OK, Ashton might have more followers on Twitter thanwe do, but we're not going quietly into the night. Let's take afriendly celebrity tussle to Facebook, shall we? where we've got the 12th most popular Product/Celebrity fan page(thankyouverymuch). [...]
Yo! Megan Fox and Vin Diesel! You think you're better than us?
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 31 Juli 2009
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Eye-popping X Games action
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 30 Juli 2009
The world's premiere action sports event, X Games 15, starts today in Los Angeles with a slew of competitions, including street park and vert ramp skateboarding, BMX, motocross, rally car and more — and we'll have all the jaw-dropping, mind-exploding [...]
Who Would Win in a Fight?
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 27 Juli 2009
Update (7/29): Thanks to everyone who voted. Here are the final results of the poll. +++Among other things, YouTube is a place for healthy and vigorous debate. In that spirit, we're introducing a monthly blog entry [...]
Can You "Express Yourself" Without Showing Your Face?
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YouTube offers manydifferent routes to self-expression, with countless individuals sharingtheir lives on our site every day. While creativity can be its ownreward, it never hurts to receive a little recognition for yourefforts. HP's You on You project [...]
ComicCon Gets Collected
Diposting oleh Greatest on Sabtu, 25 Juli 2009
If you're a fan of superheroes, blockbuster movies and eye-popping sci-fi costumes, San Diego's ComicCon is something of a big deal -- big enough that YouTube users Charlieissocoollike and communitychannel traveled all the way from England and Australia, [...]
Adopt a Feature v2: Who Will Be the New Champ?
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 24 Juli 2009
Recently, we announced that a new set of features was in need of your loving care. Over 50 of you heeded round 1 champion thecomputernerd01's call to help -- that is, to make a video explaining to the YouTube community how annotations, tags, Quicklist, [...]
Who Goes to the Hollywood Film Festival? You Decide.
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 23 Juli 2009
In May, we asked you to participate in our first-ever Video for Change program, the Enough Project's Come Clean 4 Congo contest, by making short videos that illustrate the tie between the minerals in cell phones and the ongoing war in the Congo.You responded [...]
More statistics coming to a video near you
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 22 Juli 2009
When you discover videos on YouTube, we try to provide you with useful information about what it is you're watching -- like total views, the number of ratings, and other metrics that make the site more transparent and the [...]
Now in 3D: Join the Experiment With Us!
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First there was 1953's 3D thriller "House of Wax," thenthere was the Michael Jackson adventure "Captain EO," and this summerthere are at least three major motion pictures in 3D. The format isexploding in popularity, and already there are countless 3D [...]
Video Quality Goes Up, Up, Up
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 21 Juli 2009
When just $200 purchases a high-definition (HD) camera, you know the world is changing, and YouTube has changed with it. Thanks to more affordable equipment on the market, increasing bandwidth available to consumers, and [...]
YouTube Animator Directs U2 Premiere
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 20 Juli 2009
There's something extra special about the U2 global premiere on the homepage today: it was directed by David O'Reilly of Octocat fame, which spawned thousands of tribute videos on YouTube. Since then, O'Reilly has gone on to win animation festivals with [...]
Dreaming Big in the YouTube Screening Room
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Filmmaking is all about dreaming big. From taking a flicker of an idea, fleshing it out into a script, getting it in the can, and shepherding it from the editing suite to the big screen; it's a harrowing process often driven by a filmmaker's vision and [...]
The 40th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing
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Notice something different about the YouTube logo on the homepage today? It's been made over to honor the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's small step into the history books, with Apollo 11's landing on the moon. Four decades ago today, millions of [...]
789 Gathering: In Video & Pictures
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 17 Juli 2009
Those of you with long memories may remember user gatherings stretching as far back as February '07, with the "As One" meetup in San Francisco. Last weekend, in New York City, the latest generation of vloggers, viewers and playlisters got together for [...]
What's It Like to See For the First Time?
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 15 Juli 2009
Picture this: you've spent your whole life being legally blind. At the age of 24 you get a pair of glasses that brings the world into focus for the very first time -- first you can see the eye chart in the doctor's office; then you turn to your grandmother's [...]
ESPN Says Hello
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 13 Juli 2009
From Dwight Howard dunks to Skateboarding Twins' kickflips, sports on YouTube has always been big. Today, YouTube sports fans have even more reason to cheer: ESPN clips are now available on our site. The deal, officially announced in March, is part of [...]
Blogs Move to Blogger
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 10 Juli 2009
For a long time our blog hasn't used the latest blog technology -- not only was publishing posts a time-consuming process, but you couldn't search through our archives or find posts grouped by subject. Well, we're finally catching up and have migrated [...]
Stay tuned...
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 08 Juli 2009
Hi there,We're in the processing of transitioning the YouTube blog to the Blogger platform, so you may see a hiccup or two here while we complete the migration. Thanks for your patience, and we'll be back soon.Posted by Mia Quagliarello, Community M [...]
Scary Shorts in the Screening Room
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 06 Juli 2009
Been a while since your last good scare? Then check out the new round of short horror films in The YouTube Screening Room, our destination for top independent films from the film festival circuit.This series of shorts, which have played at some of the [...]
Update on New Channels
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 03 Juli 2009
Update (9/16): The remaining items on our to-do list for new channels have been taken care of (with a few remaining bugs expected to be fixed in the next two weeks), so we're planning on switching all user channels still using the older version on September [...]
Upload Size Doubles + HD Tips
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 01 Juli 2009
Many of you have been asking for an increase in the size limit of your uploads. We're happy to announce that the size of standard uploads has doubled from 1GB to 2GB. The increase means you can upload longer videos at a higher resolution as well as large [...]