Adopt a Feature v2: Who Will Be the New Champ?
July 24th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
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…
July 23rd, 2009 | by Ramya | published in Youtube
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 res…
July 22nd, 2009 | by Aaron | published in Youtube
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 videos themselves more interes…
Now in 3D: Join the Experiment With Us!
July 22nd, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
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 v…
Video Quality Goes Up, Up, Up
July 21st, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
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 better video codec support in w…
YouTube Animator Directs U2 Premiere
July 21st, 2009 | by Michele Flannery | published in Youtube
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 wit…
Dreaming Big in the YouTube Screening Room
July 20th, 2009 | by Nate Weinstein | published in Youtube
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
July 20th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
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
July 17th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
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?
July 15th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
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 grandmo…
ESPN Says Hello
July 13th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
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
July 10th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
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…
July 8th, 2009 | by Mia | published in Youtube
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 Manager
July 6th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
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 …
July 3rd, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
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 Sept…