Jawed Karim - Wikipedia

Jawed Karim is an American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur of Bangladeshi-German descent. He is a co-founder of YouTube and the first person to ... JawedKarim FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch German-Americansoftwareengineerandco-founderofYouTube JawedKarimজাওয়েদকরিমKariminAugust2008Born(1979-10-28)October28,1979(age 42)Merseburg,Saxony-Anhalt,EastGermany(nowGermany)Alma materUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana–Champaign(BS)StanfordUniversity(MS)OccupationSoftwareengineerKnown forCo-founderofYouTubeUploaderofthefirstvideoonYouTube(Meatthezoo)YouTubeinformationChannel jawed Years active 2005–2007 2010(videos) GenreEducationalSubscribers2.37million[1]Total views196million[1] CreatorAwards 100,000subscribers 2015 1,000,000subscribers 2020 Updated:September1,2021 Websitejawed.com JawedKarim(Bengali:জাওয়েদকরিম;bornOctober28,1979)isanAmericansoftwareengineerandInternetentrepreneurofBangladeshi-Germandescent.Heisaco-founderofYouTubeandthefirstpersontouploadavideotothesite.Thisinauguralvideo,titledMeatthezooanduploadedonApril23,2005,hasbeenviewedover204milliontimes,asofNovember 23,2021[update].[2][3]DuringKarim'stimeworkingatPayPal,wherehemetthefellowYouTubeco-foundersStevenChenandChadHurley,hehaddesignedmanyofthecorecomponentsincludingitsreal-timeanti-Internet-fraudsystem. Contents 1Earlylife 2Career 3Investments 4ResponsestoYouTube 5Seealso 6Notes 7References 8Externallinks Earlylife JawedKarimwasbornonOctober28,1979,inMerseburg,EastGermany,toaBangladeshifatherandaGermanmother.[4]HisfatherNaimulKarim(Bengali:নাইমুলকরিম)isaMuslimBangladeshiwhoworksasaresearcherat3M,andhismother,Christine,isaGermanscientistofbiochemistryattheUniversityofMinnesota.[5]Hewastheelderoftwoboys.[6]HecrossedtheinnerGermanborderwithhisfamilyintheearly1980sbecauseofxenophobia,[7]growingupinNeuss,WestGermany.[note1]Experiencingxenophobiathereaswell,[7]KarimmovedwithhisfamilytoSaintPaul,Minnesota,in1992.[8]HegraduatedfromSaintPaulCentralHighSchoolin1997,[9][10]andattendedtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.[9]HeleftcampuspriortograduatingtobecomeanearlyemployeeatPayPal;however,hecontinuedhiscoursework,[8]earninghisbachelor'sdegreeincomputerscience.[11]Hesubsequentlyearnedamaster'sdegreeincomputersciencefromStanfordUniversity.[12]InadditiontoEnglish,JawedspeaksGermanandBengali.[13] Career Playmedia"Meatthezoo",thefirstvideoonYouTube,wasuploadedbyKariminApril23,2005 KariminSeptember2004 Inuniversity,KarimservedanInternshipatSiliconGraphics,Inc.,whereheworkedon3Dvoxeldatamanagementforverylargedatasetsforvolumerendering,includingthedatafortheVisibleHumanProject.[14]WhileworkingatPayPalin2002,hemetChadHurleyandSteveChen.Threeyearslater,in2005,theyfoundedthevideo-sharingwebsiteYouTube.[15]KarimcreatedthefirstchannelonYouTube,"jawed",onApril23,2005PDT(April24,2005UTC),[16]anduploadedthewebsite'sfirstvideo,Meatthezoo,thesameday.[2][3] Afterco-foundingthecompanyanddevelopingtheYouTubeconceptandwebsitewithChadHurleyandSteveChen,KarimenrolledasagraduatestudentincomputerscienceatStanfordUniversitywhileactingasanadvisertoYouTube.WhenthesitewasintroducedinFebruary2005,Karimagreednottobeanemployeeandsimplybeaninformaladviser,andthathewasfocusingonhisstudies.