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YouTube turns 6, and the site synonymous with web video has crossed some impressive milestones.

26 May,2011 08:07 pm

YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005 and in May 2005, the company launched YouTube.com. The site currently boasts a whopping 3 billion views per day which equates to nearly half the worlds population watching a YouTube video each day. Recently Youtube faced a whopping 37% increase in video uploads in over just 6 months ago. Now that the company is pushing the bounds of its own identity with original content and video rentals, the number is expected to shoot up even further. YouTube is successful because its a reflection of people itself. And while that reflection might sometimes be a bit different, it never ceases to be interesting.YouTube has been pushing to expand its reach in many areas. The company announced that it wants to grow its staff by 30 percent this year. It has earlier launched YouTube Live, which integrates live streaming capabilities and discovery tools directly into the YouTube platform. It has even started to provide movies on rent.