YouTube.com, launched by former PayPal employees Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, was initially designed as a dating site. Struggling with user engagement, they created their own video, 'Me at the zoo,' marking the beginning of user-generated content online. This led to a surge of content, including viral videos like 'Lazy Sunday,' which underscored tensions surrounding copyright and creativity. Google acquired YouTube for over $1.6 billion, and despite facing controversies, it remains a pivotal platform for video sharing, with its early video still available as a nostalgic reminder of its origins.
Twenty years ago, three former PayPal employees launched YouTube.com, originally intended as a dating website with the slogan "Tune In, Hook Up."
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