Youtube

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== Overview ==
YouTube is a website where individual users can upload, comment and view videos. It was created in 2005 and now operates as one of Google's largest subsidiaries.
== Definition and History ==
YouTube was created by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, former PayPal employees. 
Chad Hurley received his B.A. in Fine Arts and Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1999.http://www.iup.edu/upper.aspx?id=67901 He was mainly responsible for the tagging and video sharing features of YouTube. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Hurley
 Steve Chen studied Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He had the position of Chief Technology Officer.http://www.biography.com/people/steve-chen-201191#synopsis
 Jawed Karim also studied Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/alumni/alumni-profiles He first got the idea of YouTube when he couldn't find any videos of Janet Jackson's scandalous wardrobe malfunction or the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 which led to the idea of creating a video sharing site.http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-10-11-youtube-karim_x.htm?csp=34
In 2014, the site had roughly 800 million users a month and today, YouTube reaches more 18-49 year-olds than any cable network in the United States. 
== Examples ==
The first video uploaded to YouTube was a short test by Jawed Karim titled "Me at the zoo".http://www.people.com/article/youtube-first-video-zoo-anniversary-jawed-karin
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The 2012 music video for the viral single 'Gangnam Style' by Korean artist PSY was the first video to surpass 1 billion views on the site. This milestone forced the site to update its view counter to accommodate the data.http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/12/economist-explains-6
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In early 2012, the highly controversial Kony 2012 video by the non-profit organization Invisible Children was released on YouTube. It quickly disseminated across several social networking sites, most notably Facebook, and gained the attention of many critics, including figures in Uganda, for its exploitation of outdated information.http://mashable.com/2012/03/08/kony-2012-scam/#lhJdzJvoquq7http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/uganda/9131469/Joseph-Kony-2012-growing-outrage-in-Uganda-over-film.html
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Justin Beiber is a famous singer, songwriter, and performer who made it "big" after first starting out on YouTube. Industry leaders saw his videos, and Usher wound up taking Justin in and kickstarting his career. This is the first YouTube video he created.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber 
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== Critical Conversation ==
With more 'stars' popping up on YouTube and other social media, Hollywood has begun to feel a threat. At the 2014 Teen's Choice Awards (FOX), there was a controversy that sparked a lot of tension on social media. Viewers were wondering whether the awards were rigged or not. The award show decided to include a social media category in which voters got to choose for their favorite YouTube and/or Vine star. This decision, however, went downhill when Vine star, Cameron Dallas, tweeted “It’s funny how they told me I won the winner award 6 days before the voting ended and made the runners up still tweet to vote for them.” then deleted it later. YouTube and Vine celebrities were found to have even more influence over teens then traditional Hollywood stars according to a survey done by Variety. Because of the threatening competition for consumers' pockets, Hollywood is being more careful and attentive.http://time.com/3101109/teen-choice-awards-controversy/
Any user can upload their videos but sometimes, this can cause a problem. Videos may contain content that is not appropriate for children or offensive content. YouTube star Nicole Arbour created videos that garnered negative attention. Two of her controversial videos were titled "Dear Fat People" and "Dear Black People". In her "Dear Black People" video, she discusses the usage of the n-word in hip-hop, cultural appropriation and chosen stereotypes. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dear-black-people-video-issues-youtube-star-article-1.2432689
YouTube Red was created in late 2015. This new feature caused a lot of anger and dissatisfaction amongst the company's users and viewers. Content creators and partners who sign a deal with YouTube Red will receive all the benefits but for those who do not, "[v]ideos of partners who don’t update their terms will be made private," according to the company.http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2015/10/23/youtubes-red-problem-is-not-a-new-one-and-that-matters/ Many users and viewers voiced their anger on the change through personal social media accounts.http://gizmodo.com/youtubers-are-up-in-arms-about-youtube-red-1738022087
== Keywords ==
Social Media
New Media
Internet
== Citations ==
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