The extent of Karim's involvement comes with plenty of questions. As explains, his role in the company has been minimalized in many accounts. He, however, says the dinner party never occurred and that he came up with the initial idea.

YouTube...For Dating?

Whoever thought of it, the initial concept wasn't exactly what you'd expect. YouTube's original goal, its founders have said, was to build a video version of HOTorNOT.com -- you know, the site where you look at a bunch of uggos and rate just how repulsive they actually are.

Sure enough, early renditions of the YouTube home page include fields asking your gender and the gender and ages of people you're "seeking."

Needless to say, that setup didn't last for long. Within months, YouTube evolved into a hodgepodge of videos, featuring whatever random stuff people saw fit to upload. The slogan "Your Digital Video Repository" soon popped up beneath the now-familiar logo.