Here on YouTube, there's no shortage of odes to 20th century cartoonist Rube Goldberg. If you're not familiar, Goldberg penned a comic series starring the eccentric Professor Lucifer Gorgonzola Butts -- who created elaborate contraptions to perform simple [...]
Trendspotting Tuesday: Rube Goldberg Contraptions
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 30 Juni 2008
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Green Guru Challenge with Michelle Kaufmann
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 27 Juni 2008
The time has arrived for our next Guru Challenge, the ongoing programming initiative in which we ask a prominent or up-and-coming expert in their field to challenge you, the YouTube community, to use your creativity to new ends.This month, it's all about [...]
France and Germany: Next Stops For The YouTube Partner Program
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 25 Juni 2008
We're excited to once again announce the expansion of the YouTube Partner Program. By joining the program, popular users in France and Germany -- like new partners AericWinter and FabTheGap -- will now be able to generate revenue from ads that run next [...]
Trendspotting Tuesday: Outside-the-Box Activism
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 23 Juni 2008
What do you get when you mix a ditty about testicular cancer with a group of citizens foraging for fruit on the streets of Los Angeles? A pretty sweet trend on YouTube. You're probably well acquainted with the average activist -- the demonstrator, the [...]
New Personalized Homepage and Improved Email Notifications
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The new features included in our most recent site update are geared toward a more personalized experience for you. Check out the details...NEW PERSONALIZED HOMEPAGEOur goal is to give a simple answer to the question, "What should I watch today?" with [...]
Spore is Spreading All Over YouTube
Diposting oleh Greatest on Sabtu, 21 Juni 2008
YouTube is in the middle of a creature invasion, courtesy of our creative community of video gamers and "Spore", the much-anticipated new game from Will Wright , the creator of The Sims. Countless new species of lovable aliens have popped up all over [...]
The YouTube Screening Room: Now Playing
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 19 Juni 2008
Today, we're pleased to announce the launch of the YouTube Screening Room, a platform for films from around the world to find theaudiences they deserve.Every year, tens of thousands of films are produced, but many of themnever get a chance to be seen [...]
Watchmen Contest: Last Chance to Vote
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 18 Juni 2008
Calling all film aficionados! Earlier this spring, director Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead, 300) asked a favor of the YouTube community. His request? To create a slew of fake "Veidt Enterprises" commercials for his upcoming movie, Watchmen.Using visual [...]
Trendspotting Tuesday: UkeTube
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The ukulele is a tiny guitar that many associate with hula dancing at Hawaiian luaus or even Merry Prankster Tiny Tim. But leave it to YouTubers to prove that, actually, ukuleles are everywhere if you just do a little looking. From parodies to punk [...]
YouTube in your Living Room
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 13 Juni 2008
We've heard many users say, "YouTube is the new TV!". Well, the YouTube Syndication team is excited to now offer a number of options to actually consume YouTube on your television sets. We're also proud to have helped many leaders in the consumer electronics [...]
Targeting Your Political Demographic on YouTube
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 12 Juni 2008
For years, politicians have relied on small focus groups to test new messages, measure public opinion, and squeeze as much actionable information as possible out of a dozen or so pre-screened subjects. But as with everything else in the age of Internet [...]
YouTube Comedy Creators Live at SketchFest NYC
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 11 Juni 2008
Sketch comedy and online video go together like deceased parrots and pythons called Monty. Online video gives sketch crews and improv teams the opportunity to create humor in the great outdoors, play with visual effects and, of course, reach a global [...]
Trendspotting Tuesday: Random Acts of Kindness
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 09 Juni 2008
Who doesn't love that feeling you get from helping someone out or saying something truly heartfelt? Our latest takeover is all about such acts of kindness, particularly the kind that YouTube facilitates. It feels like a pretty special time in history [...]
AgentChange, Reporting For Duty
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Hey YouTube!I'm Ramya and I'm the new Nonprofits & Activism Manager here at YouTube. I'm thrilled to be here, highlighting the best uses of YouTube to create meaningful social change and helping you leverage the power of YouTube for good.Last September, [...]
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Calling all Reporters
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 06 Juni 2008
The new media revolution has been changing the media landscape for several years now, and we've had a front row seat to the action here at YouTube. People around the world have been using YouTube to report on the events and issues affecting their lives, [...]
How Can the Internet Make the World a Better Place?
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 05 Juni 2008
Trying to remember what life was like before the Internet gets a little bit harder every day. How did I buy a plane ticket again? We wrote letters by hand and sent them in the mail, you say? What did I do when I needed driving directions? The Internet [...]
New Beta Feature: Video Annotations
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 04 Juni 2008
We're happy to announce a new way to add interactive commentary to your videos -- with Video Annotations. With this feature, you can add background information, create branching ("choose your own adventure" style) stories [...]
Trendspotting Tuesday: Citizen Reporting on YouTube
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 02 Juni 2008
Newsflash: A friend just called to tell you that there's an abandoned convertible teetering over the edge of a bridge, about to fall into the river just a mile from your house. You:a) Return to the couch and finish watching the season finale of Lost, [...]
VFS / YouTube Scholarship Winners Announced
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Back in March, Vancouver Film School and YouTube announced a first-of-its-kind competition. The challenge was to make a three-minute video about the theme, "What matters most to me." The prize: three full-tuition scholarships to one of VFS's world-class [...]