Written by Liz Gannes
Posted Saturday, November 24, 2007 at 9:00 AM PT

 

NTV Live Video Recap: Steve Chen, YouTube

At NewTeeVee Live, Om and I had an on-stage chat with YouTube co-founder and CTO Steve Chen, who is way more open, accessible (once we finally got him on the agenda!), and involved than you might expect from a guy who is basically known for hitting the jackpot. There was some controversy over what Chen told us about ongoing tests to increase the quality of YouTube video streaming, which we’ve written about in excruciating detail, so now here’s the video so you can see and hear for yourself.

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  • [...] We have put most of the major panel and keynote clips on NewTeeVee. These include a chat with YouTube co-founder Steve Chen , CBS Interactive President Quincy Smith keynote, Mika Salmi, Search & Discovery Panel, [...]

    GigaOM » Blog Archive NewTeeVee Live…9:59 AM on November 24, 2007

  • [...] Chen, the YouTube co-founder and CTO of the site until well after it got bought, deserves credit for his emphasis on accessibility — something that made YouTube stand out from its video portal peers as it rapidly grew. He spoke about his philosophy of prioritizing widespread access before addressing quality at our NewTeeVee conference a couple years ago (live blog, writeup and video). [...]

    Steve Chen’s Golf Swing and Other New…2:01 PM on June 30, 2009

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