Chad Hurley Quotes
Video is universal and allows people around the world to communicate and exchange ideas.
Topics
Distance Learning
International Citizenship, Global Citizenship
Universal Language
Cross-Cultural Exchange
Digital Dialogue
Global Communication
Global Connection
Global Connectivity
Global Understanding
Idea Exchange
Knowledge Sharing
Multimedia Platform
Online Interaction
Social Exchange
Streaming Media
Video Sharing
Virtual Collaboration
Visual Communication
Visual Media
Cross Culture
Citations
"YouTube Goes Global." YouTube Press Release, 19 Jun. 2007.
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Chad Meredith Hurley is an American webmaster and businessman who serves as the co-founder, advisor, and former CEO of YouTube. He also co-founded MixBit. In June 2006, he was voted 28th on Business 2.0's "50 People Who Matter Now" list. In October 2006, he and Steve Chen sold YouTube for $1.65 billion to Google. Hurley worked in eBay's PayPal division—one of his tasks involved designing the original PayPal logo—before starting YouTube with fellow PayPal colleagues Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. Hurley was primarily responsible for the tagging and video-sharing aspects of YouTube.