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'''Youku''' ({{zh-stp|s=优酷|t=優酷|p=''yōukù''}}), literally "excellent and cool", is a [[Video hosting service|video sharing site]] based in the [[People's Republic of China]]. |
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{{Infobox Website |
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|name = Youku |
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|logo = [[Image:YoukuLogo.jpg]] |
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|screenshot = |
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|url = [http://www.youku.com/ Youku.com] |
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|commercial = Yes |
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|type = [[Video sharing]] |
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|language = [[Chinese Language|Chinese]] |
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|registration = Optional (required to upload videos) |
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|owner = Victor Koo |
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|author = Victor Koo |
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|launch date = [[December 21]], [[2006]] |
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|current status = Active |
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|revenue = |
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|slogan = "The World is Watching" |
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|alexa = 56 |
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}} |
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== History == |
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Youku was created by Victor Koo, the former [[President]] of [[Sohu]]. A beta version was launched in June 2006, and the website was formally launched in December 2006. In 2007, the company received $25 million in funding from venture capitalists. <ref>[http://mashable.com/2007/11/21/youku-funded/]</ref> Youku.com ranked #1 in Chinese video sharing sector by China Internet Society, iResearch and Baidu User Index. In 2008, Youku teamed up with [[Myspace]] in China. <ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/03/14/myspace-china-partners-with-video-site-youku]</ref> Later that year, Youku became the sole online video provider embedded in the China Edition of popular web browser Mozilla Firefox. <ref>[http://blog.mozilla.com/chinanews/archives/22]</ref> Youku has worked with Linkool International, Youku, Baidu, and Sina Music, and has an iPhone application. <ref>[http://blog.mozilla.com/chinanews/archives/22]</ref> |
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== Features == |
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Youku permits users to upload videos regardless of their length and currently has over 161 million videos. <ref>[http://blog.mozilla.com/chinanews/archives/22]</ref> Youku has partnered with a number of TV stations, film and TV production companies in China that regularly upload media content on the site. According to a [[Compete.com]] survey, the site attracted at least 6.5 million visitors in 2008.<ref>[http://siteanalytics.compete.com/youku.com?metric=uv 6.5 million visitors]</ref> |
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Youku's video library includes many full length, popular films and TV episodes from the West. Viewers from around the world can see these films on Youku for free, though often with Chinese subtitles. Other popular sites such as [[Youtube]] cannot display this content because of copyright restrictions, but these laws either do not exist in China or are poorly enforced, enabling Youku to broadcast unlicenced versions from their website. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Tudou]] |
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*[[56.com]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==Further reading== |
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*[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=30640476 Youku Information] at [[Business Week]] |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.youku.com Official site] |
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*[http://buzz.youku.com/ Youku blog] |
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*[http://www.effectmatrix.com/Youtube_video_download_tool/ Youku Video Download Tool] |
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*[http://www.flash-video-soft.com/freeware/ Free Youku Video Player] |
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[[Category:Chinese websites]] |
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[[Category:Internet properties established in 2006]] |
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[[Category:Entertainment websites]] |
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[[Category:Online social networking]] |
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[[Category:Video hosting]] |
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[[Category:Video on demand services]] |
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[[Category:Web 2.0]] |
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[[de:Youku]] |
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[[ko:유쿠]] |
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[[ja:Youku]] |
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[[pt:Youku]] |
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[[ksh:Youku]] |
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[[zh:优酷网]] |
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Revision as of 13:29, 18 June 2009
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