VIDEO: YouTube serving 1 billion videos a day

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9 October 2009 22:05 GMT / By Stuart Miles

YouTube is celebrating its third anniversary of being bought by Google with the news that it is serving over 1 billion videos a day, showing that we all need our quick fix of the random and bizarre in video format.

"We're working hard to keep up with the fast pace of technology to bring you everything you would expect from the world's largest video site: better quality; a full spectrum of choices and tools for users, partners and advertisers; and ways to make the YouTube experience your own anywhere, anytime", said YouTube's co-founder Chad Hurley.

But what did Pocket-lint's editor Stuart Miles make of the announcement? He sat down with TechRepublic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner and TechVi's Randall Bennett to talk about where YouTube has found its success and what's in store to come.

Watch the video to find out. 

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