YouTube Founders Giddy Over Google Deal
Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, cofounders of YouTube, prepared a short video message for YouTubers shortly after Google's $1.65 billion acquisition. In between young executive giggle fits, the unspoken message was clear: I'm rich, [insert Dave Chappelle expletive here].
You may have seen a pair of young men buzzing like this before, perhaps on an Xbox Christmas morning. Once you get through the dancing and giggling, you might actually make out a few words.
The CEO and CTO of YouTube assured viewers that things would continue as normal. "You can keep having fun on our site," said Hurley, outside of what looks like a TGI Friday's.
"The most compelling part of this," added Chen, "is being able to concentrate on the features and functionality." Chen went on about how Google would allow them to solve more problems and technical issues at YouTube.
After that, things go pear-shaped. Hurley begins the closing of his address with "Two kings have gotten together…giggle…to build a better service."
Presumably, he meant Google and YouTube, not Chad and Steve. But it was hard to clear up the meaning after that as both executives swerve away from each other, bent over in laughter at the "two kings" remark.
So concludes the video announcement from two very giddy executives, in, if you spin it positively, the same style of raw, unedited, amateur style that made YouTube popular in the first place.
The video has nearly 2000 comments and growing. Viewers remark about their giddiness, pose questions about certain recreational respiratory activities, while others fret about what this means for their beloved video site.
Tag: Google, YouTube
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