Some of you told us you were looking for our roundup of the most buzzed about videos of ’07. Based on view counts, most shared, most discussed, top rated and general popularity, here is the list:There's no telling exactly how YouTube's creators will [...]
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Top 10 Videos of the Year
Diposting oleh Greatest on Minggu, 30 Desember 2007
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2007: The Year in Review (Part 2)
Diposting oleh Greatest on Sabtu, 29 Desember 2007
Our staff continues to reminisce on the moments and videos that stood out for them this year. Chocolate What?brAny YouTube music '07 roundup has to start with the captivating baritone of Tay Zonday, whose Chocolate Rain sparked a flurry of video responses [...]
2007: The Year in Review (Part 1)
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 27 Desember 2007
With 2008 around the corner, we pause to reflect on the year that was. There's a lot to say, so this is just part one of our year-end musings...Comment below and tell us what your highlights were, and/or make a video -- you can even pin it to this map. [...]
Holiday Food & Music Ideas
Diposting oleh Greatest on Sabtu, 22 Desember 2007
There's just a few days left to complete your shopping or make a gift; now it's time to think about the actual feast and festivities. So put aside silly notions of calories (that's for later) and dig into these recipes for Christmas pudding, hot winter [...]
The Davos Question
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 18 Desember 2007
Every year, the world's top leaders meet in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum to grapple with global problems. They discuss everything from climate change to world poverty to global governance. This year, we get to join them via video. [...]
The New York Anime Festival on YouTube
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 17 Desember 2007
Anime may have its roots in Japanese pop-culture, but it has undoubtedly developed into a worldwide phenomenon. Indeed, Naruto and Pokemon have become part of our global lexicon.Accordingly, the company behind New York Comic Con has now created a festival [...]
Have a DIY Holiday...
Diposting oleh Greatest on Minggu, 16 Desember 2007
The Wood Whisperer may claim that homemade gifts are for those who are "too cheap to buy real presents," but we don't buy it: There's something special about receiving a handcrafted gift that's unlike anything else. There's even a pledge going around [...]
Site Update 12/12
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 14 Desember 2007
Check out the latest updates made to YouTube during the wee hours. This list is jam-packed with greatness and some improvements that many of you have been requesting. Enjoy!NEW VIDEOS TAB We've merged the Categories and Video browse pages into one new, [...]
Ask Raja
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 13 Desember 2007
Title: Ask RajaHave you ever wondered what it feels like to hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer? Or to go one-on-one with LeBron James? Or catch a no-look pass from Steve Nash? Raja Bell of the Phoenix Suns knows each of those experiences intimately [...]
The New York Anime Festival on YouTube
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 11 Desember 2007
Anime may have its roots in Japanese pop-culture, but it has undoubtedly developed into a worldwide phenomenon. Indeed, Naruto and Pokemon have become part of our global lexicon.Accordingly, the company behind New York Comic Con has now created a festival [...]
Partner Program Expands
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 10 Desember 2007
Recognizing YouTube users for their creativity and their role in building YouTube is of the utmost importance to our team. That's why earlier this year we launched a pilot of the YouTube Partner Program, our way of enabling some of the most popular and [...]
Todd Oldham Wants to See Your Holiday DIY Videos!
Diposting oleh Greatest on Sabtu, 08 Desember 2007
If you're a fan of anything handmade, you probably know and love design expert Todd Oldham. Now the Texas native wants to see what kind of innovation you're capable of. In the spirit of the holidays, he's asking you to upload video responses to this [...]
Send a Video Holiday Card!
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 07 Desember 2007
There are a lot of ways to say Happy Holidays: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad, Krismasi Njema (that's Swahili)…No matter how you say it, a unique "video card" is the perfect way to spread some holiday cheer [...]
Project Direct: And The Winners Are...
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 04 Desember 2007
Over the past week, many of you viewed and voted on the 20 films that Jason Reitman, the award-winning director of Thank You For Smoking and Juno, and a panel of industry experts selected as finalists in YouTube Project Direct.Your votes have been counted [...]
Fill Your Stockings With YouTube!
Diposting oleh Greatest
Ready...set...shop! Now that Thanksgiving is over, the pressure is on to find the perfect gifts for your family and friends. For the folks on your list who love to create and watch videos, consider these cool products that are compatible with YouTube. [...]
Witnessing the Writers Strike
Diposting oleh Greatest on Minggu, 02 Desember 2007
It's not often that one of the week's most subscribed channels on YouTube belongs to a labor union, but that's what's happened this week for the WGA America.As the writers strike marches on, the guild, many of its members and some of Hollywood's best-known [...]
