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Beginning of Youtube
Hurley and Chen said that the original idea for YouTube was a video version of an online dating service, and had been influenced by the website Hot or Not. -
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Youtube purchased by Google
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Lawsuit against YouTube
The name www.youtube.com led to problems for a similarly named website, www.utube.com. The owner of the site, Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment, filed a lawsuit against YouTube. Universal Tube has since changed the name of its website to www.utubeonline.com. -
Start of Youtube Apirl fool's prank
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Youtube got films and t.v. shows
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Hurley, chief executive officer
Hurley announced he'd be stepping down as chief executive officer of YouTube -
Changed logo and central column on the home page
a new version of the YouTube logo was introduced with a darker shade of red, the first change in design since October 2006. -
Started to charge $0.99 per month or more for certain channels
YouTube launched a pilot program to began offering some content providers the ability to charge $0.99 per month or more for certain channels, but the vast majority of its videos would remain free to view
