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YouTube

Owned by Google, YouTube is an online video sharing and social networking platform. Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim launched it on February 14, 2005. YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion in October 2006. Since its acquisition by Google, YouTube has expanded to mobile apps, network television, and the capacity to integrate with other services. YouTube now offers paid content such as movies and exclusive content.