Creating YouTube videos with your phone is simpler and faster than ever before. If you have a camera phone with video capture, post your video by sending an email or MMS to your unique YouTube email address (more details at www.youtube.com/mobile). And…
Starting today, signing up for YouTube means signing up for a Google Account that gives you access to YouTube, as well as other Google services such as iGoogle, Reader and Docs. If you already have a Google Account, you can choose to link your new YouT…
We woke up this morning to good news: YouTube Live won three different Webby Awards in both the Web and Online Film/Video categories for live events and webcasts. Thank you so much for voting! We’re proud to be in such great company; many of the other …
At midnight on May 15, the clock starts ticking on a 48-hour YouTube contest that will catapult two users onto the Cannes Croisette at the very moment that the world’s advertising community is in town for their annual get-together at the Cannes Lions…
Hello! Yesterday we had another release — v38, if you’re counting — but if you’ve been reading this blog, you’ll know that lots has happened between the last Release Notes post and today. We launched our RealTime beta, a new look for the homepage, a …
Time was, Congress wrote legislation inside the bubble of Washington, DC, and tried their best to get back to their home states and districts to get citizen feedback. Now, your Senators and Congressmen can solicit your feedback instantly online — whic…
In these early days of the swine flu outbreak, governments and global leaders are responding to the pandemic on YouTube – using video to reach citizens with information and instruction about the spreading virus. On our homepage today we’re featuring so…
We launched YouTube Insight a year ago to help you better understand your viewers and how they engage with your videos. Along the way, we’ve introduced features like Demographics, Hot Spots and Community to give you sophisticated ways of analyzing view…
The first three months of the Obama Administration have brought the new American President unprecedented challenges. Back in November, when he was elected, everyone knew the economy and the Middle East would be critical issues for Obama to attack early…
The 2009 Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing in sunny New York City, showcasing some of the year’s best independent films. With its reputation for high quality programming and cutting edge panels, the Festival has quickly emerged as a must-stop for…
If you or someone you know has formidable dunking skills, the window of opportunity to be named “Best Dunker on YouTube” is closing quickly — the last chance to submit a dunk video to the YouTube Slam Dunk contest ends at midnight this Sunday, April …
Today is the beta launch of YouTube RealTime, a new way of discovering what your friends are doing on YouTube. Through this persistent toolbar, which appears in the lower right corner of the page, you’ll be able to see which of your YouTube friends are…
Today is Earth Day, and we want to help you take care of our great planet. It’s not hard at all if you know where to start. Here are six things you can do now to make a difference:1) Get a houseplantThis might seem small, but adding a little bit of gre…
Today we’re excited to announce a new destination for television shows and an improved destination for movies on YouTube, where partners like Crackle, CBS, MGM, Lionsgate, Starz and many others have made thousands of television episodes and hundreds of…
Starting this Friday, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be participating in the Summit of the Americas – a meeting of diplomats and world leaders from the Western Hemisphere. At the Summit, leaders address key topics at the to…