YouTube is a video sharing platform that was founded in 2005. It allows users to watch, share, and upload videos. YouTube's mission is to provide easy access to videos and sharing capabilities. It has over 800 million users and is the second largest search engine and third most visited website. YouTube provides a wide variety of entertainment and educational content. Common ways videos are watched include recreational viewing and using videos to gain information or instruction. [/SUMMARY]

1. The Fundamentals of Information Technology
Kasey Steward
Monday, January 12th 2015

2. What is Youtube?
• A social networking platform & search
engine which connects the worldwide online
community through the watching and
sharing of videos
YouTube’s mission is to provide fast and easy video access and the ability to share videos

3. 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

4. ABOUT YOUTUBE
• Youtube provides content to satisfy
audiences of all ages and interests: a video
exists about any subject imaginable at just
a search away
• Youtube is watched primarily in one of
two ways
• Recreational video watching
• Use with intention/gain instruction or
information

5. 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
Afghanistan
Armenia
Bangladesh
Brazil
China
Germany
Indonesia
Iran
Libya
Malaysia
Morocco
Pakistan
Russia
Syria
Sudan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab
Emirates
10 Countries that have blocked Youtube link

6. 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

7. Worldstarr
Truly the only “competing” video hosting site
is World starr or www.worldstarrhiphop.com, if even
that. World starr specializes in “pop culture” esq
video-clip compilations, however youtube contains
this entertainment bracket along with innumerable
other types of content.

8. * 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

9. YOUTUBE FOR…

10. Music
Recipes
Sports
Reviews
Comedy
News
Entertainment
Educational
enrichment
“how-to” videos
Vlogs
Viral Videos
Businesses

11. 10 Interesting &
Commonly
unknown facts
about YOUTUBE

12. 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>.