YouTube Partnerships Product Bulletin - Nov 28th
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Site Maintenance 12/3 @ 7pm PST - Delayed Video Publishing & Access to Some Features
We’re undergoing site maintenance at 7pm PST on 12/3 for 4-5hr. This will delay video publishing and limit access to the following features: CMS, Dropbox (read-only mode), you will be able to upload a video, but videos will not be published until the site maintenance is finished. You will not be able to: comment, like a video, create/edit playlists, start/stop live streams & hangouts-on-air.

Offsite Annotations to Associated Websites Launched
We’ve launched a new Annotations feature which allows you link to external domains which are verified via Associated Websites in Channel Settings. To use this feature, you must be a Partner with YouTube, have verified your YT account (http://goo.gl/1MjJC) and also have verified the associated website with Google Webmaster Tools (http://goo.gl/FEazs). Directions on how to set-up and use offsite annotations can be found here (http://goo.gl/yAasI). 

Automatic Caption Support Expanded to 6 More Languages
We're launching automatic caption support in 6 more languages: German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Dutch, bringing the total languages to 10 (in addition to English, Spanish, Japanese, and Korean)! Blog post (http://goo.gl/MVUH3) and HC article on Enabling Captions (http://goo.gl/KR5XD)

Basic InVideo Programming Downloadable Report - Shows CTR on Annotations
We are launching basic downloadable report for daily CTR % and closing rates % (similar to the Annotations report in YT Analytics) for each individual InVideo programming annotation campaign (Video / Channel programming), which can be found and downloaded at the bottom of the InVideo Programming page under channel settings. HC article for InVideo Programming (http://goo.gl/9Mmnh)

Tips, Tricks and Best Practices - Available on the New YouTube Creator Playbook Site
Today, we’re launching a new, improved Playbook site (www.youtube.com/playbook) in conjunction with the launch of Playbook Version 3. This site includes new best practices as well as video examples, where we’ll feature a new set of creators who are successfully using YouTube to drive their audience. The Creator Playbook site will launch in EN only, with localized versions to follow on 12/4.

Product Bulletin Is Now Weekly
We’ve received feedback that you want more updates from us about product changes. We’ve been working on this and will now be publishing this bulletin weekly with relevant product updates. Please let us know what you think by commenting. Also, we’ve heard that readers preferred our older sites page because it was easier to find our updates. We looked into creating a unique G+ page, however we’re keeping things simple for now and sharing all our updates here. If you want to filter for bulletins, use #ytpartnerbulletin and you’ll see our updates there. 

YouTube Partnerships Product Bulletin - Mar 29
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After some time off, we're back with a recap of launches from the past few weeks. 

Earnings reporting simplified - Apr 1 
No kidding, beginning April 1, the way YouTube calculates and reports revenues for YouTube partners will change. This will better accommodate complex and custom payment scenarios. There will be no change in how you are paid. If you want to view your YouTube financial performance, you should go to YouTube Analytics (http://www.youtube.com/analytics) or downloadable reports to find a comprehensive view of all your YouTube videos earnings sources.  More details can be found here (http://goo.gl/pcVt8) 

YouTube Capture app now available for iPad - Mar 15
This is the easiest way to capture and share video on YouTube on your iPad! Other benefits include:  fast uploading of your video; post to YouTube, Google+, Facebook, and Twitter, or share privately with friends and family; and Video editing capability
YouTube Capture is available for devices running iOS 5 and above.

Fan-generated content included in attribution to comScore and Nielsen - Mar 1
Claimed UGC is included in comScore’s VideoMetrix reports (starting with January reports) and Nielsen VideoCensus reports (starting with February reports). Some partners will see a big difference in ranking now that videos they claim are in these reports. Note that content with multiple owners or claims is not credited by comScore and Nielsen at this time. 

Access your dashboard from anywhere in YouTube - Mar 20 
Your dashboard gives you more insight into your YouTube videos and account. You can now more easily access this as it is now a link in the Upload dropdown menu at the top of your screens(see image below).

YouTube Partnerships Product Bulletin - November 11
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Improved comments powered by Google+ - November 7
Now comments from people you care about will rise to the top of conversations on video watch pages. We’ve also provided new features and tools to assist you in moderating these conversations more effectively. In order to use these tools and to comment, it is required that your channel to be connected to a Google+ identity (http://goo.gl/Gv4wE2). The next feature is that posts are no longer ranked in reverse chronological order(newest post first). Now at the top of the list, you’ll see comments from the video’s creator, popular personalities, engaged discussions about the video, and people in your Google+ Circles. You can also join the conversation publicly or privately. Lastly, there are better moderation tools like blacklisting tems and auto-approving comments from chosen fans. See more in the blog here (http://goo.gl/iPw0X8).