The CNN/YouTube Debate: How Did They Do?
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 29 November 2007
Did you see it? Last night's CNN/YouTube Debate was easily the most exciting debate of the presidential primary season. With your questions driving the debate, and with the presidential primaries just weeks away, the Republican candidates sparred on [...]
Tonight: The CNN/YouTube Republican Debate!
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 28 November 2007
Tonight is the night of the much-anticipated CNN/YouTube Republican Debate. At 8 PM ET, live on CNN, the eight Republican candidates on our You Choose '08 platform will stand on a stage at the Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida, peer up at [...]
Fantasy Football Crunch Time
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 27 November 2007
If you're one of the millions of fans out there with a fantasy football team, the next few weeks are crucial: every point, every yard, every tackle can make all the difference in the final rankings. It's time to get your lineups ready: who are you going [...]
Project Direct: Go Vote!
Diposting oleh Greatest on Sabtu, 24 November 2007
In October, we announced Project Direct, YouTube's first film competition for aspiring directors.The response was overwhelming. We were blown away by the number of exceptional films that were submitted – both from experienced filmmakers and first-timers.After [...]
Leftover Perfection
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 23 November 2007
With another Thanksgiving under our belts (literally), we're not quite sure what to do with our leftovers (besides eat them). Naturally, we turned to YouTube, where we found lots of inspiration, starting with the Culinary Institute of America. Their [...]
Thanksgiving Rescue!
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 21 November 2007
Here in the States, everyone’s mouths are watering at the thought of Thanksgiving. Chefs like Jolene Sugarbaker, Martha Stewart, and Jamie Oliver may have everything under control, but if you’re like us you haven’t even started shopping yet. But there’s [...]
CNN/YouTube Debate: Submit Your Question Now!
Diposting oleh Greatest on Minggu, 18 November 2007
There's just one week left to upload your video question for the next CNN/YouTube Debate, which takes place on November 28, in St. Petersburg, Florida. All eight Republican candidates on the You Choose '08 platform will be there to answer your questions, [...]
New Video Category and Tag Choices
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 14 November 2007
Just a quick post to update you on some new choices available for "Video Category" and "Tags" on the video uploading and editing pages in your account.SUGGESTED TAGSYou can choose from a set of new "suggested tags" when you upload or edit a video, in [...]
Coming Soon: The CNN/YouTube Republican Debate
Diposting oleh Greatest on Minggu, 11 November 2007
First it was the Democrats; now it's the Republicans' turn. In justover two weeks, the second a href="http://youtube.com/debates">CNN/YouTube Debate will feature alleight Republican candidates on the a href="http://youtube.com/youchoose ">You Choose [...]
Multi-Video Upload Arrives
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 08 November 2007
Have a hard drive full of new videos? With the YouTube Uploader, we'venow made it easier to get them all live on the site. This small pieceof software lets you upload multiple videos to YouTube at the sametime; each video can be up to 10 minutes in length [...]
Improvements to Video Flagging System
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 06 November 2007
Greetings from your friendly YouTube admins. We've been listening toyour feedback and we've been working hard to make the video flaggingsystem consistent, fair and less mysterious.When users flag a video, it is reviewed by real-life humans at YouTubewho [...]
Meet the Inaugural Community Council
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 05 November 2007
Today marks the first day of a new project aimed at betterunderstanding the needs and wants of our users. The "YouTube CommunityCouncil" consists of a handful of volunteers (who will rotate everysix months) eager to share their opinions about the site [...]
Updated Preview of New Videos Page (Begone, Red!)
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 01 November 2007
Thanks to everyone who checked out our first preview of the new videobrowsing page and for letting us know your thoughts. Based on yourresponses, we're tweaking a few things in this updated version of theVideos tab.- Tab menu color is now gray, as opposed [...]
Happy Halloween from YouTube (and Rob Zombie!)
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 31 Oktober 2007
We were searching for the perfect person to wish you a Happy Halloween, and we thought: who better to fit that bill than notorious master of the heavy metal dark side and director of the recent reimagining of the classic Halloween film, Rob Zombie?Here [...]
New Pornographers' Challenge -- A Winner!
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 30 Oktober 2007
The New Pornographers (that indie uber-group from Canada) double dared the YouTube community by issuing several video challenges ranging from inventing dances to writing parody lyrics. The funniest clips seemed to result from Challenge #2 -- "Sing a [...]
Charles Barkley vs YouTube
Diposting oleh Greatest on Minggu, 28 Oktober 2007
Back in his playing days, no one threw his weight around the court better than the Round Mound of Rebound himself, Charles Barkley. These days, when he's not on the golf course or endorsing political candidates, he throws his weighty opinions around [...]
