YouTube

Overview

YouTube is a prominent American social media and online video-sharing platform, founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. Based in San Bruno, California, it allows users worldwide to upload, view, comment on, like, and share a vast array of videos, making it the most popular video-sharing site and the second-most-visited website globally.

The platform offers a variety of services, including video uploading and sharing, live streaming, and a subscription service called YouTube Premium, which provides ad-free viewing and exclusive content. It also features YouTube Music for music streaming and YouTube Shorts for short-form videos. Content creators can monetize their work through various tools, including advertising revenue sharing and channel memberships. YouTube serves a diverse audience, including individual users, content creators, and advertisers, and has established a significant revenue model that includes both advertising and subscription income.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 650-253-0001
• Website: youtube.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/youtube

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Computer science
• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Computer engineering
• Biomedical engineering
• Systems science
• Industrial engineering
• Engineering
• Mobile
• Technology
• Big data
• Construction
• Information technology
• Enterprise software
• Software
• Technology, information & internet
• Media and entertainment
• Online video
• Video analytics
• Video content discovery
• Content delivery network optimization
• Information technology and services
• YouTube Premium
• YouTube TV streaming
• Content moderation
• Content monetization
• Video user interface
• User experience
• Subscription services
• Video content management system
• Video engagement metrics
• Global audience
• Video upload
• Global video streaming
• Recommendation system personalization
• Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services
• Entertainment
• Advertising platform
• Video marketing tools
• YouTube partner program
• Influencer marketing
• Video streaming quality
• Subscription model
• Video platform infrastructure
• Video promotion strategies
• Content monetization tools
• Video infrastructure
• Video content
• Video encoding
• Video distribution
• Innovation
• Video encoding algorithms
• Video platform
• User-generated content
• Video infrastructure scalability
• Video viewing
• Video content delivery
• Creator support
• Video streaming quality enhancement
• Video sharing
• Content creation
• Content delivery network
• Online content platforms
• Video platform user interface
• Digital marketing
• User engagement
• Social media
• Creator monetization tools
• Recommendation algorithms
• Video content delivery network
• Video recommendations
• Personalized video recommendations
• Live streaming technology
• Video engagement
• Video promotion
• Video content discovery algorithms
• Video hosting
• Video playback
• Video streaming
• Media platform
• Services
• Video content management
• Live broadcasting
• Content management
• Video analytics and insights
• Content moderation tools
• Content discovery
• Video playback technology
• User-generated content management
• YouTube TV
• Video algorithms
• YouTube Premium features
• Subscription service integration
• Video optimization techniques
• Video platform security
• Digital entertainment
• Digital advertising
• Digital marketing on YouTube
• Video analytics platform
• Video platform technology
• B2C
• YouTube Music
• Video marketing
• YouTube music platform
• Creator support tools
• Video optimization
• Video advertising
• Personalized recommendations
• App development
• Video distribution networks
• Live streaming
• Monetization
• Community guidelines
• Short video format
• Data privacy
• Copyright management
• Algorithm optimization
• Video editing tools
• Creator earnings
• Audience analytics
• Monetization policies
• Community building
• Parental controls
• Inappropriate content management
• Rights management
• Educational content
• Content ID
• Spam prevention
• Hate speech policy
• Digital wellbeing
• Trust and safety
• Video uploading
• Channel creation
• Creative expressions
• Youth protection
• Live chats
• Safety mechanisms
• Creator tools
• Community engagement
• Video categorization
• User feedback
• Creator resources
• Brand partnerships
• Performance measurement
• Audience targeting
• Education
• Distribution
• Consumer products & retail
• Mechanical or industrial engineering
• Internet
• Enterprises
• Computer software
• B2B
• Consumer internet
• Consumers
• UX
• Marketing & advertising
• Apps
• Software development

Technologies Used

• AT Internet
• Facebook Custom Audiences
• Gmail
• Google Analytics
• Google Apps
• Google Font API
• Google Play
• Google Tag Manager
• MailChimp
• Mobile Friendly
• Multilingual
• New Relic
• Open AdStream (Appnexus)
• Paypal
• Remote
• YouTube
• iTunes
• reCAPTCHA

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches

• BandPage [acquired by YouTube]
• simsim (acquired by Google)
• Elementalzmusic
• Next New Networks
• Sammy G