October 17th, 2009 | by Sadia Harper | published in Youtube
The My Journey program is all about creating and sharing videos of your memorable American journeys. Some great videos have come in so far, but we want more! You’ve got one week left to submit a video about your favorite American spot or trip. (Entries…
Taxi Driver Viewing Party Tonight!
October 16th, 2009 | by Nate Weinstein | published in Youtube
Movie buffs of YouTube unite.Tonight, we’ll be hosting a live viewing party of the critically-acclaimed feature film Taxi Driver in the YouTube Screening Room, courtesy of our friends at Crackle.Visit the Screening Room at 6pm PT to start watching.&nbs…
Can a Billion Views Help a Billion People?
October 16th, 2009 | by Ramya | published in Youtube
Last week, we announced that YouTube serves over one billion video views per day. It’s a pretty staggering number, right? That’s also the number of people in the world who don’t have enough food to eat. According to the UN World Food Program, for the f…
October 14th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
We’re thrilled to have the folks behind the Wooster Collective, one of the Web’s most-trafficked sites devoted to urban and street art, curating our homepage today. For anyone interested in cool art videos, their YouTube channel is a must-subscribe; fr…
October 12th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
This week we’re joining in Google’s celebration of all things mobile to make sure you’re aware of the power you hold in your fingertips with YouTube on your phone. Not only can you watch millions of videos, but also you can upload videos directly from …
October 9th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Three years ago today, Steve and I stood out in front of our offices and jokingly crowned ourselves the burger kings of media. We’d just made headlines by joining with Google in our shared goal of organizing the world’s information (in our case, video)…
October 8th, 2009 | by Nate Weinstein | published in Youtube
If you don’t know who Travis Bickle is, you probably should. Widely considered one of the greatest films of all time, Taxi Driver paints a dark, gritty, and at times violent portrait of a lonely man in the urban jungle. Now, courtesy of our frien…
October 8th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Update (12/4/09): Recording of the Webinar:Update (10/12/2009): Results of the poll, for topics you want covered during this Webinar:Total votes: 130549% handheld camera techniques46% microphone techniques44% equipment buying advice41% lighting & f…
October 6th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
This week, Nobel Prizes will be awarded in a variety of categories, and for the first time you can follow the proceedings live on YouTube. Through October 12, YouTube users can tune in to the Nobel Prize YouTube channel for live-streamed announcements …
October 5th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
If you think about watching a video online, it may seem pretty easy. A player, a play/pause button and some content. Done. But what about if the video is being played on a mobile phone? Or on a big screen? What if it’s being viewed in Nairobi? Or Shang…
October 1st, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
News and notes from our most recent push:Personalized recommendations on the homepage: Recommendations for you aren’t just for users with accounts anymore. Now everyone can visit the YouTube homepage to get an answer to the question, “What should I wat…
October 1st, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Class is back in session at YouTube EDU (youtube.com/edu). We’re excited to welcome many new college and university partners and a few enhancements that will help you discover the wealth of educational material that they provide.The open educational vi…
October 1st, 2009 | by Ramya | published in Youtube
Like many of you, actor Ben Stein cares deeply about animals (especially his dog Puppy Wuppy). That’s why, with World Animal Day right around the corner, Ben is calling on you (and your pet, if you like) to make a video on behalf of your favorite anima…
September 30th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
A couple of weeks ago we quietly launched a new and easier way to share private videos: now you can generate a special URL for your private video and send it to up to 25 people, who, assuming they’re logged in to YouTube, just have to click to view. Th…
September 29th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Music Licensing: It’s complicated. Let’s face it. But today all of that is beside the point: we are happy to announce that Warner Music Group (WMG)’s artists are returning home to YouTube. Under this new, multi-year global agreement, you will be able…