YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.[3] The company is based in San Bruno, California, and uses Adobe Flash Video and HTML5[4] technology to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as amateur content such as video bloggingand short original videos.
Most of the content on YouTube has been uploaded by individuals, although media corporations including CBS, the BBC, VEVO, Hulu, and other organizations offer some of their material via the site, as part of the YouTube partnership program.[5] Unregistered users can watch videos, while registered users can upload an unlimited number of videos. Videos considered to contain offensive content are available only to registered users at least 18 years old. In November 2006, YouTube, LLC was bought by Google for US$1.65 billion, and now operates as a subsidiary of Google.
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| Type | Subsidiary of Google, limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Founded | February 14, 2005 |
| Founder(s) | Steve Chen, Chad Hurley,Jawed Karim |
| Headquarters | 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, California, United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Salar Kamangar (CEO) Chad Hurley (Advisor) |
| Industry | Internet |
| Parent | Independent (2005–2006) Google (2006–present) |
| Slogan | Broadcast Yourself |
| Website | YouTube.com (see list of localized domain names) |
| Alexa rank |  3 (April 2012)[1] |
| Type of site | Video hosting service |
| Advertising | Google AdSense |
| Registration | Optional (Only required for certain tasks such as viewing flagged videos, viewing flagged comments and uploading videos) |
| Available in | 54 language versions available through user interface[2] |
| Launched | February 14, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
Taken From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube
By Mardhati Yahya
By Mardhati Yahya
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