WebBeat.TV 067 Fun Facts About YouTube!

A few things you didn't know about YouTube:
Video Dating Site
Did you know that people say YouTube started out as a video dating site, with sort of the same concept as Hot or Not?
The YouTube founders decided to go another route when they couldn't find a video online of Janet Jackson's famous 'wardrobe malfunction' - and when they couldn't email each other personal videos because the files were too big.

Utube.com vs YouTube.com
When the YouTube founders registered the domain youtube.com, a supplier of used tubes with the domain u-tube.com was overwhelmed with traffic from people who simply misspelled the site's name. Now, utube.com has changed its name to utubeonline.com

First YouTube Video Ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jNQXAC9IVRw
It's one of the founders talking about the long trunks of elephants at a zoo.

YouTube Traffic
YouTube now has 490 million users per month, who spend about 2.9 billion hours on YouTube every month, that's over 325.000 years!
The most watched video of all time is 'Charlie bit my finger,' well, unless you count VEVO as well - then, the crown goes to Justin Bieber.

Split the Rent
http://www.splittherent.org/
Split the Rent is a new web app that figures out how much eat roommate should be paying based on the sizes of the rooms, whether they have bathrooms, large windows, closet space, or poor sound insulation. These are very common problems among roommates - and this site can help figure out a fair share.

Flexamail
I think these guys are going to piss off a lot of bosses and university professors!They make it possible to check your email, Facebook, Twitter - pretty much any site that has been blocked at your work or school. It all works through email, and special commands to Flexamail.

Viral Video: Flight of Bumblebee on 101 bottles!
It's a mix of creativity, some free time, and many,many empty bottles!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WzucpFgi7Xk


Website of the Day: Jabberjury
This site lets you take your conflicts, arguments and fights - to be judged by the world!
http://www.jabberjury.com/Cases/IndividualCaseDisplay.aspx?caseid=43
For example: meet Eric and his friend - who apparently have a problem with their friend Jeff: he constantly talks in a fake British accent.
JabberJury lets users cast their vote to solve this issue. The site is full of interesting conflicts that need some help, and it also has a cool point-system that can win you things like flipcams.

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[ellocomoco1]

Keep advertising GoDaddy and rocky that tank top.

[theandersnebunch]

Whoa, a Go Daddy tank top right out of the box... nice.

[Guischmitt]

dui!

[MrCker]

I love the ways she says goodbye...