From Start-up to Google: The YouTube Acquisition
In short: A look at how YouTube transitioned from a small startup in a pizza parlor to a global powerhouse through Google's $1.76 billion acquisition.
A 2:32 short film in the series “The Story Behind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: USATODAY.com, “USATODAY.com - Video websites pop up, invite postings”; IEEE Spectrum, “Me TV: Welcome to the Vlogosphere”; Reuters, “Google closes YouTube deal”; IEEE, “YouTube | IEEE Technology Navigator”; The Guardian, “Revealed: where Google's data centres are around the world”; The Guardian, “YouTube: five years on”; The Associated Press, “YouTube's 1st decade shows sharing free content pays off | AP News”; BBC, “YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform - BBC Bitesize”.
Sources used in this film
- USATODAY.com — USATODAY.com - Video websites pop up, invite postings · View →
- IEEE Spectrum — Me TV: Welcome to the Vlogosphere · View →
- Reuters — Google closes YouTube deal · View →
- IEEE — YouTube | IEEE Technology Navigator · View →
- The Guardian — Revealed: where Google's data centres are around the world · View →
- The Guardian — YouTube: five years on · View →
- The Associated Press — YouTube's 1st decade shows sharing free content pays off | AP News · View →
- BBC — YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform - BBC Bitesize · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: USATODAY.com: USATODAY.com - Video websites pop up, invite postings
- Also: IEEE Spectrum: Me TV: Welcome to the Vlogosphere
- Also: Reuters: Google closes YouTube deal
- Also: IEEE: YouTube | IEEE Technology Navigator
- Also: The Guardian: Revealed: where Google's data centres are around the world
- Also: The Guardian: YouTube: five years on
- Also: The Associated Press: YouTube's 1st decade shows sharing free content pays off | AP News
- Also: BBC: YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform - BBC Bitesize
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