New comments integrated into YouTube Analytics - November 7
With the launch of improved comments, you'll notice some changes in the comments reports on your videos. We show aggregate comment numbers, but there are other things to consider when looking at the data. First, overall comments numbers might go down initially since not everyone can comment. Also, a successful “share” on Google+ will not only increase the number of shares in the Sharing report, but also the number of comments. Lastly, although creators cannot see private comments on the watch page, their count will be included in the “comment report.”

“Communications manager” role now available for Google+ page owners
Page owners can now assign the “communications manager” role to people in charge of engaging followers without giving full access to the connected YouTube channel or permission to edit their overall Google+ page appearance. Creators can start assigning this new role in the "managers" tab of their Google+ page dashboard. More roles to come in the future.

YouTube Analytics Groups launch - November 7th
There IS now an option to create channel and video groups in YouTube Analytics. This has always been a top partner request. Please try out the feature and provide feedback via the “Feedback button” to help us improve it.  Also, join the YouTube Analytics Google+ Community for tips, news about the latest features, and analytics discussions with other creators. 

Improved categorization of compositions as public domain
Like to put up videos of your child’s piano recital where they are playing Beethoven? This could be good news for you. We’ve now improved the categorization of compositions as public domain by relying more on composer metadata. This means fewer creators will see claims on their videos when the composition is in the public domain.

YouTube Partnerships Product Bulletin “It’s Live!”-September6
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YouTube Live Mini Con in Los Angeles on October 25
We've opened up public tickets to this event, which will feature encoding vendor demonstrations, live platform workshops, and presentations from industry experts and successful creators. Tickets are free and open to anyone with YouTube Live enabled on their channel (http://goo.gl/YffNN0). Register here! (http://goo.gl/U84Cb7). Spots are limited. 

New live platform is the default for live events
This is for older live channels; channels new to live events have only been exposed to the new platform.  Benefits of the new platform are:  real-time transcoding; DVR functionality, which includes pause, rewind, and resume an event; dynamic bandwidth adjustment; and (drumroll, please) 24/7 events. Just click this link(goo.gl/WsPMFA) to upgrade.  The old platform will be going away very soon.

Content ID on live streams
It is essential that you clear content rights (including background music) before enabling a live stream. Only play background music during the stream if your channel has been whitelisted by the music label(s) that own the sound recordings of the music being played. For more details, read this(http://goo.gl/1QrF5V)  Check out more requirements, with everything from the basics to advanced information here(http://goo.gl/JrT8Mc).

YouTube Partnerships Product Bulletin - October 7
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Improved promotion of live events on channels - October 3
We have added the option to automatically promote a live event on your channel page as soon as it is scheduled. Selecting this option will temporarily (while the event is live) replace your unsubscribed trailer with a promo to watch the live event on the watch page. After the live event finishes, the unsubscribed trailer will return to being featured on the channel page. Many asked if it was possible to do this with HOA (hangouts on air)? The answer: Yes. However, you have to enable the promotion feature on the YouTube video manager and not in G+.


Creator Pulse Newsletter launched - October 1
On October 1st, we launched the first ever newsletter for creators: the Creator Pulse. This newsletter includes a spotlight on fresh, creative uses of YouTube plus the latest news in product, programs, and education. Tune in to future newsletters by checking “All YouTube newsletters” at the bottom of this page (http://goo.gl/A8jvR). For more details, read the creator blog (http://goo.gl/UAkvMM). 

Free music with the YouTube Audio Library -  September 25
The YouTube Audio Library is now live at youtube.com/audiolibrary (http://goo.gl/GfxeuK). The library features more than 150 high quality music files that you can download to use and add to your videos. Tracks are free to use and keep, and videos with these tracks can be monetized. Read more about this in our creator blog here (http://goo.gl/cdY2qT) or help center here (http://goo.gl/rrAiue). 

New commenting system announced - September 24
YouTube comments are getting an upgrade.  In the coming weeks, you’ll get better moderation tools and your fans will get a better viewing experience because comments are turning into conversations that matter to them. Comments from you and people your fans care about will rise to the top of the conversation, and you’ll also be able to block specific key words, banish unwelcome voices and pre-approve people who contribute to meaningful discussions. For more details, please check YouTube’s official blog here (http://goo.gl/oIvmuY).  

Custom text labels for InVideo Programming - September 17-
You can now add a custom text line to your selected featured video. The custom text will show up for three seconds, afterwards replaced with the default label: “Suggested by [channel name]”. With this launch we also made featured video timing options more standard, limiting their duration with choices of five, ten or fifteen seconds.

