January 21st, 2011 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
What you hear is what you get with YouTube Partners Pomplamoose. Every sound you hear in their music videos is produced by an instrument you see played in their music videos. It’s a novel idea they call the “videosong”. And, in a world with so ma…
January 20th, 2011 | by Nate Weinstein | published in Youtube
Can’t make it to Park City, Utah to mingle with independent film’s glitterati at the Sundance Film Festival this year? We’ll bring the magic to you.To celebrate the kickoff of one of the world’s most acclaimed independent film festivals, YouTub…
January 19th, 2011 | by Chris Dale | published in Youtube
You may have noticed we’ve been experimenting with a new YouTube homepage. After countless user studies and community surveys, one thing came in loud and clear: the homepage in its current form doesn’t mean much to most of you, and could be more pers…
What’s so funny? Submit your skit ideas for Friday’s LIVE online improv show
January 19th, 2011 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
This Friday, you’re in control of the action for HP ePrint Live, a two-hour live improv comedy show streaming on YouTube. Host Rob Riggle (The Hangover, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart) and actors from the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre will act…
January 17th, 2011 | by Mia | published in Youtube
On Tuesday, January 18 at 9 p.m. ET, Canada’s sprawling indie rock collective Broken Social Scene kicks off their Winter 2011 tour with a live performance at NYC’s Terminal 5 — and you’ll be able to watch the show as it happens on http://www.you…
January 14th, 2011 | by Mia | published in Youtube
January is a generally a cold month, so rather than getting out your winter coat and travelling to a partner meetup, we thought we’d kick off 2011 with live event on the YouTube channel. This meetup will be product-focused and near and dear to many o…
January 14th, 2011 | by Kevin Allocca | published in Youtube
Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural trends on YouTube as they develop. Right now, we want to highlight some of the cool stuff we’ve come across recently:We found evidence from around the country o…
January 13th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
Ready for some football? Or perhaps some Garlic Ginger Chicken Wings?For the third year running, we’re proud to launch the Ad Blitz Pre-Game program, sponsored by Chrysler. Ad Blitz is a one-stop shop for anything and everything related to the NFL Play…
January 12th, 2011 | by Chris Dale | published in Youtube
Starting today, we’re welcoming VEVO’s extensive library of official music videos from artists like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Kanye West and U2 onto the YouTube 2.0 app for Android, available around the world. To watch these videos your mobile phone nee…
January 11th, 2011 | by Jamie | published in Youtube
Your votes are in. The professionals have had their say. And now, 101 people from more than 30 countries around the world are heading to Sydney Opera House to perform together in March as the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011.These final 101 outstanding …
January 7th, 2011 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Check it out, people! This month’s “On the Rise” nominees are in — and we need your help to choose a winner.Just to remind you how this works: we identify a handful of channels who’ve rapidly increased their subscriber base in the last 30 days…
January 7th, 2011 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
2010 was a breakout year for video advertising, which is an unmitigated good thing for advertisers and viewers alike. As audiences, platforms, channels, and devices continue to fragment into ever-more-specific niches, earning people’s attention has b…
A sneak peek at “Life in a Day”
January 6th, 2011 | by Nate Weinstein | published in Youtube
In December, we announced that “Life in a Day,” a documentary film directed by Oscar-winner Kevin Macdonald, produced by Ridley Scott, and filmed on July 24, 2010 by thousands of YouTube users around the world, was finished—and would have its wor…
January 5th, 2011 | by Will Houghteling | published in Youtube
Just after Representative John Boehner was sworn in as the 61st Speaker of the House earlier today, he and new House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa made an early move to make the activities of the House of Representatives more accessible to …
December 23rd, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
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 he fit all those presents …