Elaborate Aprils Fools' Day joke or a teaser of something that's actually in the works?
(Credit: Screenshot by Donna Tam/CNET)
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley used a YouTube prank to promote a new video-sharing service today, sparking speculation over whether or not he's taking us all for fools.
"Since @YouTube is ending, we're launching a new video site... Welcome to http://MixBit.com! @MixBitApp This time it's not a contest!" he tweeted today.
Since @youtube is ending, we're launching a new video site... Welcome to MixBit.com! @mixbitapp This time it's not a contest!
— Chad Hurley (@Chad_Hurley) April 1, 2013
The tweet plays off YouTube's prank for April Fools' Day. The company declared that it was closing down YouTube because it was meant to be the world's largest video submission contest.
Hurley included a link to MixBit.com, a Web site that features the message, "YouTube is s... [Read more]
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