Every Christmas Eve, children all over the world ask themselves—and their parents—questions about Santa’s magical journey. How does Santa visit so many children in one night? Will he eat the cookies I left out? How does [...]
Dashing through the snow...with NORAD, YouTube and Google
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Celebrating our partners’ success
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As 2010 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on another incredible year in online video. During the last 12 months you all watched more than 700 billion YouTube videos, and uploaded more than 13 million hours of content to the site. We met a bunch [...]
It’s all about practice
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 21 Desember 2010
Welcome to the final post in Howcast’s Modern 101 for Emerging Digital Filmmakers. On Friday, October 1, we kicked off our series with Embracing exploration: being a filmmaker today and today we’re wrapping up with a video co-produced with Tribeca Flashpoint [...]
What makes an ad worth spreading?
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Today we bring you a guest post from Chris Anderson, Curator of TED, a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Anderson explains how TED and YouTube are teaming up to present a challenge called [...]
Introducing YouTube Trends
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 20 Desember 2010
With 35 hours of video now being uploaded to YouTube every minute, keeping up with the latest goings-on around here can be a challenge.Last week, we officially unveiled YouTube Trends (youtube.com/trends), a new set of tools designed to help you stay [...]
Live 'Project for Awesome' show premiering on YouTube today
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Day one of Project for Awesome was a huge success, thanks to you! So many videos have been created and shared with the world. If you haven't already, we encourage you to create and upload a video promoting your favorite cause or charity.To celebrate [...]
Context Is King
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Because YouTube is a platform for free expression of all sorts, we take great care when we enforce our Community Guidelines. We try to allow as much content as possible on the site and still ensure that the rules are followed. [...]
Case Study: Building a campaign for a short documentary using YouTube, Facebook and other sites
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Last week in our ongoing Howcast series on filmmaking in the digital age we talked about how the web is changing the traditional path toward film festivals. This week, we bring you an interview with filmmaker Sam Kauffmann whose films have screened at [...]
Play of the year
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 16 Desember 2010
Over the last 13 weeks, we've seen over 2000 submissions pour in from people around the country, all looking to have their play make it onto ESPN's SportsCenter. We've thoroughly enjoyed the incredible catches, buzzer beaters, game-winning goals, and [...]
Cool Keyboard Tricks (Windows) : Make a Disco
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Keyboards usually have small LED's which indicate whether different types of locks are activated or not. Here is a trick to use the lights of your keyboard in a more creative manner in Windows.This trick uses a simple Visual [...]
Home sweet Homepage
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Starting today, you might notice a button on YouTube.com asking if you want to check out an experimental homepage we’ve been working on. It’s an opt-in experiment, offering a homepage that has a real emphasis on a personalized [...]
‘Tis the season to send a personal video greeting!
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Chestnuts are roasting on open fires and it’s the time to start thinking about holiday greetings for friends and family. If licking stamps isn’t your thing, send the gift of good video tidings by uploading your own unlisted [...]
After 500 days in captivity, “Free the Hikers” releases music video
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It was 500 days ago today that three American tourists, hiking in northern Iraq near the border of Iran, were detained by Iranian soldiers and imprisoned. Earlier this year, one of the three hikers, Sarah Shourd, was released -- but Shane Bauer and Josh [...]
Change Processor Name Permanently
Diposting oleh Greatest on Selasa, 14 Desember 2010
A while ago on Technology Inspired, I published an article on changing your processor name. But recently, Technology Inspired reader Anil Kumar pointed out that the trick only changed the name temporarily.After a user restarts [...]
Join your favorite YouTube stars and charities for an “awesome” live event on Saturday, December 18
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*Update, December 15 at 17:15 PT: The 48 hour period of Project for Awesome starts at 9am PT / noon ET on Friday, December 17, and the live stream will take place from 4pm to 7pm PT on Saturday, December 18.*Three years ago, the vlogbrothers Hank and [...]
Machinima says bite me
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Machinima.com programs and produces some of the most popular video channels on YouTube, including Machinima, Machinima Respawn, Machinima Sports, Machinima Realm, and Machinima Trailer Vault. They recently launched Bite Me, a five episode live-action [...]
How to share videos on YouTube (and 50 other things you might want to teach your parents)
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My mom recently purchased a new camcorder and she’s having a blast capturing just about everything on video. She often calls me to describe what incredible event she’s just documented and suggests that we watch it together the next time I visit. Unfortunately, [...]
Announcing the “I Want my Google TV!” contest
Diposting oleh Greatest on Senin, 13 Desember 2010
If you’re like most people, you probably love watching YouTube videos on your computer. But what if there were a full-screen, HD version of YouTube available a channel flip away on your TV? Now there is, made possible by Google TV. Google TV brings television, [...]
Double rainbows, annoying oranges and bed intruders: the year on YouTube
Diposting oleh Greatest on Minggu, 12 Desember 2010
It’s time to rewind back through the YouTube videos that people in the U.S. and around the world were watching and searching for in 2010. These lists of most-watched videos reflect the people, places and events that captured our collective attention [...]
Your Ticket to Davos
Diposting oleh Greatest on Sabtu, 11 Desember 2010
Do you have the ultimate idea about how to close the poverty gap? Here’s your chance to tell the world. For the fourth year, through the Davos Debates program, one lucky YouTube user will get an all-access pass to the World Economic Forum in Davos, where [...]
“World’s smartest dog” JustJesse197 is “On the Rise” winner
Diposting oleh Greatest on Jumat, 10 Desember 2010
Voting is in, and a channel showcasing the irresistible cuteness of a Jack Russell terrier named Jesse is the winner of this month’s “On the Rise” competition. See why Jesse’s so lovable in this video and via these words [...]
How the web is changing film festivals
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This post is part of our ongoing Howcast series on film making in the digital age. Today Howcast's Jane Renaud invites Kim Jose and Livia Bloom to talk about how the web is changing film festivals.In 2007, Kim Jose co-founded Elephant Eye Films, a New [...]
YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011: The shortlist is in, let the voting begin
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Musicians from Finland to New Zealand and from Austria to Vietnam have done their bit - submitting their audition videos for the chance to be part of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 at Sydney Opera House. Now, with 336 finalists from 46 countries [...]
Food for thought this holiday season
Diposting oleh Greatest on Kamis, 09 Desember 2010
The holiday season is in full swing, and with it thoughts of delicious mealtimes and festive feasts - but not every child around the world has a full tummy at this time of the year. Every five seconds a child dies from hunger-related causes, and one [...]
Annotations Updates - Now It’s Easier to Get Interactive
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We launched YouTube annotations in June 2008 to allow people get even more creative with their videos and add layers of interactivity, information and, well, good old fun. What followed was a tidal wave of innovation. [...]
Up, Up and Away - Long videos for more users
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Your creativity isn’t bound by a time limit, so why should your video uploads be? Back in July we raised the upload limit to 15 minutes for all users. Starting today, we’ll begin allowing selected users with a history of complying with the YouTube [...]
Aspiring filmmakers invited to enter Tropfest 2011
Diposting oleh Greatest on Rabu, 08 Desember 2010
This is a guest post by John Polson, the founder and director of the world’s largest short film festival, Tropfest. Entries are now open for Tropfest 2011, and for the first time it’s a truly global initiative - finalists will be flown from anywhere [...]