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Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks // Five Billion Views On YouTube + Building The Largest News Channel On The Internet

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Sep 8, 2016
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ANECDOTE

First Viral Hit

  • The Young Turks' first viral video was about a baseball player, Jose Offerman.
  • This random incident got them over 100,000 views, exciting Cenk.
ADVICE

YouTube Titles

  • Don't use generic titles like "Young Turks, October seventeenth, Part one, Segment two".
  • Instead, create attention-grabbing titles about the actual content.
ANECDOTE

YouTube vs. Website

  • Against conventional wisdom, The Young Turks prioritized YouTube over their website.
  • Cenk believed it was more effective to go where the audience already was.
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