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YouTube

The other day, someone asked me, “What, exactly, is YouTube?”

YouTube is a free online video service that allows anyone to view, upload and share videos that can be viewed by anyone else in the world with an internet connection.

A Brief Introduction to YouTube:

YouTube was founded in February 2005, as a free web-based service that would allow people to watch and share their videos. The site has since exploded into the web’s premier multimedia entertainment destination with more than 70 million videos being viewed daily.

In October 2006, Google purchased YouTube for a whopping $1.65 billion, leading to the video site being named TIME magazine’s “Invention of the Year” for 2006.

Here are some of YouTube’s features. It allows any web-connected user to:

• Browse millions of videos uploaded by community members
• Upload, “tag” and share videos worldwide
• Make uploaded videos public
• Find, join and create video groups to connect with people with similar interests
• Subscribe to member videos, save favorites and create playlists
• Embed YouTube videos into websites using special video embed code

Your YouTube Account

You must first sign up for a free YouTube membership to upload videos. With your membership, you will also be able to do things like create viewing playlists and comment on other videos.

When you upload a video to YouTube, it stays online until you choose to take it down. YouTube may also take it offline if they believe your video violiates their terms of use (e.g., adult content, copyright infringement).

Here is a video tutorial on how to upload your video to YouTube.

Other Resources:

• Official YouTube Help Page.
• Text tutorial on how to upload to YouTube.
• YouTube on Wikipedia.

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