As you might have already heard, today we are pleased to announce that short-form content from the Disney/ABC Television Group, including ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Family and SOAPnet, and ESPN is coming to YouTube, bringing an even greater audience [...]
Disney/ABC and ESPN Will Launch Short-Form Content on YouTube
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Adopt a Feature: Round #2
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Amazingly, it's been two weeks since our last adoptafeature post and, though we've gotten some good new submissions since then, like this video from BeforeandAfterTV, we're still hungry for more, more, more. So we thought we'd up the ante a bit. For [...]
Happy Birthday, Christopher Walken
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When it comes to celebrity impersonation on YouTube, one thing is true: whether someone is grandstanding with 100 Impressions in Under Ten Minutes or making their first faltering steps into the world of funny voices, the spirit of Christopher Walken [...]
Meet the YouTube Symphony Orchestra
Diposting oleh Greatest on Minggu, 29 Maret 2009
In approximately two weeks, the members of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra will travel from around the world to New York City, where they will meet for the first time for the summit and performance at Carnegie Hall. In anticipation of this gathering, [...]
Best in Jest Is Back
Diposting oleh Greatest on Sabtu, 28 Maret 2009
There are a lot of ways to discover comedy content on YouTube: browsing the comedy category , subscribing to comedy channels, exploring the related video suggestions when watching comedy videos, and tracking friend activity are just some ideas. Indeed, [...]
Higher Education for All
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 27 Maret 2009
Earlier this week, we announced the launch of YouTube EDU (youtube.com/edu), a hub for videos from over 100 of our leading university and college partners. Think campus tours, news about cutting-edge research, and lectures by professors and world-renowned [...]
YouTube Nonprofit Raises $10,000 in One Day Using Overlay Ads
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This week, we launched a new "Call to Action" feature for YouTube's nonprofit partners, which allows them to use InVideo overlays to drive traffic to an off-YouTube web page, where they can collect signatures, email addresses, [...]
Dhani Jones Loves YouTube Sports
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NFL linebacker Dhani Jones is a true sportsman. When he's not tackling ball carriers for the Cincinnati Bengals, he's hosting a new show on YouTube partner Travel Channel in which he travels around the world playing interesting, unusual global sports. [...]
Release Notes: 3/26/2009
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Traditionally after site maintenance we've only shared information about the most significant new features. But after watching you guys take to the forums and Twitter to discuss what else has changed, we figured more frequent, casual "release notes" [...]
A Few Name Changes on the Site
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 25 Maret 2009
It's spring cleaning at YouTube, so you might notice that today we've renamed a few modules on the home page, watch page, and on the search results page, and we wanted to explain what the changes mean and why we're making them.Like all spring cleaning [...]
Be Crowned "Best Dunker on YouTube"
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 23 Maret 2009
The dunk is one of the most exciting plays in sports — it represents athleticism, elevation, creativity and power combined in one moment. Incredible dunk videos are always popular on YouTube, and in many cases, amateur dunkers have view counts that [...]
Water, Water Everywhere But Not a Drop to Drink
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Currently, 1.1 billion people don't have access to clean drinking water -- that's one out of every six people on the planet. Today, to commemorate World Water Day, we're featuring three videos on the home page that highlight the urgency and importance [...]
Experience SXSW Through YouTube
Diposting oleh Greatest on Sabtu, 21 Maret 2009
South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual music, film and interactive conference and festival in Austin, Texas, and they've just launched a robust YouTube channel that offers a peek into the panels, screenings and music showcases that define the 10-day [...]
Watching Video on Windows Mobile and Nokia S60 Phones
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 19 Maret 2009
Our goal is to provide you with a great YouTube experience wherever you want to watch videos -- whether it's on your computer, on your television, or on your mobile phone. While YouTube has been available for many mobile phones for over a year, today [...]
YouTube Previews in Gmail Labs
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Links to YouTube videos get emailed around all the time. Now, if you use Gmail and turn on YouTube previews from the Gmail Labs tab under Settings, you won't even have to leave your inbox to watch your videos -- instead, [...]
Senator Grassley Asks For Your Ideas on Health Care
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 18 Maret 2009
We're heading into Round 3 of YouTube's Senator of the Week and this week's featured Senator, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), wants you to visit the YouTube Senate Hub and voice your thoughts on an issue that played a big role in the 2008 election: health care [...]
