The Ups and Downs of Music Licensing for YouTube
December 19th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Every day we work with the music community to license your favorite music for you to use on YouTube. But music licensing is very complicated. The right to use a single song often requires permission from multiple owners, particularly when it comes to o…
December 19th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
The final videos are in for the third and last round of Project: Report, the journalism contest YouTube is holding in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Now is your chance to view the five finalists’ submissions and vote to determine which of these …
YouTube Symphony Orchestra : plus que 40 jours pour envoyer vos vidéos !
December 19th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Avis aux musiciens : il vous reste désormais 40 jours pour vous préparer et passer à la postérité en participant au tout premier orchestre symphonique en ligne, le YouTube Symphony Orchestra (YTSO pour les intimes).Vous trouverez les réponses à …
Hi-Definition Rollout and New Landing Pages on YouTube
December 18th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
We have two developments that we would like to share with you: the expansion of our HD player and a test of three new landing pages designed to help you find the news, music and movies on YouTube that matter most to you.HD on YouTubeStarting today, if …
YouTube Spreads Holiday Cheer: Find and Watch Your Favorite Videos – in HD — Right Here!
December 18th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
“>From October’s announcement of full-length TV
to early December’s HD player launch, we’ve invested a lot to make your YouTube experience an entertaining and enjoyable one. With your help we have transformed YouTube into a place where anyone can dialogue with Queen Rania, learn how to cook from bite-size “Food Network” videos, and enjoy full-length classic TV shows — all on a single platform. With thousands of partners and a seemingly infinite diversity of content on YouTube, we realize searching for and finding videos that matter most to you is a priority. That’s why today we’re testing three new entertainment landing pages — youtube.com/news, “>youtube.com/music, & “> youtube.com/movies. Browse the “>youtube.com/music page to see rising music videos as well as major label and indie-specific playlists. If you’re feeling newsy, check out the youtube.com/news tab to view breaking stories around the world and the latest Google News video hits. Or visit youtube.com/movies to find full-length films from MGM, Lionsgate, Cinetic Media, Documentary Channel, IndieFlix, Image Entertainment and more!
Today also marks the expansion of our HD player and HD search. Now if you select the “watch in HD” option below any HD-enabled video, that video will automatically play in widescreen. (To see new widescreen HD player in action, watch the video below.) You can also conduct a search for HD videos only by selecting the new “HD” option under the Videos tab.
Rounding out today’s yuletide offerings is our expanded e-Commerce platform. Through e-Commerce, YouTubers in the United States can click-to-buy DVDs on Amazon.com related to the movies, TV shows, and other videos they’re watching on YouTube. We’re also taking our first steps to roll this out internationally, so starting today anyone in the UK will be able to download songs from Apple’s iTunes UK store (www.apple.com/uk/itunes) directly from related YouTube music videos. Over the coming weeks and months, we will continue to add retail links to our library of music videos and movies, including any videos claimed by partners through our content identification and management system.
Happy holidays and, as always, have fun watching!
The YouTube Team
‘Tis the Season of Giving on YouTube
December 16th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
As you’re making that list of presents and checking it twice, there are several YouTube channels that are hoping you’ll add a charitable donation to your gift-giving plans.Nonprofit organization Changing the Present is asking users to donate livestock …
New, Wider Layout For Your Channel
December 16th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
We wanted to give everyone a heads up that we’ll shortly be expanding all standard channels over to the new 960 pixel width. This is the same change we made with the video watch page a few weeks ago, and will make channels wider and consistent with the…
December 15th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
It’s been a year of crisis in the global economy. The collapse of credit has left countless people in crushing debt, prompted governments to bail out their nation’s strongest companies and brought instability to markets that had seen decades of fast gr…
December 12th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Last year we introduced our “holiday video card,” and over a million of you sent fun and festive video cards to your friends and loved ones. This year we’re bringing it back with even more themes and featured videos for you to choose from, like this on…
Safety, Education, and Empowerment on YouTube
December 11th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
We’ve always been committed to providing you with the tools to have the best possible YouTube experience. Educating parents, teens, and families on how to stay safe on our site is a critical part of that commitment, so we can’t think of a more appropri…
Nonprofits Commemorate Human Rights Declaration
December 10th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Today marks the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). In commemoration, human rights organizations are using YouTube to inform citizens about the significance of the UDHR and the human rights violations that still plague…
YouTube On Your Desktop
December 9th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
YouTube gives you the chance to stay on top of news and current events, practice some sweet dance moves, explore new hobbies and interests, and a whole lot more. So, today the Google Desktop team is pleased to release a YouTube gadget for Google Deskto…
Add Music to Your Videos Using AudioSwap and Rumblefish
December 5th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Have you ever wanted to add music to your videos but just didn’t havethe right music or the technical know-how to do it? Well, it’s YouTubeAudioSwap and, most recently, Rumblefish to the rescue!This week we’ve announced a partnership with Rumblefish, t…
"Recent Activity" on Your YouTube Channel
December 3rd, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
We’re happy to announce a couple of new changes to your YouTube channels, based on the feedback and suggestions you’ve given to us.The first is the creation of a “Recent Activity” box on your YouTube channel. This box will provide your viewers with a s…
December 2nd, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
As a community, we have come to count on each other to be entertained, challenged, and moved by what we watch and share on YouTube. We’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to make the collective YouTube experience even better, particularly on our mo…