Today we’re delighted to announce that the Vatican has launched a dedicated YouTube channel. To find out more about why The Pope has taken the decision to interact with YouTube on a regular basis, here is a short introduction from Father Federico Lomba…
YouTube’s influence in politics hasn’t been just an American phenomenon. Around the world, voters have been using YouTube to speak up on political issues. We’ve done televised election programming in Spain (youtube.com/elecciones08), the UK (youtube.co…
We’re happy when we can help YouTube users enjoy the content they love, and we’re happy when we can help our partners build their businesses online – but we’re happiest when we can do both.That’s why last year we launched our eCommerce platform for Y…
Today, Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. Here at YouTube, we’ve seen the two-year-long presidential campaign unfold through video — with hundreds of thousands of videos produced by the campaigns, created by v…
In late 2008, we once again challenged our community of YouTube experts to get creative and make helpful videos to accompany a few of our Help Center articles. The YouTube community did not disappoint and we’re excited to announce another set of user v…
It’s not often you’re offered the opportunity to receive an all-expense-paid trip to meet with the world’s top leaders and thinkers, just for speaking your mind. But thanks to the World Economic Forum and YouTube, you are. However, time is running out …
WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN BRUNO, CA – (January 12, 2009) – The 111th United States Congress and YouTube today announced the launch of official Congressional YouTube channels. Each Member of the House and Senate will have the opportunity to create a…
Valentine’s Day may be a month away, but we’re already talking amore in the YouTube Screening Room. For the next two weeks, we’re featuring a collection of films that tackles the most ubiquitous of human emotions…love. But don’t be fooled: these aren…
Since the launch of Project: Report back in September, aspiring journalists have been working hard to report on important stories in their communities. Our five finalists have prevailed through three rounds of competition and are within touching distan…
From scores of submissions, the programming team at the Sundance Film Festival whittled down YouTube’s Project: Direct competition to 10 finalists, to be voted on by you, the YouTube community. At stake: a trip to the 2009 Sundance Film Festival to me…
While we’re all wishing for health, happiness and love in 2009, the 10 finalists in YouTube’s Project Direct short film competition are likely hoping the New Year will bring something entirely different: a chance to attend the 2009 Sundance Film Festiv…
So here it is: 2009. And after our 24-video marathon run through 2008’s memorable moments, hopefully you’re feeling suitably entertained and fired with enthusiasm for the year ahead. But before we move on into the unknown, let’s take closer look …
It has been a busy and exciting year here at YouTube. With 13 hours of video uploaded every minute, hundreds of millions of views a day and 23 country-specific versions of the site, apart from anything else we were faced by a mountain content to sift t…
As 2008 comes to a close, we pause to pay our respects to those notables we lost this year. Today’s homepage salute honors a wide range of the dearly departed — amongst them, a 20th Century movie legend admired for his work in philanthropy, the Sout…
Drum roll please…the prestigious programming team at the Sundance Film Festival has reviewed the many outstanding films submitted to this year’s Project Direct short film competition and the results are in!We were thrilled to see so many of you who c…