The Fundamentals of Information Technology

Kasey Steward

Monday, January 12th 2015

What is Youtube?• A social networking platform & search

engine which connects the worldwide onlinecommunity through the watching andsharing of videos

YouTube’s mission is to provide fast and easy video access and the ability to share videos frequently

THE HISTORY OF YOUTUBE

• Youtube was founded on February 14 2005[Valentines Day], by 3 former Pay Pal employees;Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, & Jawed Karim

ABOUT YOUTUBE• Youtube provides content to satisfy

audiences of all ages and interests: a videoexists about any subject imaginable at justa search away

• Youtube is watched primarily in one oftwo ways

• Recreational video watching

• Use with intention/gain instruction orinformation

THE HISTORY OF YOUTUBE

• In 2006, Google bought Youtube as a

Google subsidiary for 1.65 billion

dollars

• The Google headquarters is located in

San Bruno California. Youtube is

accessible worldwide with the

exceptions of the following countries

where the site has been blocked or

subject to censorship regulation

AfghanistanArmeniaBangladeshBrazilChinaGermanyIndonesiaIranLibyaMalaysiaMoroccoPakistanRussiaSyriaSudanTajikistanThailandTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUnited ArabEmirates

10 Countries that have blocked Youtube link

Youtube is…

• The largest video sharing platform in the world

• The 2nd largest search engine in the world

• The 3rd most visited website in the world

• Home to well over 800 million users

Worldstarr

Truly the only “competing” video hosting siteis World starr or www.worldstarrhiphop.com, if eventhat. World starr specializes in “pop culture” esqvideo-clip compilations, however youtube containsthis entertainment bracket along with innumerableother types of content.

* CREATE AN ACCOUNT

*you do not need an account to watch videos, however having an account allows you to saved watch videos, create playlists, follow other accounts, comment on videos etc.

• CLICK “Create Account”

*can get it on an App for smartphone or tablet, and can go to the website online

• ENTER FORM INFORMATION

• AGREE TO THE TERMS OF USE

• SUBMIT

* OPTIONAL- Personalize Page

• START POSTING!

*There is no charge to create a youtube account, youtube is completely free with the exception of the option to purchase full length

YOUTUBE FOR…

Music

Recipes

Sports

Reviews

Comedy

News

Entertainment

Educational enrichment

“how-to” videos

Vlogs

Viral Videos

Businesses

10 Interesting & Commonly

unknown facts about YOUTUBE

Works Cited

• "Competitive Intelligence." Youtube.com Site Overview. Alexa by Amazon, n.d. Web. <http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/youtube.com>.

• "Google Buys YouTube for $1.65 Billion." Msnbc.com. The Associated Press, 10 Oct. 2006. Web. <http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15196982/ns/business-us_business/t/google-buys-youtube-billion/#.VLZrS14brwJ>.

• Top 10 Most Subscribed Youtube Channels 2014-2015. Dir. SoyJB. Youtube, 2014.

• Top10Memes. "Top 10 Facts - YouTube." YouTube. YouTube, 17 July 2013. Web.

• Wedmore, James. "Video Revolution 2.0 (YouTube Statistics 2012)." YouTube. YouTube, 31 Aug. 2012. Web. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LTPTt1wT3Y>.