Holiday Solutions Center
November 6th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
The holiday season is quickly approaching. For all the fun that ensues, there are always lots of things to do and sometimes a little stress. Well, YouTube is here to help. This year we’ve teamed up with Lowes Home Improvement and created the Holiday…
Rock Out With Katy Perry, Party with Fred, and Hit the Dance Floor With Soulja Boy Tell Em
November 6th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
SAN BRUNO, CA (November 6, 2008) – YouTube™, the leading online video community for people to discover, watch, and share originally created videos, has added to the talent lineup of YouTube Live, the company’s first official live community celeb…
New Features for the YouTube Embeddable Video
November 5th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
You don’t have to be on the YouTube site to watch videos. The YouTube player can be added to virtually any website, giving website creators and web surfers infinite access to the YouTube library. With close to 44 percent of our users watching embedded …
Video Your Vote! And Then Watch the Election on YouTube
November 4th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
After thousands of campaign stops, tens of thousands of speeches, and billions of videos viewed on YouTube, the 2008 Election is finally here. What began almost two years ago — when seven of the 16 primary presidential candidates announced their campa…
November 2nd, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Is there something happening where you live that you think the world should know about? An important story you want to share that others around the world might relate to? Now is your opportunity to tell that story for the chance to win technology prize…
November 1st, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
In August, we added captions and subtitles to YouTube videos to help uploaders reach a wider audience.While we’ve been working to offer captions in as many different languages as possible, there are often only a few translated versions available. To so…
November 1st, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
If you’re someone who scares easily, is afraid of things that go bump in the night, or is terrorized by the prospect of monsters hiding in your closet, then please consider yourself warned: the four horror films lurking in the YouTube Screening Room ar…
October 31st, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Last year, heavy metal frontman Rob Zombie turned up on YouTube’s doorstep to deliver the tricks and treats. This year, our nightmareswere answered when legendary horror film director Wes Craven offered to host the holiday — immediately proving that t…
October 30th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
A month ago, we launched “In My Name,” a global effort to raise awareness around the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and hold world leaders accountable for the promises they made in the year 2000 to end global poverty. The program la…
October 30th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Here at YouTube, we still pride ourselves in listening closely to our community and building what you ask for. In this spirit, we are pleased to announce the ability to “deep link” to YouTube videos. This means you can now not only link to a YouTube vi…
October 29th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
We challenged our fabulous community of YouTube experts (that means you) to come up with some creative videosto accompany a selection of our Help Center articles. And…the results are in!Congratulations to IceflowStudios, KOHPelord, rewboss and Torley…
October 28th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
If you can’t imagine an ape taking the lead role in a Chinese Opera , then you can’t have heard about the new project from the masterminds of virtual alternative music act, The Gorillaz. Their new CD is based on the 21st century production of a Mandar…
Addressing Youth Violence on YouTube
October 27th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Like you, we’re continually surprised, moved, and entertained by the videos people post on YouTube. And, like you, we’re occasionally dismayed when people use YouTube for less positive purposes. That’s why we count on you to know our Community Guidelin…
YouTube Live TOKYO: All Systems Go
October 25th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
Today we are pleased to announce that Japan will be hosting its own YouTube Live event on Sunday, November 23, in Tokyo, with the show available to view on the site for an audience across the globe. After the curtain falls on YouTube Live in San Franci…
Customize Your YouTube Homepage
October 24th, 2008 | by mquagliarello | published in Youtube
We’ve heard lots of suggestions ever since we launched our new personalized homepage a few months ago. We just launched three of those suggestions to make your personalized homepage even more useful and customizable:You can now customize the number of …