deep in the bowels of a high-security complex a secret vault contains billions
complex a secret vault contains billions
complex a secret vault contains billions of youtube uploads
it’s the viral mother lode in one year
it’s the viral mother lode in one year YouTube’s amassed more than a trillion
YouTube’s amassed more than a trillion
YouTube’s amassed more than a trillion views the amount of video that gets
views the amount of video that gets
views the amount of video that gets uploaded every single day it’s pretty
uploaded every single day it’s pretty
uploaded every single day it’s pretty wild we upload 300 hours of video every
wild we upload 300 hours of video every
wild we upload 300 hours of video every single minute it’s not on YouTube the
single minute it’s not on YouTube the
single minute it’s not on YouTube the video doesn’t exist all the uploads in a
video doesn’t exist all the uploads in a
video doesn’t exist all the uploads in a single day would take nearly 50 years to
single day would take nearly 50 years to
single day would take nearly 50 years to watch the strangest things end up being
watch the strangest things end up being
watch the strangest things end up being seen by millions of people are becoming
seen by millions of people are becoming
seen by millions of people are becoming actually part of the culture where did
actually part of the culture where did
actually part of the culture where did this virus emerge in a humble garage in
this virus emerge in a humble garage in
this virus emerge in a humble garage in Silicon Valley where 3x PayPal employs
Silicon Valley where 3x PayPal employs
Silicon Valley where 3x PayPal employs Chad Hurley Steve Chen and Jar vet
Chad Hurley Steve Chen and Jar vet
Chad Hurley Steve Chen and Jar vet Kareem all in their 20s
Kareem all in their 20s
Kareem all in their 20s we’re kicking around ideas for a new
we’re kicking around ideas for a new
we’re kicking around ideas for a new business what they came up with was
business what they came up with was
business what they came up with was simple make it easy to share personal
simple make it easy to share personal
simple make it easy to share personal videos with friends in May of 2005 when
videos with friends in May of 2005 when
videos with friends in May of 2005 when we launched the site we weren’t really
we launched the site we weren’t really
we launched the site we weren’t really sure if this was going to work the lofty
sure if this was going to work the lofty
sure if this was going to work the lofty goals back then was just to try to
goals back then was just to try to
goals back then was just to try to create a solution to more of a technical
create a solution to more of a technical
create a solution to more of a technical problem about how to make it possible to
problem about how to make it possible to
problem about how to make it possible to share videos online but months in the
share videos online but months in the
share videos online but months in the site had zero traffic so they
site had zero traffic so they
site had zero traffic so they repositioned themselves as a dating site
repositioned themselves as a dating site
repositioned themselves as a dating site taking out ads on Craigslist offering
taking out ads on Craigslist offering
taking out ads on Craigslist offering young women $20 to upload a video bio
young women $20 to upload a video bio
young women $20 to upload a video bio all right so here we are one of the
all right so here we are one of the
all right so here we are one of the elephants jarvez shot 19 seconds of
elephants jarvez shot 19 seconds of
elephants jarvez shot 19 seconds of himself at the San Diego Zoo it’s
himself at the San Diego Zoo it’s
himself at the San Diego Zoo it’s YouTube’s
YouTube’s
YouTube’s first ever video cool thing about these
first ever video cool thing about these
first ever video cool thing about these guys has been is that they have really
guys has been is that they have really
guys has been is that they have really really really long
really really long
really really long and that was an utter failure I mean I
and that was an utter failure I mean I
and that was an utter failure I mean I don’t think any money yeah or water they
don’t think any money yeah or water they
don’t think any money yeah or water they just it was just such a creepy
just it was just such a creepy
just it was just such a creepy experience to have to upload a video by
experience to have to upload a video by
experience to have to upload a video by yourself and upload it for the world to
yourself and upload it for the world to
yourself and upload it for the world to see when they’re dating idea collapsed
see when they’re dating idea collapsed
see when they’re dating idea collapsed the three guys went back to the drawing
the three guys went back to the drawing
the three guys went back to the drawing board they tweet the technology so that
board they tweet the technology so that
board they tweet the technology so that anyone could upload or share a video
anyone could upload or share a video
anyone could upload or share a video with just one click
with just one click
with just one click it was YouTube’s Big Bang moment
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