As VidCon marks its 10th anniversary this week in Anaheim, General Manager and Senior Vice President Jim Louderback recalls one of the event's first years, when he convinced organizers to set up a 60-foot mechanical shark on the convention center floor -- complete with a fully functioning jaw that chewed up a popular YouTube blogger's famous iPhone. "It's just so funny to think of all the weird stuff that's shown up at VidCon," he says.
Voices at Viacom: "Everybody That Works at VidCon Is a Creator and Passionate"
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