YouTube was meant to be a video-dating website
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#178NN)
Co-founder Steve Chen tells SXSW conference that 'we thought dating would be the obvious choice' - but internet users didn't agree
In 2016, YouTube is firmly established as online viewers' first call for music videos, makeup tutorials and men screaming at games.
But what's little know is that when it was launched in 2005, the site had a different aim: dating. According to co-founder Steve Chen, it was designed as a way for people to upload videos of themselves talking about the partner of their dreams.
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