[8]Asaresult,hetookamuchlowershareinthecompanycomparedtoHurleyandChen.[17]Becauseofhissmallerroleinthecompany,KarimwasmostlyunknowntothepublicasthethirdfounderuntilYouTubewasacquiredbyGooglein2006.Despitehislowershareinthecompany,thepurchasewasstilllargeenoughthathereceived137,443sharesofstock,worthabout$64 millionbasedonGoogle'sclosingstockpriceatthetime.[18] InOctober2006,KarimgavealectureaboutthehistoryofYouTubeattheUniversityofIllinoisannualACMConferenceentitledYouTubeFromConcepttoHypergrowth.KarimreturnedagaintotheUniversityofIllinoisinMay2008asthe136thandyoungestCommencementSpeakerintheschool'shistory.[19][20] Investments InMarch2008,KarimlaunchedaventurefundcalledYouniversityVentures(nowknownasYVentures)withpartnersKeithRaboisandKevinHartz.[21]KarimisoneofAirbnb'sfirstinvestors,investinginthecompany'sinitialseedroundinApril2009.[22]YVentureshasalsoinvestedinPalantir,RedditandEventbrite.[23] ResponsestoYouTube OnthreeoccasionsKarimhasupdatedthevideodescriptionof“MeattheZoo”tocriticizedecisionsmadebyYouTube. OnNovember6,2013,YouTubebeganrequiringthatcommentingonitsvideosbedoneviaaGoogle+account,amovethatwaswidelyopposedbytheYouTubecommunity.Anonlinepetitiontorevertthechangegarneredover240,000signatures.[24] InresponsetoGooglerequiringYouTubememberstouseGoogle+foritscommentsystem,KarimwroteonhisYouTubeaccount,"whythefuckdoineedaGoogle+accounttocommentonavideo",andupdatedthevideodescriptiononhisfirstvideotitled"Meatthezoo"to"Ican'tcommenthereanymore,sinceidon'twantaGoogle+account".[25] InresponsetopressurefromtheYouTubecommunity,GooglepubliclyapologizedforforcingGoogle+userstousetheirrealnames,whichwasoneofthereasonstheGoogle+integrationwasunpopularwithYouTubeusers.[26]GooglesubsequentlydroppeditsGoogle+requirementacrossallproducts,beginningwithYouTube.[27]GoogleannouncedinOctober2018itsintentiontopermanentlyshutdownGoogle+,asithadfailedtoachievebroadconsumerordeveloperadoption,[28][29]andbecauseofavulnerability.[30][31]Google+wasclosedforpersonalaccountsonApril2,2019.[32] InNovember2021,JawedupdatedthedescriptionofMeatthezootoinclude"WheneveryYouTuberagreesthatremovingdislikesisastupididea,itprobablyis.Tryagain,YouTube🤦‍♂️".[33]Afewdayslater,KarimupdatedthedescriptionagaintoamoredetailedcondemnationofYouTube'sdecision.[34] Seealso PayPalMafia HistoryofYouTube Notes ^SourcesvaryregardingtheyearthatthefamilymovedfromEastGermanytoWestGermany.TheNewYorkTimessays1980.[8]StarWeekendMagazinesaysattheendofsummer1981.[9]DieWeltsays1982.[7] References ^ab"Aboutjawed".YouTube. ^abAsmelash,Leah(April23,2020)."ThefirsteverYouTubevideowasuploaded15yearsagotoday.Hereitis".CNN.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonApril23,2020.RetrievedFebruary12,2021. ^abKarim,Jawed(April23,2005)."Meatthezoo".YouTube.RetrievedSeptember1,2021. ^"BigdatacompanyPalantirisnowofficiallyapubliccompany—andit'soneofnearlyadozenmajortechfirmsthatcantraceitsrootstoPayPal".BusinessInsider. ^"JawedKarim,Co-founderofYoutube".RealLeaders.April14,2018.RetrievedJanuary26,2021. ^"Surprise!There'sathirdYouTubeco-founder".USAToday.RetrievedJuly22,2017. ^abcKeese,Christoph(October22,2006)."SergeyBrinundJawedKarim–zweiKarierren".DieWelt(inGerman).RetrievedAugust20,2017.DerandereheißtJawedKarimundwurde1979inMerseburg/DDRgeboren.SeinVaterkamausBangladesch,seineMutterausdemHarz.DieKarimswarenalsAusländerverpöntundwandertendeswegen1982indenWestenaus.InNeussschlugihnenwiederFremdenhassentgegen;deshalbzogensieindieUSA ^abcdHelft,Miguel(October12,2006)."WithYouTube,StudentHitsJackpotAgain".TheNewYorkTimes. ^abcRahman,Muhit(December8,2006)."TheGreatestPossibilities:TheJawedKarimStory".StarWeekendMagazine.RetrievedAugust20,2017. ^Christensen,TeshaM.(September5,2016)."Year-longeventsmarkCentralHighSchool150thanniversary".MonitorSt.Paul.RetrievedAugust20,2017. ^"YouTubeco-foundertobecommencementspeakeratIllinois"(Pressrelease).UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign.March27,2007.RetrievedAugust20,2017. ^"PlanetCardinal".StanfordMagazine.January2007. ^":::StarWeekendMagazine :::".archive.thedailystar.net.RetrievedApril3,2021. ^"Speakers,GraphicsConference".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonSeptember19,2016.RetrievedJune24,2016. ^Videowebsitespopup,invitepostings,USAToday,November21,2005 ^"ExtractMetaData".citizenevidence.amnestyusa.org.RetrievedJune2,2018. ^"JawedWho?MeetYouTube'ssilentpartner".SiliconValleyWatcher. ^Helft,Miguel(February7,2007)."YouTube'sPayoff:HundredsofMillionsfortheFounders".TheNewYorkTimes. ^WelcometoEngineeringatIllinoisArchivedMay13,2008,attheWaybackMachine,UniversityofIllinois ^136thCommencementAddressArchivedApril11,2009,attheWaybackMachine,UniversityofIllinois,May13,2007. ^"YouTubeCo-FounderStartsVentureCapitalFirm".Mashable.March20,2008. ^Gallagher,Leigh(February14,2017)."TheHustle".TheAirbnbStory:HowThreeOrdinaryGuysDisruptedanIndustry,MadeBillions.andCreatedPlentyofControversy.HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.p. 31.ISBN 978-0-544-95387-1.RetrievedNovember8,2017. ^"YVentures|Companies".www.yventures.com.RetrievedJuly19,2020. ^"YouTubefacesbacklashforGoogle+integration".CNN.RetrievedSeptember10,2014. ^Cheredar,Tom(November8,2013)."YouTubecofounder'sfirstpubliccommentin8years:whythef***[sic]doineedaGoogle+accounttocommentonavideo?".VentureBeat.RetrievedNovember11,2013. ^"GooglePlusFinallyGivesUponItsIneffective,DangerousReal-NamePolicy".Slate.RetrievedSeptember13,2014. ^"GoogleisdroppingitsGoogle+requirementacrossallproducts,startingwithYouTube".VentureBeat.July27,2015.RetrievedAugust8,2015. ^"Google+toshutdown".CNN.RetrievedOctober8,2018. ^"ProjectStrobe:Protectingyourdata,improvingourthird-partyAPIs,andsunsettingconsumerGoogle+".October8,2018.RetrievedOctober8,2018. ^"Google+isShuttingDownAfteraVulnerabilityExposed500,000Users'Data".thehackernews.com.RetrievedJune15,2020. ^"ANewGoogle+BlunderExposedDataFrom52.5MillionUsers".Wired.RetrievedJune15,2020. ^Welch,Chris(April2,2019)."GooglebeginsshuttingdownitsfailedGoogle+socialnetwork".TheVerge.RetrievedFebruary12,2021. ^Li,Abner(November14,2021)."'Meatthezoo,'YouTube'sfirstvideo,getsnewdescriptionprotestingdislikecountremoval".9to5Google.RetrievedNovember16,2021. ^Vincent,James(November17,2021)."YouTubeco-founderpredicts'decline'oftheplatformfollowingremovalofdislikes".TheVerge.RetrievedNovember18,2021. 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