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The YouTube Effect

And I was like, "Dude,we have, like maybe 40, 50, 60 videoson the site, but..." I started...

And I was like, "Dude,
we have, like maybe 40, 50, 60 videos
on the site, but..." [Steve] I started in PayPal
in 1999 and I left PayPal in 2005

Full Transcript

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And I was like, "Dude, we have, like maybe
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40, 50, 60 videos on the site, but..."
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[Steve] I started in PayPal in 1999
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and I left PayPal in 2005.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:17
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, mystery, thriller
Production
XRM Media,Olive Hill Media,TIME Studios,Valhalla Entertainment,Trouper,Zipper Bros Films

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Movie Summary

In this eye-opening documentary, Alex Winter presents a thoughtful, troubling look at YouTube, a site with humble origins that has gone on to change how we experience the world.
So during the course of that period was when I met - The YouTube Effect 00:08
So during the course of that period was when I met
[Steve] Of the search results, or of the set that the image came from? - The YouTube Effect 00:07
[Steve] Of the search results, or of the set that the image ...
On of the guys that we met early on was the co-founder of another service. - The YouTube Effect 00:08
On of the guys that we met early on was the co-founder of an...
You look at a photo and there were two options. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
You look at a photo and there were two options.
You voted "Hot" - The YouTube Effect 00:06
You voted "Hot"
We just thought, "You know, what a great opportunity it would be - The YouTube Effect 00:11
We just thought, "You know, what a great opportunity it...
[laughs] So that's the true story behind - The YouTube Effect 00:09
[laughs] So that's the true story behind
[whimsical music] - The YouTube Effect 00:08
[whimsical music]
And I would say that much of the work was on the engineering side. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
And I would say that much of the work was on the engineering...
What became of YouTube is not something - The YouTube Effect 00:16
What became of YouTube is not something
Because plenty of people at the time had videos that they wanted to share. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
Because plenty of people at the time had videos that they wa...
It was just sitting on their hard drives, - The YouTube Effect 00:06
It was just sitting on their hard drives,
[keys clicking] - The YouTube Effect 00:08
[keys clicking]
[Steve] A large part of it early on - The YouTube Effect 00:14
[Steve] A large part of it early on
Look, here's finally a service where if you wanna get - The YouTube Effect 00:09
Look, here's finally a service where if you wanna get
I remember it showing up as like a place with goofy videos... - The YouTube Effect 00:06
I remember it showing up as like a place with goofy videos.....
...that didn't strike me as something that would revolutionize the world... - The YouTube Effect 00:05
...that didn't strike me as something that would revolu...
[crowd yelling] - The YouTube Effect 00:08
[crowd yelling]
[yells] 100 million subscribers. Thank you, YouTube. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
[yells] 100 million subscribers. Thank you, YouTube.
I don't like 'em putting chemicals in the water - The YouTube Effect 00:06
I don't like 'em putting chemicals in the water