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Charting YouTube

YouTube popped out when three PayPal employees brainstormed to start a video sharing service. They were at a party, and people were shooting digital photos and capturing videos. After the party, they tried to share the videos via e-mail but ran into difficulties due to differences in file formats and codecs. That’s when the lads came up with the idea to start an online video sharing service. Their idea was probably one of those blinding flashes of inspiration, like the kind that wakes you from a sound sleep; the modern day equivalent to getting hit on the head with an apple and deciding that gravity is a really cool concept. However, getting a great idea without acting on it is like inspiration with no perspiration.

Most people never make it past the inspiration phase. Then, several months after you dismiss your idea, you find someone else is marketing it, and you kick yourself squarely on whatever part of your body you can comfortably reach for not acting on your idea. Fortunately for Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim and Steve Chen, (the founders of YouTube) and those of us who like posting videos that can be shared with a worldwide audience, they acted on their inspiration. Their first brainstorming sessions took place in Chad Hurley’s garage, where they mapped out a strategy to simplify the process of sharing video with friends, family, and the world.

There are no free lunches. You have to give to get. You can surf the Tube (our slang for the YouTube Web site — a new entry in our unabashed dictionary of YouTube terms) as often as you like in perfect anonymity. However, when you want to do something interesting, like interact with other Tubers, create playlists, subscribe to channels, and upload your own videos, you have to create an account. But rest easy, the account is free, and YouTube doesn’t pester you for a lot of information, like a credit card number, the title to your ’57 Chevy, or anything like that. All you have to do is agree to their terms of service and supply some simple information.