SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube chief executive Chad Hurley is surrendering the reins of the popular video website that he started with two buddies as a quirky curiosity and went on to groom into a media magnet that shows more than two billion clips a day.
The change in command formalises a transition that has been unfolding over the past two years as YouTube’s owner, Internet search leader Google Inc, asserted more control over the website.
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