YouTube, the popular online video sharing site, announced last Wednesday it plans to launch a service for cell phones within a year. Chad Hurley, YouTube chief executive and co-founder, stated during the OgilvyOne Digital Summit in New York that offering video services on mobile phones was a key opportunity for the company.Chad Hurley stated, "Within the next year we hope to have something on a mobile device, it's going to be a huge market, especially for the video mind-set we're dealing with, it's a natural transition."
This has been Chad Hurley's first public engagements since the announcement last month that Internet search leader Google is to buy YouTube for $1.65 billion.
In May, YouTube launched its YouTube To Go service to enable users to upload clips directly from their mobile phones to view on the Web site on their personal computers.
Already many of the clips seen on YouTube are captured by users with their cell phones. A new mobile service could enable users to share videos with others in the YouTube community directly via their phones. YouTube allows users to upload and share personal video clips but has come into conflict with record labels and television companies in recent weeks. Some YouTube users have illegally uploaded copyrighted videos such as music videos and TV shows.
