A digital filmmaker’s map to the web
October 15th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Heather Menicucci, Director, Howcast Filmmakers Program, is writing weekly guest posts for the YouTube blog on filmmaking in the digital age. This is her third post. Every time I talk to a filmmaker, I learn about a new (often, just new-to-me) website …
October 15th, 2010 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
How much television did you watch yesterday? A half hour? Three? If you’re anything like the average American, you watched for five hours (according to a Nielsen study). Five. Hours. For some, that’s 30% of your waking day. In truth, ‘watching’ is a re…
Tune into YouTube Play: Live at the Guggenheim on October 21
October 15th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Next week the YouTube Play jury will announce the top 25 videos that it selected from the 23,000 submissions received. We’re busy working with the Guggenheim to make sure that this announcement is like no other. Right now we can’t tell you who thos…
Tips for partners: LinusTechTips shares how he found his niche
October 14th, 2010 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
In our series of partner optimization tips, we covered metadata with Betty from BettysKitchen, how to use playlists and annotations with Zack from ZackScott, and how to find your niche and analyze the performance of your videos. Now, we’re excited to…
The YouTube Symphony Orchestra returns!
October 12th, 2010 | by Michele Flannery | published in Youtube
The world’s first online collaborative orchestra is back, and this time a new round of performers will be playing their part onstage at the iconic Sydney Opera House.It seems like just yesterday that Carnegie Hall was abuzz with a sold-out performanc…
Tips for partners: Gimme content (and then analyze it!)
October 12th, 2010 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
As promised, we’re excited to feature a series of blog posts with advice and actionable suggestions regarding what has helped partners be successful on YouTube. By now, all your videos should have lots of metadata, and you should have added annotatio…
October 12th, 2010 | by Steve | published in Youtube
On YouTube they go by The Young Turk and How the World Works, but this Tuesday Cenk Uyger and Lee Doran will be taking their political commentary beyond YouTube to a special forum on Reuters.com focused on fixing the global economy. Reuters Editor-at-L…
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a million
October 11th, 2010 | by serena satyasai | published in Youtube
Editors note: Today’s guest bloggers are Troy Olson, Digital Advertising Manager, and Jeff Loquist, Search Marketing Manager, for ShoppersChoice.com. ShoppersChoice.com owns and operates a family of web stores with a wide selection of products, from …
October 10th, 2010 | by serena satyasai | published in Youtube
Editor’s Note: Today’s guest blogger is Brigham White who, together with Taran Chadha, created the new video reality game Prank House. The app is a live streaming reality show similar to Europe’s Big Brother, with one major twist: viewers can parti…
Join the birthday salute to John Lennon
October 9th, 2010 | by Michele Flannery | published in Youtube
Today we join Yoko Ono in asking fans around the world to upload video tributes to John Lennon on what would have been his 70th birthday.If you have memories to share of this legendary member of the Beatles and his music, upload a video to www.youtube….
“Fred: The Movie” comes to YouTube
October 8th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
You may have heard of a lil’ someone called Fred, the squealing, hyperactive force behind the first YouTube channel to hit 1 million subscribers. Since he hit that milestone in April 2009, he’s amassed more than 2 million subscribers on YouTube and…
Fill bowl with cereal, add milk, turn on camera
October 8th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Heather Menicucci, Director, Howcast Filmmakers Program, is writing weekly guest posts for the YouTube blog on filmmaking in the digital age. This is her second post. Her first was “Embracing exploration: being a filmmaker today.”Partly motivated b…
October 7th, 2010 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
YouTube loves random weirdness, comedy bits, and cute pets. We also love when our partners make it really easy for us to watch one video after another through playlists, and when they catch our attention with witty annotations. In our series of partner…
October 7th, 2010 | by pollack | published in Youtube
Today’s homepage spotlight marks the premiere of the second season of Hot Girls, an original web series produced by The Station. The series follows the exploits of “BFFFFs” Ariel, played by LisaNova, and Jazzy, played by KassemG (in drag!).We ask…
Responding to the Rutgers University tragedy
October 6th, 2010 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
At YouTube, we pride ourselves on creating an accepting, open and diverse community, and consistently strive to promote these ideals — both online and off. Tyler Clementi’s death, as well as similar tragedies, have sparked questions about privacy a…