YouTube: Company and Its Founders

Book excerpt: This title examines the remarkable lives of Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and their work building the groundbreaking company YouTube. Readers will learn about Chen, Hurley, and Karim’s backgrounds and education, as well as their early careers. Also covered is a look at how YouTube operates and issues the company faces, such as handling copyright violations, controlling inappropriate content, and selling the company to Google. Color photos, detailed maps, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Technology Pioneers is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.