"using youtube for social change"

Paul Cochrane March 7, 2010

Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim launched YouTube

Started with PayPal

Sold to Google in 2006 for over 1.6 billion

Anyone can post a video for free – there are even videos on how to post videos

Many of the most significant events in recent history are live on YouTube

Tea Party Activists use of embedded YouTube videos on their home page

The Young Turks – One of the many Channels on YouTube

Egyptian blogger/activist Wael Abbas

Student protestor Neda Agha Soltan’s death filmed live on camera phone

The Power of music and video combined can be powerful on YouTube

• Referencing events from web links• Free access• Historical Significance• Daily subscribers• Instantaneous video images • The power of multi media

YouTube is a powerful tool for activists.

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