Vixplore

Vixplore is a video-sharing website based in Kimku, Sohainesia. Founded on March 27, 2003 by University of Kijulum student Pan Sik-sung, it is the most popular video-sharing site in Sohainesia, even after YouTube's launch in Sohainesia on July 24, 2011.

Pre-launch
Vixplore began development on July 1999 by Pan Thuk Tong (潘實聰), a University of Kimku student studying computer science. He got the idea of creating a video streaming site, so he created a player called "Video Explorer", capable of streaming embedded videos with  audio in the webpage. Development of the Video Explorer continued until November 2000. The Video Explorer finished alpha testing as Vixplore and beta testing finished on March 27, 2002.

Launch
On March 27, 2002, Vixplore's domain was registered and it launched on the internet. The first video of the site titled "Our site has been launched" was uploaded to the site on April 1, 2002, which was the release date of the site. Media outlets started reporting on the website's launch, and it became a huge success, with 600 videos being uploaded by the end of the year.

Pan Sik-sung started his full-time job at Vixplore when he graduated from university education on December 2003.

Early growth (2003)
In March 2003, the video player was switched to 16:9 widescreen, the maximum length of videos were changed to an hour from 15 minutes, videos could now be uploaded up to 360p, and the quality upgraded to DVD-quality 576i video playback. It also migrated to Flash the following month.

On April 2003, Vixplore was redesigned to have a clean look, new features, improved playback quality, much longer videos, and more social networking features, such as groups and playlists. Also, 480p HD video playback and MPEG-4 format were introduced.

Continued growth (2004-present)
720p video playback was introduced on January 1, 2005, and the site continued to grow, reaching 10 million uploads on June 9, 2005. On May 20, 2006, they reached 1 million users.

Vixplore celebrated 10 years since its development in 2009, and the website continued to flourish, with massive upgrades during the year. 1080p video playback and live streaming were introduced, and the website got a major redesign. 4K would later be introduced in 2012.

The site gained massive popularity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of accounts reaching a billion accounts in the midst of the pandemic.

Famous Vixplorers

 * User:Bowsertendo666 (91kachu)
 * Pan Thuk Tong (panthuktong)
 * NETBLOXIA (NETBLOXIA)
 * VideoGameMPEGs
 * Li Hou-feng (LHF1999)

Criticism
Criticism of Vixplore