Celebrating our partners’ success
December 22nd, 2010 | by Mia | published in Youtube
As 2010 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on another incredible year in online video. During the last 12 months you all watched more than 700 billion YouTube videos, and uploaded more than 13 million hours of content to the site. We met a bunch …
It’s all about practice
December 21st, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
Welcome to the final post in Howcast’s Modern 101 for Emerging Digital Filmmakers. On Friday, October 1, we kicked off our series with Embracing exploration: being a filmmaker today and today we’re wrapping up with a video co-produced with Tribeca …
December 21st, 2010 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
Today we bring you a guest post from Chris Anderson, Curator of TED, a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Anderson explains how TED and YouTube are teaming up to present a challenge cal…
December 20th, 2010 | by Olivia Ma | published in Youtube
With 35 hours of video now being uploaded to YouTube every minute, keeping up with the latest goings-on around here can be a challenge.Last week, we officially unveiled YouTube Trends (youtube.com/trends), a new set of tools designed to help you stay o…
December 18th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
Day one of Project for Awesome was a huge success, thanks to you! So many videos have been created and shared with the world. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to create and upload a video promoting your favorite cause or charity.To celebrate th…
December 17th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
Because YouTube is a platform for free expression of all sorts, we take great care when we enforce our Community Guidelines. We try to allow as much content as possible on the site and still ensure that the rules are followed. It is a delicate balanc…
December 17th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
Last week in our ongoing Howcast series on filmmaking in the digital age we talked about how the web is changing the traditional path toward film festivals. This week, we bring you an interview with filmmaker Sam Kauffmann whose films have screened at …
December 16th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
Over the last 13 weeks, we’ve seen over 2000 submissions pour in from people around the country, all looking to have their play make it onto ESPN’s SportsCenter. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the incredible catches, buzzer beaters, game-winning goals, and m…
December 15th, 2010 | by Kate Rose | published in Youtube
Starting today, you might notice a button on YouTube.com asking if you want to check out an experimental homepage we’ve been working on. It’s an opt-in experiment, offering a homepage that has a real emphasis on a personalized video browsing and wa…
December 15th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
Chestnuts are roasting on open fires and it’s the time to start thinking about holiday greetings for friends and family. If licking stamps isn’t your thing, send the gift of good video tidings by uploading your own unlisted video or creating an ori…
After 500 days in captivity, “Free the Hikers” releases music video
December 15th, 2010 | by Will Houghteling | published in Youtube
It was 500 days ago today that three American tourists, hiking in northern Iraq near the border of Iran, were detained by Iranian soldiers and imprisoned. Earlier this year, one of the three hikers, Sarah Shourd, was released — but Shane Bauer and Jos…
Join your favorite YouTube stars and charities for an “awesome” live event on Saturday, December 18
December 14th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
*Update, December 15 at 17:15 PT: The 48 hour period of Project for Awesome starts at 9am PT / noon ET on Friday, December 17, and the live stream will take place from 4pm to 7pm PT on Saturday, December 18.*Three years ago, the vlogbrothers Hank and J…
December 14th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
Machinima.com programs and produces some of the most popular video channels on YouTube, including Machinima, Machinima Respawn, Machinima Sports, Machinima Realm, and Machinima Trailer Vault. They recently launched Bite Me, a five episode live-action …
December 14th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
My mom recently purchased a new camcorder and she’s having a blast capturing just about everything on video. She often calls me to describe what incredible event she’s just documented and suggests that we watch it together the next time I visit. …
Announcing the “I Want my Google TV!” contest
December 13th, 2010 | by A Googler | published in Youtube
If you’re like most people, you probably love watching YouTube videos on your computer. But what if there were a full-screen, HD version of YouTube available a channel flip away on your TV? Now there is, made possible by Google TV. Google TV brings t…