Lately, the team has been pushing out features and fixes as they’re ready in “mini-pushes” rather than waiting for the big, numbered releases that occur once a month. Here’s what’s gone out in the last few weeks:* The Wonder of “Wonder Wheel”: Next tim…
Last Friday marked a long-anticipated Election Day in Iran to choose the next Iranian president. While the voting process itself ran smoothly, widespread violence has since broken out in protest of current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s claim to a dec…
[Cross-posted from the Google Blog]As you might have noticed, there’s a lot of fascinating stuff that happens on YouTube every day. For example, did you know that a nine-year-old recently used YouTube to successfully campaign to save his local kickball…
Last week, YouTube Senator of the Week Chris Dodd (D-CT) asked you for your input on the health care legislation that Congress is currently drafting. You responded enthusiastically on the Senate Hub, contributing over 500 unique ideas on health care re…
After viewing and voting on an incredible group of dunkers, you’ve spoken and chosen the winner of YouTube Slam Dunk Challenge, a competition honoring the most talented hoopsters on YouTube. We’re proud to announce WhiteFlightBD as The Best Dunker on …
As we learned in kindergarten, sharing is good. We want you to be able to do more of it with your videos. With a simple one-time log-in on our upload page, you can now have your YouTube account automatically update your Facebook friends, Twitter follow…
Last night, we had the honor of attending the 13th Annual Webby Awards in New York City, where YouTube stars like video DJ Mike Relm performed and YouTube staples like The Onion were recognized. But what happened on stage is only half the story.Starti…
Currently, the Senate is writing major health care legislation that has the potential to affect millions of Americans who currently lack coverage, as well as businesses and families who are getting hit with rising costs.That’s why YouTube Senator of th…
Today, we’re proud to celebrate the 37 annual World Environment Day with the world premiere of “Home,” a documentary about the survival of our planet, from award-winning filmmaker Luc Besson and photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand.Not only does this film…
We are aware of recent emails where users posing as Google or YouTube support have tried to obtain the log-in credentials of our users and partners. Security is a top concern at YouTube and we employ techniques that are both proactive and reactive to b…
YouTube Politics might just have come full circle. It all started during the 2006 midterm elections, when Senator George Allen’s infamous “Macaca Moment” spread across YouTube and ultimately, many say, led to his narrow defeat in that election. Fast fo…
For gaming fans, E3 is the place to see the industry’s most-anticipated new properties. If you can’t make it to Los Angeles for the convention, E3 Spotlight is the place to check out the highlights of the show.E3 Spotlight brings together some of YouTu…
A few weeks ago we asked you to submit and vote for your most pressing questions for YouTube star Michael Buckley. Over 100 of you participated enthusiastically by asking 84 questions and voting 1,623 times. And while we would have loved it if Michael …
Last January we introduced a video website especially for people who wanted to access YouTube videos through their Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii game consoles. You could say we’ve now “expanded” on that. Just as there’s a YouTube browser for mobile devices…
The YouTube Slam Dunk Challenge has moved into Round Two! Our esteemed panel of judges — Chris Bosh, Jalen Rose and Team Flight Brothers — have studied all the entries and selected six finalists. These finalists have each uploaded a new video showc…