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By Jason. What is YouTube?. YouTube is a video-sharing website, created in 2005 and owned by Google since late 2006, where users can upload, view and share videos . Founders name: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, Jawed Karim YouTube started as a website where anyone could post their video.
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What is YouTube? YouTube is a video-sharing website, created in 2005 and owned by Google since late 2006, where users can upload, view and share videos. Founders name: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, Jawed Karim YouTube started as a website where anyone could post their video. Popular place for musicians to post their videos to improve sales and get recognized.
Facts About YouTube • The founders felt there was not a good web site you could go to to find videos of current events. So they created a video sharing web site. • Bought by Google in 2006 for $1.65 billion • Justin Bieber was discovered by posting a video on YouTube • YouTube is the dominant provider of online video in the United States
Why YouTube is Popular • YouTube is THE place where people go to watch their favorite music videos, bloopers, news items, or freak shows. • YouTube is a cheap, easily accessible outlet for people to express their own creativity. • YouTube is popular because it is user-friendly and It is easy for anyone to use • YouTube is popularbecause it has everything on it and is always available
Most Popular YouTube Videos • Gangnam Style • What Does the Fox Say? • The Harlem Shake • Call Me Maybe – Carl Rae Jepson • Miley Cyrus • Adam Levine • Smoosh
Future Of YouTube • YouTube is more popular than ever and it’s popularity will continue to grow as people share them on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other social networks. • YouTube channels • Longer videos and YouTube hosted TV shows. • More videos will be watched on handheld devices • Growing around the world
Sites Used • http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/05/at-five-years-two-billion-views-per-day.html • http://whyisyoutubesopopular.com • http://techland.time.com/2013/03/18/the-future-of-youtube-more-channels-in-more-places/ • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLirAqAtl_h2r5g8xGajEwdXd3x1sZh8hC • http://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-most-popular-youtube-videos-of-2013-1480614567