February 22nd, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
In 1987, artist Andy Warhol dies in New York after gallbladdersurgery. Warhol is best remembered for his distinctive appearance and talent for blurring the boundaries between art and pop culture – both of which are in much evidence in his short expe…
February 21st, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
As you might have heard, the 81st Annual Academy Awards are taking place this Sunday in Los Angeles. To celebrate, we’re featuring a mix of funny, nerdy, and emotional videos dedicated to Oscar on the YouTube home page this weekend.Today, we’re spotlig…
February 21st, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
In 1965, Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New YorkCity by members of the Nation of Islam. Earlier this year, New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott revisited Spike Lee’s eponymous1992 biopic about the controversial leader:In 1948, N…
February 20th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
When we launched annotations last June, we had a hunch you’d find creative ways to use them and, sure enough, you put them vigorously to work, pushing the limits of information sharing, interactive games and storytelling.Today, we are excited to bring …
Today in History: Kurt Cobain Is Born, John Glenn Orbits the Earth
February 20th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Kurt Cobain, front man for Nirvana, is born in 1967. Fast Focus TV posted this live performance of Nirvana’s “Lithium,” filmed at the Reading Festival in England just two years before Cobain’s untimely death at the age of 27:The Metropolitan Museum of …
Today in History: Pluto Is Discovered, Huck Finn Goes Rafting
February 18th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Pluto is discovered 79 years ago and is then declared not a planet in 2006. Lonelygirl15 ponders this and helps the celestial body “adjust to a new peer group”:Huckleberry Finn is first published in the U.S. in 1885. Tommyandtimmy condense the novel in…
Your Thoughts on the Stimulus? Here’s Your Direct Line to Congress
February 18th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
A month ago, we announced that Congress has come to YouTube – you can now find your Senator’s and Representative’s YouTube channels at the Senate Hub and the House Hub. Now, we’re making it even easier for you to engage with your leaders and tell them …
Today in History: The New Yorker and Paris Hilton Enter the World
February 17th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
The New Yorker is founded by Harold Ross and Jane Grant in 1925. The most popular video on their YouTube channel, NewYorkerDotCom,accompanies a 2008 piece about a man getting caught in an elevator for 41 hours:Paris Hilton is born in 1981. itn asks her…
Today in History: Fidel Comes to Power, LeVar Burton Is Born
February 16th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
It’s Presidents’ Day in the U.S., and we thought we’d use this historical holiday to test out a new series in this blog: “Today in History.” Every day this week, we’ll serve you three videos from our partners highlighting something interesting that hap…
The YouTube Symphony Orchestra: Let the Voting Begin!
February 15th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
You can now cast your votes for your favorite musicians auditioning for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, the world’s first collaborative online orchestra and summit. Anyone can vote on the 200 semi-finalists through February 22, 2009.The YouTube Symphon…
February 13th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Two weeks ago, we kicked off a month of programming, sponsored by Grey Goose, in the YouTube Screening Room to celebrate Black History Month. Today, we’re proud to reveal the next four videos in our lineup: excerpts from the critically acclaimed docume…
February 12th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
You now have the option to watch embedded videos in high quality or HD (when those formats are available). The widescreen option is also available when you embed a video. You can use our handy how-to guide on optimizing your uploads to look their absol…
YouTube Goes Offline
February 12th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
We are always looking for ways to make it easier for you to find, watch, and share videos. Many of you have told us that you wanted to take your favorite videos offline. So we’ve started working with a few partners who want their videos shared universa…
Guru Challenge: Baked with Love
February 12th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
In our latest Guru Challenge, Duff Goldman and his Ace of Cakes crew asked you, the YouTube community of bakers, to show off your best cake creations for Valentine’s Day. You baked countless cakes with love and the resulting videos blew us and the Foo…
February 10th, 2009 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Did you know that each Tuesday a new or buzzworthy music video is highlighted in our music section? And this week we’ve got an extra special treat: THREE exclusive session recordings from New Pornographers band member A.C. Newman’s second solo album, G…