Join Jeremy Piven’s “Video Volunteers” Entourage for Global Development
March 5th, 2010 | by Ramya | published in Youtube
Jeremy Piven is best known as the sharp-tongued Ari Gold on HBO’s Entourage, but today he’s taking a break from berating Vince and the boys to give the YouTube community a glimpse of his softer side by signing on as a Video Volunteers curator. This…
March 5th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Ever encounter an issue on YouTube and wonder whether you’re the onlyone experiencing it? There are two places you can go to find out moreabout the situation:1. If you see your issue on the Current Site Issues page, it means that the bug has been repor…
March 4th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Whether it’s utilizing new techniques, telling a story in a novel way or focusing on a groundbreaking subject, filmmaking is a craft in which innovation takes center stage. So it’s with great pleasure that we introduce a new round of films in the Scree…
March 4th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
A video’s life on YouTube is just the beginning; embedding gives it a life off of the site. Just look at your favorite blogger and they’re likely to be embedding YouTube content in their posts. In fact, almost every popular video on the site is first m…
March 4th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Tens of millions of people in the U.S. experience some kind of hearing impairment and recent studies have predicted that over 700 million people worldwide will suffer from hearing impairment by 2015. To address a clear need, the broadcast industry bega…
March 4th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
Our curator of the month is TechCrunch, a blog dedicated to “obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies…as well as companies making an impact on the new Web space.” They polled their whole crew to come up with a list of f…
March 2nd, 2010 | by Ramya | published in Youtube
For the second year in a row, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) asked activists on YouTube to make videos raising awareness about world hunger as part of their “Hungerbytes” competition. And once again, many creative entries came in. Nonprofi…
March 1st, 2010 | by Michele Flannery | published in Youtube
Today’s world premiere and celebrity playlist is presented by a cartoon created by Blur’s Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett. Please welcome Murdoc, the animated bassist for virtual band Gorillaz, as he takes time out of his busy schedule to present…
March 1st, 2010 | by Olivia | published in Youtube
A massive earthquake measuring 8.8 on the richter scale shook Chile at 3:34 a.m. on Saturday morning, waking most people in the middle of the night. Buildings have been destroyed, hundreds were killed, and many remain missing.Since then, we’ve seen vid…
February 28th, 2010 | by Ramya | published in Youtube
Our Video Volunteers homepage lineup today features videos about nonprofits tackling important health issues: artist Jesse McCartney thanks you for standing up to cancer; themike99 tells a personal story about the tie between mercury poisoning and kidn…
February 26th, 2010 | by Olivia | published in Youtube
For over seven hours yesterday, the nation’s top leaders gathered in Washington for a unique conversation on the future of health care reform. Moderated by President Obama, the health care summit revealed disparate views on current legislation, with De…
February 25th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
The video page overhaul that’s underway now is one of the biggest redesigns in YouTube history. It’s been a month since we offered a sneak peek of the new look and functionality, and in that time we’ve been gathering your feedback, looking at data, and…
February 25th, 2010 | by Olivia | published in Youtube
While some people are calling it the most important political event of the year and others deem it political theater, one thing is clear: today’s health care summit, featuring President Obama and top legislators from both bodies of Congress, will be a …
February 24th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
By now, you might have heard about the ruling in Italy, whereby three Google employees were convicted of violating Italian privacy laws for a video posted to Google Video in 2006. Because this is an issue of critical importance to all of us here at Goo…
February 24th, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
If you subscribe to the YouTube channel, you may have noticed a slew of new videos uploaded recently. They’re part of an initiative called “YouTube 101,” a series that explains basic features to new users. With hundreds of thousands of people creating …