Been a while since your last good scare? Then check out the new round of short horror films in The YouTube Screening Room, our destination for top independent films from the film festival circuit.This series of shorts, which have played at some of the …
Update (9/16): The remaining items on our to-do list for new channels have been taken care of (with a few remaining bugs expected to be fixed in the next two weeks), so we’re planning on switching all user channels still using the older version on Sept…
Many of you have been asking for an increase in the size limit of your uploads. We’re happy to announce that the size of standard uploads has doubled from 1GB to 2GB. The increase means you can upload longer videos at a higher resolution as well as lar…
You may remember the inaugural edition of Adopt a Feature, for which you made videos about AudioSwap, Country Pulldown, Insight, Playlists, Quick Capture, and Subscriptions. These videos generated 818,698 views (they’re all collected here) and a bunch …
For a few months, we’ve been testing a feature for partners that lets them add “Call-to-Action” overlays to their YouTube videos to help them drive traffic to other websites. Many have used the feature in creative ways, such as collecting signatures or…
Ever captured a natural disaster or a crime on your cell-phone camera? Filmed a political rally or protest, and then interviewed the participants afterward? Produced a story about a local issue in your community? If you’ve done any of these things or a…
President Obama is taking your questions this Wednesday in a special online health care town hall event. With health care at the top of the President’s agenda, he is opening up the White House to questions via YouTube. Create a 20- or 30-second video q…
In the last six months, we’ve seen uploads from mobile phones to YouTube jump 1700%; just since last Friday, when the iPhone 3GS came out, uploads increased by 400% a day.This growth represents three things coming together: new video-enabled phones on …
Summer is in full swing and that means summer movie season is right around the corner. Get a sneak peek at upcoming blockbusters by checking out our new Trailers page in the Movies section of our site. We have previews for some of the season’s most ant…
Update (9/16): The remaining items on our to-do list for new channels have been taken care of (with a few remaining bugs expected to be fixed in the next two weeks), so we’re planning on switching all user channels still using the older version on Sept…
Last week, we highlighted several videos uploaded straight off the streets of Iran, as protests raged and the Iranian police force, the Basij, cracked down. And if the graphic footage that was uploaded to YouTube by Iranian citizens over the weekend is…
Have you ever wanted to volunteer but weren’t able to find an opportunity that felt right? Have you ever considered using your video-creating skills for a cause you care about but didn’t know exactly how to get started? Well, search no more. Starting t…
Set aside the lame ties, bad aftershave and other dubious gift ideas and deliver what dear old Dad really wants — a laugh or two. On the homepage today we’re sporting a spotlight module dedicated to Father’s Day funnies. We’ve brought together comedia…
Since the new iPhone hit stores this morning, we’ve seen thousands of videos uploaded to YouTube from the new device. (If you didn’t know, now you can shoot and upload videos to YouTube directly from your iPhone.)To see just how easy it is to share you…
It has been one week since Iran’s contested presidential election, and YouTube has been flooded with footage from the streets of Tehran and other cities, documenting the civil unrest that is unfolding there. In the past few days, many Iranians have par…