Instigators of Change | From Cute Cats to Political Upheaval: How YouTube Changed The World

In 2005, a small company began offering up a way to post amateur videos on the web. UA-cam operated on a shoestring, with its founders maxing out credit cards, and debating what the company was really about. The next year, Google - sensing that UA-cam would be a powerful force in search - acquired them. This week, author Mark Bergen tells the story of UA-cam’s strange birth and breakneck path to success. Plus, the company’s epic battles against traditional media, and the culture clash that followed its acquisition by Google.