You may notice something looks a little different about our masthead (top navigational area on the homepage) today, and that’s because we’ve done a bit of housecleaning. We’ve streamlined and simplified the design to focus on the primary experience of …
As more and more people are using the browser on their smartphones forchecking email, visiting websites, and even accessing YouTube, we wantto make sure that we provide the best possible YouTube experience on yourmobile browser. Today we released a new…
OK, Ashton might have more followers on Twitter thanwe do, but we’re not going quietly into the night. Let’s take afriendly celebrity tussle to Facebook, shall we? where we’ve got the 12th most popular Product/Celebrity fan page(thankyouverym…
YouTube offers manydifferent routes to self-expression, with countless individuals sharingtheir lives on our site every day. While creativity can be its ownreward, it never hurts to receive a little recognition for yourefforts. HP’s You on You project …
If you’re a fan of superheroes, blockbuster movies and eye-popping sci-fi costumes, San Diego’s ComicCon is something of a big deal — big enough that YouTube users Charlieissocoollike and communitychannel traveled all the way from England and Australi…
Recently, we announced that a new set of features was in need of your loving care. Over 50 of you heeded round 1 champion thecomputernerd01′s call to help — that is, to make a video explaining to the YouTube community how annotations, tags, Quicklist…
First there was 1953′s 3D thriller “House of Wax,” thenthere was the Michael Jackson adventure “Captain EO,” and this summerthere are at least three major motion pictures in 3D. The format isexploding in popularity, and already there are countless 3D v…
When just $200 purchases a high-definition (HD) camera, you know the world is changing, and YouTube has changed with it. Thanks to more affordable equipment on the market, increasing bandwidth available to consumers, and better video codec support in w…
Notice something different about the YouTube logo on the homepage today? It’s been made over to honor the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s small step into the history books, with Apollo 11′s landing on the moon. Four decades ago today, millions of …
Those of you with long memories may remember user gatherings stretching as far back as February ’07, with the “As One” meetup in San Francisco. Last weekend, in New York City, the latest generation of vloggers, viewers and playlisters got together for …
Picture this: you’ve spent your whole life being legally blind. At the age of 24 you get a pair of glasses that brings the world into focus for the very first time — first you can see the eye chart in the doctor’s office; then you turn to your grandmo…
From Dwight Howard dunks to Skateboarding Twins’ kickflips, sports on YouTube has always been big. Today, YouTube sports fans have even more reason to cheer: ESPN clips are now available on our site. The deal, officially announced in March, is part of …
For a long time our blog hasn’t used the latest blog technology — not only was publishing posts a time-consuming process, but you couldn’t search through our archives or find posts grouped by subject. Well, we’re finally catching up and have migrated …
Hi there,We’re in the processing of transitioning the YouTube blog to the Blogger platform, so you may see a hiccup or two here while we complete the migration. Thanks for your patience, and we’ll be back soon.Posted by Mia Quagliarello, Community Manager