YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005. In November 2006, YouTube, LLC was bought by Google Inc. for $1.65 billion, and is now operated as a subsidiary of Google. The company is based in San Bruno, California, and uses Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as amateur content such as video blogging
and short original videos. Most of the content on YouTube has been
uploaded by individuals, although media corporations including CBS, the
BBC, UMG and other organizations offer some of their material via the site, as part of the YouTube partnership program.
Unregistered users can watch the videos, while registered users are
permitted to upload an unlimited number of videos. Videos that are
considered to contain potentially offensive content are available only
to registered users over the age of 18.
and short original videos. Most of the content on YouTube has been
uploaded by individuals, although media corporations including CBS, the
BBC, UMG and other organizations offer some of their material via the site, as part of the YouTube partnership program.
Unregistered users can watch the videos, while registered users are
permitted to upload an unlimited number of videos. Videos that are
considered to contain potentially offensive content are available only
to registered users over the age of 18.