Answer — Exercise 4
8.2 - My place in cyberspace·Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
Do you know how YouTube started? Read about its origins. Why did it become successful?
Answer
It started when three friends were having trouble emailing a video clip, so created a website where videos could be easily shared. The website became successful because of a number of features: links to the videos, which made them easy to email; tell-a-friend functions; a feature that allowed YouTube videos to be played on other social networking sites; and another feature that let users comment on the videos.