vidIQ
{{Short description|Online Education platform}}
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{{Infobox website
| name = vidIQ
| logo = vidIQ lockup.svg
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| type = Analytics
| language = {{collapsible list|titlestyle = font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left;|title=Various|English|French|Spanish|Russian|Portuguese|Turkish|Vietnamese}}
| owner = vidIQ, Inc.
| founder = Robert Sandie
Todd Troxell
| CEO = Robert Sandie
| url = {{URL|https://vidiq.com/|vidiq.com}}
| registration = Optional
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2011|07|01|df=yes}}
| current_status = Active
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vidIQ is an online education website that offers video tutorials and analytics on YouTube channel growth. The website also has a Google Chrome extension, which allows users to analyze YouTube analytics data.{{cite web|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2013/08/06/vidiq-vision-chrome-extension/|title=VidIQ's Chrome Extension Dives Deep Into YouTube Video Data|website=Tubefilter|date=August 6, 2013|access-date=September 18, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Cozma|first=Nicole|url=https://www.cnet.com/how-to/sum-up-youtube-video-stats-with-vidiq-vision-for-chrome/|title=Sum up YouTube video stats with VidIQ Vision for Chrome|website=CNET|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=August 8, 2013|access-date=September 18, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://newmediarockstars.com/2013/08/vidiq-launches-chrome-extension-showing-metrics-and-previously-disabled-public-youtube-tags/|title=VidIQ Launches Chrome Extension Showing Metrics And Previously Disabled Public YouTube Tags|website=NewMediaRockstars|date=August 5, 2013|access-date=September 18, 2020}} vidIQ has often been compared with the Google Chrome extension TubeBuddy, which has similar features to vidIQ.{{cite web|last=Immanni|first=Manikanta|url=https://babblesports.com/tech/vidiq-vs-tubebuddy-2020-which-one-is-for-you/|title=VidIQ vs TubeBuddy 2020, Which one is for you?|website=BabbleSports|date=May 31, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}
History
vidIQ was founded by Rob Sandie and Todd Troxell in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2011. Sandie and Troxell were originally focused on the distribution issues of the website, however, they later switched to focusing on YouTube analytics.{{cite web|last=Lawler|first=Ryan|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/26/vidiq/|title=VidIQ Raises $800,000 From Mark Cuban And Others To Give YouTube Producers Actionable Analytics|website=TechCrunch|publisher=Verizon Media|date=February 26, 2013|access-date=September 18, 2020}} In March 2013, vidIQ appeared at the Founders Den Demo Night.{{cite web|last=Ha|first=Anthony|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/19/founders-den-demo-night-spring-2013/|title=Survata, VidIQ, And Five Other Startups Take The Stage At Founders Den Demo Night|website=TechCrunch|publisher=Verizon Media|date=March 20, 2013|access-date=September 20, 2020}} In June 2013, the website was verified by YouTube after passing the YouTube certification program.{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Joshua|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2013/06/13/youtube-certified/|title=These Companies Are Now 'YouTube Certified,' But What Does That Mean?|website=Tubefilter|date=June 13, 2013|access-date=September 18, 2020}}
In 2016, the hacker group OurMine hacked into multiple big YouTube channels after their passwords were leaked in third-party database dumps. After hacking into accounts, OurMine used vidIQ's ability to modify all of a channel's video titles and descriptions at once to add "Hacked by OurMine". vidIQ took the data breaches "very seriously" and temporarily paused the site's actions relating to the YouTube API. To prevent further breaches, vidIQ reset the passwords for most big YouTubers and implemented a multi-factor authentication feature for when users try to edit video titles and descriptions.{{cite web|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2016/11/02/ourmine-hack-youtube-vidiq/|title=Hacker Group OurMine Hits YouTube Stars Through Their VidIQ Accounts|website=Tubefilter|date=November 2, 2016|access-date=September 18, 2020}}
Reception
In May 2020, Manikanta Immanni of BabbleSports reviewed the website and its Google Chrome extension, in which Immanni praised vidIQ for numerous reasons.{{cite web|last=Immanni|first=Manikanta|url=https://babblesports.com/tech/vidiq-review-is-it-safe-pricing-pro-features/|title=VidIQ Review, Is it Safe? Pricing, Pro Features|website=BabbleSports|date=May 29, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}} Mashable listed vidIQ as one of the best ways to grow a YouTube channel.{{cite web|last=Binder|first=Matt|url=https://mashable.com/article/best-tools-to-grow-your-youtube-channel|title=Being a YouTube creator is hard. Here are the top tools to grow your channel.|website=Mashable|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=December 30, 2019|access-date=September 18, 2020}}