Preview of Upcoming Changes on YouTube
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 25 Oktober 2007
In a constant effort to improve the user experience and incorporate your feedback we'll be making a number of large changes to the site over the next few months. In addition to making improvements upon existing features, we'll be rolling out some brand [...]
"Watch 3.0" Is Live!
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 24 Oktober 2007
Our new watch page is now a permanent fixture after being in beta mode since June. In the last few months, we've received lots of helpful suggestions from you and the version you see today - which we're affectionately calling "Watch 3.0" - contains many [...]
"Watch 3.0" Is Live!
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 23 Oktober 2007
Our new watch page is now a permanent fixture after being in beta mode since June. In the last few months, we've received lots of helpful suggestions from you and the version you see today - which we're affectionately calling "Watch 3.0" - contains many [...]
Extreme Travel Blogs
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Travel, like life, is a never-ending series of dips and turns. No matter how many hours you spend planning every minor detail, you never know exactly what lies ahead. The adventurous traveler builds these uncertainties into the ultimate challenge. How [...]
Video Bling for Your Blog
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 18 Oktober 2007
Got a blog or website? Maybe you want to add some pizzazz in the form of YouTube videos. If you've ever embedded individual videos, you might be interested in adding a horizontal or vertical YouTube video bar. It's easy to set up and you can customize [...]
YouTube at the Austin Maker Faire
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 16 Oktober 2007
We all know that YouTube is chock-full of crafty gurus teaching others how to do everything from making an instrument to silk-screening a T-shirt. At the Make Magazine Maker Faire, held this weekend in Austin, Texas, craft mavens of all shapes and sizes [...]
First Annual Blog Action Day
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 15 Oktober 2007
Da da da da da daa! Today is the start of a pretty rad movement to unite bloggers around the world. Participating blogs are writing about one single issue that is important to most everyone: the environment. Over 9,000 blogs are taking part in this initiative [...]
YouTube + Google Earth
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 11 Oktober 2007
Now you can find YouTube videos based on where they were created! Google Earth has just launched a new browseable layer which populates geo-tagged YouTube videos when you click on a location. To access this feature, go to Google Earth and head over to [...]
YouTube Content Partners + Video Units
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 08 Oktober 2007
Remember learning about ecosystems in science class? Oceans, beehives, forests, the city you live in -- they're all groups where members interact with and (hopefully) benefit from each other. Ecosystems extend to the Internet as well.Our friends over [...]
Your Ticket to the New York Film Festival
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 04 Oktober 2007
By helping filmmakers directly reach their audiences, YouTube and other video sharing sites have been democratizing the process of film distribution. So it was only a matter of time before historically exclusive independent film festivals became more [...]
Is Your School Geek or Chic?
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 02 Oktober 2007
A while back Threadbangers, that hip HowTo channel from Florida, showed us how to turn a T-shirt into a hoodie and how to transform a guitar strap into a belt. Now thread heads Rob and Corrine are ready to take it to the next level. Threadbanger wants [...]
Hey, Directors! Ready to Hit the Big Screen?
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 01 Oktober 2007
Welcome to YouTube Project Direct, our first film competition and – drumroll, please – our first international contest ever! If you’re ready to turn your craft into your career, direct an original short film incorporating three key elements, outlined [...]
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 28 September 2007
Site Update 9/26Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present to you the latest site updates.Check out this edition of YouTube News, presented by your local funny news guy pzottolo.Hot off the press, here is a breakdown of these exciting new changes.NEW [...]
The Unrest in Myanmar
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As the biggest protests in 20 years rage against the government in Myanmar, YouTube has become a window into the violence occurring there. Large crowds, punctuated by hundreds of monks wearing saffron robes, are protesting the army's relocation of citizens [...]
Broadcast Your Cause: The YouTube Nonprofit Program
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 26 September 2007
Does your nonprofit organization have a great story to tell? Do you want to connect with supporters online but don't have the money for expensive outreach campaigns? Or are you just looking for ways to do a bit of good in the world?YouTube has been used [...]
SouthTube: Where Everybody Was Somebody
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 24 September 2007
Last weekend's SouthTube was more than just a user gathering; the Marietta, Georgia, event felt like a family reunion. YouTubers from all over the U.S. showed up to meet each other in the flesh and, of course, to make some videos. Hats off to organizers [...]
Hot Rides in Frankfurt
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 21 September 2007
The eyes of the automotive industry and those of car aficionados everywhere have been on Frankfurt for the last week for the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA), otherwise known as the Frankfurt Motor Show. When they weren't gorging themselves [...]