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August 14, 2013
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A Dalhousie University Computer Science Alumni has been named one of Forbes’ next generation innovators.
Billy Biggs was named to this year’s prestigious list for his work at YouTube, Google’s video service. The list highlight’s nearly a dozen rising stars at the world’s most innovative companies.
Biggs, a software engineer, has been working at YouTube since Google bought the video site in 2006. The 35-year old Dal graduate has had a hand in most of the major projects at YouTube.
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