YouTube

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• Overview • Uses
• History/Creator • How
• Purpose • Opinions
• Content • Positive and Negative
Overview
YouTube is considered one of the most popular
sites on the Internet site for publishing and
managing video. It was created in February 2005 by
Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. ... In
YouTube, users can find movies and shows clips,
home videos, music videos, and video blogs (vlogs).
https://www.youtube.com/
History/Creator
• YouTube Was Founded by Chad Hurley, Steven Chen and Jawed Karim, who were all
early employees of Paypal, in February 2005.
• In November 2006, YouTube, was bought by Google Inc. for $1.65 billion, and is now
operated as a subsidiary of Google.
• The domain name www.youtube.com was activated on Feb 15, 2005 , and the website
was developed over the subsequent months.
• The first YouTube video was entitled Me at the zoo, and shows founder Jawed Karim
at San Diego Zoo.
• The video was upload on April 23, 2005, and can still be viewed on the site.
Purpose
YouTube was originally created as a
platform for anyone to post any video
content they desired. It was hoped
that users could use the site to upload,
share, and view content without
restriction. It has since grown to
become one of the foremost video
distribution sites in the world.
Content
YouTube contains good and bad content.
There are millions of inappropriate videos,
but also millions of appropriate videos.
YouTube ha been highly criticized for it's
inappropriate content,. If a video is too bad
though, it can be flagged and will be taken
bad though, it can be flagged and will be
taken off the website. Tons of videos are
denied by YouTube to be put on their site.
The content comes from YouTube users who
upload videos whenever they want.
 Uses
People use YouTube for several reason. People use it to blog, people
use it to comment on things going on in the world, people use it to
make fun of people in the world, and people use YouTube to Just post
random videos that they and others would find amusing.
How
YouTube is considered a
Web 2.0 Tool because it
shar information, has
social-networking, is a
video sharing website,
has interoperability, has
a user-center design,
and has collaboration on
the World Wide Web.
Opinions

• The majority of the people who view or use YouTube love the website.

• The Website is a top favorite for millions of people as well.

• But likely every website, there are people who do not like the website.
People think the website is inappropriate and should not be showing some
of the videos they have.
 Positives and Negatives of YouTube

NEGATIVE:
POSITIVE: There is some
The Website connects inappropriate content
millions of people on that is not suitable for
the World Wide Web. children. Videos are
The Website is blocked, but you can
extremely convenient fake your age on the
for watching anything website and watch
you desire. videos not for
children/kid.
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