New YouTube Insight Feature: Do People Like Your Videos?
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YouTube Insight, our video analytics tool, is full of useful information about your video views. You can find out which state or country your views come from, the websites that send you the most traffic, or the parts of your video that keep your viewers' [...]
Adopt a Feature: Round #1
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 17 Maret 2009
Two weeks ago, we launched a program called Adopt a Feature, in which we asked you to give certain features some TLC by making videos explaining how they work. Just over two dozen of you took us up on it, with the majority choosing to talk about AudioSwap [...]
March Madness Bracket Advice
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The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament starts this week, with a play-in game tonight and a full slate of first round games starting Thursday. If, like fans around the country, you're filling out a bracket and making your picks for the Sweet 16, the Elite [...]
Follow the Global Row
Diposting oleh Greatest on Sabtu, 14 Maret 2009
YouTube users have posted videos from around the world. Now global adventurer Oliver (Olly) Hicks is checking in from the high seas.Since January, Hicks has been attempting the first solo row around the globe, by circumnavigating Antarctica. He's sharing [...]
An Update On Our View Counts
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 13 Maret 2009
Video view counts reflect the YouTube community's interests and the grassroots popularity of videos. We periodically make changes that allow us to display consistent view counts and accurately reflect a "real" view based on video consumption, video streaming [...]
Catching Up With the VFS / YouTube Scholarship Winners
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In March 2008, we announced a first-of-its-kind contest: the Vancouver Film School / YouTube Scholarship Competition. The challenge was to create a short video based on the theme "What matters most to me." As their prize, the winners, Jorge Rolando Caneda [...]
From Akron to Ozark, Your Thoughts on Wasteful Spending and National 401k Plans
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 11 Maret 2009
Last Tuesday, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) launched Round 2 of YouTube Senator/Representative of the Week by asking you to offer your thoughts on two important issues facing Congress right now: how [...]
New Partner Roundup: SXSW, Backstreet Boys, and More
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From time to time, we’ll let you know about some of the new partners who’ve launched channels on YouTube. Additions in the last month include:• South by Southwest (SXSW), one of the premier music and film festivals in the country (the festival is later [...]
YouTube, the UK and the Performing Rights Society for Music
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 09 Maret 2009
We have invested a lot of time and effort trying to ensure that our community can find and enjoy the music they love, and we have strong partnerships with three of the four largest record labels in the world, as well as many independent labels. But copyrights [...]
Won't You Adopt a Feature?
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 04 Maret 2009
Raise your hand if you've watched a YouTube video. Cool, the "play" button definitely works but that's just the start of where the YouTube experience can begin. Every week we release new tools, or enhancements to current ones, to help you make better [...]
Monterey Bay Aquarium, LCCREF and Riverkeeper Join the YouTube Nonprofit Program
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Today we’re launching a new blog series that will let you know about some recent additions to the YouTube Nonprofit Program – these are partners who are already making a difference in the YouTube community and beyond.The Monterey Bay Aquarium only became [...]
Get on the 'Tube to Congress
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 03 Maret 2009
We're excited to launch Round 2 of "Senator of the Week" on YouTube's Senate Hub today, giving you another opportunity to use Google Moderator to offer Members of Congress your thoughts on the most important issues facing America right now. This week's [...]
Won't You Adopt a Feature?
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Raise your hand if you've watched a YouTube video. Cool, the "play" button definitely works but that's just the start of where the YouTube experience can begin. Every week we release new tools, or enhancements to current ones, to help you make better [...]
YouTube Symphony Orchestra Winners Are Announced!
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 02 Maret 2009
Today we are proud to announce the winners of the world's first online collaborative orchestra. The global YouTube community and a judging panel containing members of the world's most renowned orchestras have selected over 90 talented musicians to be [...]
Noise Pop Festival on YouTube
Diposting oleh Greatest on Minggu, 01 Maret 2009
The 17th annual Noise Pop music festival, a celebration of independent music, film and art, is currently rumbling through San Francisco. Highlights so far? A show-stopping opening night performance from Antony & the Johnsons, a solo gig from ex-Pavement [...]