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Susan Wojcicki - Born
Susan Wojcicki, current CEO of Youtube, was born. She grew up in Palo Alto, California. She grew up with two sisters in the small Californian town. -
Chad Hurley - Born
Youtube founder, Chad Hurley, was born. He grew up near Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. He also grew up with two siblings. -
Steve Chen - Born
Youtube founder, Steve Chen, was born. He grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. He migrated to the United States of America when he was 15 years old and went on to attend two major colleges. -
Jawed Karim - Born
Youtube founder, Jawed Karim, was born. He was born in Merseburg, Germany. His family soon crossed the inner Germany border and he was raised in Neuss, West Germany. -
Youtube was founded.
The domain, www.Youtube.com, was established. The three founders created the website in a garage in Menlo Park, California. Little did they know, their new app was about to go viral. -
Youtube takes a big step.
The new application achieved 3 Million visitors. The website fame was recognizable only after 11 months of being a registered domain. Youtube acheived success like no other application in its time. -
Youtube was purchased.
The company that has the most popular search engine, Google, bought Youtube for a whopping $1.65 Billion. Youtube soon turned into a test for Google + and its new, unique function. -
Charlie Bit My Finger - Again !
The most popular video on Youtube, "Charlie Bit My Finger - Again", was posted to the website. The video was not even supposed to be on Youtube. The family couldn't send the video to their grandfather and instead posted it to Youtube. -
Google Introduces Face Blur Feature
Google introduced the face blurring effect after people who were complaining about their identity being revealed. This made alot of people happy that they were able to be in videos while their face isnt being shown. -
Susan Wojcicki - New Head of Youtube
Susan Wojcicki takes over as CEO of Youtube. She replaced old CEO, Chad Hurley, so that he could step down and take an advisor role. Overall, she drove the company to increased profits and more beneficial user features. -
Works Cited
http://www.biography.com/people/chad-hurley-201192
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http://metro.co.uk/2015/01/24/6-youtube-facts-that-will-make-you-question-your-life-5034735/ -
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