonuts)
 * Top 10 WORST TOUHOU CHARACTERS! (current most disliked video, uploaded by ScarletYes ReimuNo 2009 VGCP AUTTP)