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They were among the first 20 hires at online payment service PayPal joining during the second half of 1999. They got to know each other well during the lean years, becoming part of a tight-knit "PayPal mafia" that remains close today. Their venture money came in part through their connection to Roelof Botha, the South African former PayPal CFO.

It was January 2005, and they couldn't figure out a good solution. Sending the clips around by e-mail was a bust: The e-mails kept getting rejected because they were so big. Posting the videos online was a headache, too.

Members, who can comment on videos and set up their own sites on YouTube, add tens of thousands (or more) new videos a day.

But skeptics wonder if the startup can balance its surging popularity with the looming legal risks.