In our latest Guru Challenge, Duff Goldman and his Ace of Cakes crew asked you, the YouTube community of bakers, to show off your best cake creations for Valentine’s Day. You baked countless cakes with love and the resulting videos blew us and the Foo…
Did you know that each Tuesday a new or buzzworthy music video is highlighted in our music section? And this week we’ve got an extra special treat: THREE exclusive session recordings from New Pornographers band member A.C. Newman’s second solo album, G…
Valentine’s Day is getting close, but the end of this month’s Guru Challenge is getting closer. We teamed up with Duff Goldman and the Ace of Cakes crew to find creative bakers in the YouTube community. We want to see your Valentine’s Day-inspired crea…
Our annual Ad Blitz program showcasing the best Super Bowl advertisements came to an end yesterday. There were over 2.6 million votes on ads in the program; you chose “Free Doritos!” as the top spot:The ad was created by Joe and Dave Herbert, two unemp…
As part of YouTube’s Ad Blitz program, our users have cast over a million votes and counting on the 53 commercials from last Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast. There are a few hours left to view and vote — head over to the Ad Blitz channel to make your pi…
***UPDATED with video tutorial and an invitation to explore the Ocean using Google Earth, narrated by Sylvia Earle, “Explorer in Residence” at National Geographic.Today, Google Earth 5.0 launched, and one of the most exciting features is Ocean, which y…
Anticipation is running high for today’s Super Bowl clash between the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are seeking their record sixth NFL Championship, and the upstart Arizona Cardinals, who are looking to continue their unlikely — some would say destined — …
Today marks the beginning of Black History Month and, with the recent inauguration of Barack Obama, it is a particularly appropriate time to celebrate the achievements of African-Americans. To contribute to the celebration, we’re partnering with Grey …
Over the last few months, thousands of you joined the Davos Debates at youtube.com/davos, and answered the four big questions the World Economic Forum posed to the YouTube community:• Economy: Are you confident that global growth will be restored …
Today, we are making it easier to add annotations directly to your YouTube videos. Simply login to YouTube, watch your video on the watch page and click on the video to start adding annotations. But don’t worry – for those who need more control, you’ll…
We’re happy to announce the launch of a feature many of you have been asking for: you now have the ability to delete comments you’ve made on videos. We’ve all been there. Whether you misspelled “pwned”, back in the day when you were just a n00b to the …
You may have already noticed, but this past December we rolled out Hi-Definition-enabled video viewing here on YouTube. Just click the “watch in HD” option below any HD-enabled video, sit back and relax as the joy of YouTube comes to you sharper and mo…
The deadline is fast approaching to submit your audition videos to be a part of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. We hope that you have been practicing, as your last chance to upload your two audition videos is 9pm PST on January 28. Need any last minu…
Anyone can buy a box of chocolates for their Valentine, but someone who makes something handmade? Now they’re a keeper. This Valentine’s Day, The Food Network and YouTube want to see all you aspiring pastry chefs shine. Helping us spread the culinar…
This Sunday marks the end of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, but the celebration will continue on YouTube.The Sundance Film Festival recently launched a YouTube channel that allows all of you movie enthusiasts to get a glimpse of what took place durin…