This document provides information about the Youtube search project from Istanbul Bilgi University. It discusses the founding of Youtube in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. It then summarizes some of Youtube's key features and statistics over time, such as the addition of 100 million videos watched per day and 20 million unique visitors per month in early 2006. The document also briefly outlines some of Youtube's legal issues and competition from other video platforms.