YouTube was founded in February 2005 by Steve Chen, Jawed Karim and Chad Hurley. In November of that year it recieved funding from Sequoia Capital and the site was officially launched in December. YouTube is a service for people all over the world to watch, share and comment on other peoples videos as well as upload your own.

So what exactly can you do on YouTube and why do so many people love it? Well…with YouTube people can:

• Upload, tag and share videos worldwide
• Browse millions of original videos uploaded by community members
• Find, join and create video groups to connect with people who have similar interests
• Customize the experience by subscribing to member videos, saving favorites, and creating playlists
• Integrate YouTube videos on websites using video embeds or APIs
• Make videos public or private—users can elect to broadcast their videos publicly or share them privately with friends and family upon upload

The goals that are being aimed for by YouTube is to build a community that is highly motivated to share and watch videos. And they’re well on their way with YouTube now so popular that more than 70 million videos are viewed on the site daily. 

This service is free for everybody to use, so go sign up with YouTube and have your 15 minutes of fame.

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