Free online course 
The YouTube Creator Academy (http://goo.gl/qmpFba) has launched a course to help build your audience. In the course, we’ll dive into the OneChannel design and explain how the features can help you attract more subscribers and viewers. Hurry, this free, online course is available until October 18th. Find out how to join at the creator blog (http://goo.gl/75MD9X).

Link YouTube Annotations Directly to your Site

HUGE NEWS - It's Finally Here - You can now link directly to your website inside YouTube videos with associated website annotations. Did you ever think YouTube would allow that?    

http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-associated-website-link-annotations/

#youtubenews   #youtubetips   #annotationlinks   #annotations   #stoked  

thanks +Ronnie Bincer for the G+ notification on the +YouTube Creators #ytpartnerbulletin

YouTube Partnerships Bi-Weekly Product Bulletin - Oct 10
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New Grid View for the Uploads Page - 10/10
We've released a new way to view and edit your channel's uploaded videos. Select the "Grid View" icon next to the View options to toggle the view. Once enabled, focus on a video to see options for viewing, editing, and deleting the video.

YouTube Analytics - Estimated Minutes Watched Launch - 10/10
You might have noticed that last week we've added Estimated Minutes Watched metrics to the Overview, Views and Audience Retention Reports in cms.youtube.com, replacing the temporary downloadable report. Later this week we plan to launch this also in youtube.com/analytics. Here is a reminder why we focus on watch time - http://goo.gl/zbEhs

Suggested Edits on the Watch Page - 10/3
Suggested video improvements now on the watch page! E.g, if we detect that a video is shaky and the uploader is on the Watch page for that video, (s)he will see a suggestion to stabilize it with the ability to preview it on the page. 

YouTube Partnerships Product Bulletin -June 24
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One Channel to more screens
Now your channel art is displayed on Game Consoles and TVs with the HTML5 TV app (http://goo.gl/qYjrV), including the PlayStation 3. Channel Art is shown as the background of your channel while browsing and again when your videos are loading. Be sure to click on a video to see the full image.

InVideo Programming goes mobile
InVideo Programming is available on the latest YouTube iOS and Android apps, to help you get viewers to tune in to your next video. The best part ─ there’s nothing you need to do! The video you program from your desktop will work across both platforms. More details are in the creator blog here: http://goo.gl/2hC7Y

YouTube Capture 1.4 released
YouTube Capture is the easiest way to create, upload and share videos from your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.  The latest update includes massive upload speed improvements and fixes an issue where some videos could upload upside down.  Learn more at youtube.com/capture. YouTube Capture is available for devices running iOS 5 or later.

YT Analytics: Undercounting of video views
Views were undercounted for many videos between June 11th and June 14th. Corrections will be made this week and earnings were not affected.

YT Analytics: Renaming ad revenue sources
We’re renaming “AFV” to “AdSense” and “YouTube” to “DoubleClick” earnings in the “Estimated earnings” report in YouTube Analytics. These metrics are now combined in “Ad earnings” and can be separated via the Compare metric menu as shown in the screenshot below. This change simplifies earnings reporting since now you can see the line “YouTube earnings” in the AdSense payment history page for all ad earnings coming from YouTube. You can find more details in the Help Center: http://goo.gl/Tx4o5

YouTube Partnerships Product Bulletin - Apr 12
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Link your Google+(G+) page to your YouTube channel beta - Apr 10
Have you ever wanted to change your YouTube username, allow multiple users to manage your channel, or just connect your YouTube account to a G+ page you’ve set up? Learn how to get these features by linking your G+ page and YouTube - (http://goo.gl/mbhOm)

Verified names on YouTube - Apr 11
If you link your channel with a G+ page or profile that has a verified name, the verified name check mark will display on YouTube as well.  Learn more (http://goo.gl/jmwXK)

A follow up to earnings reporting simplified - Apr 1 
After announcing we moved earnings reports from AdSense to YouTube Analytics, we’ve heard your feedback and understand your concerns regarding the change from real-time to next-day revenue reporting.  We’re working to make improvements such as aggregating earnings from multiple channels. Note that you can now check the all the revenue sources for your YouTube videos in YouTube Analytics (YTA). Before, your revenue were previously divided between checking earnings in both AdSense and YouTube Analytics.  We appreciate your feedback and patience as we work on improvements to speed up delivery of your more complete estimated earnings.(http://goo.gl/RlLmD)

Partners now no longer have to wait to create custom thumbnails - Apr 12
Before this, new partners had a waiting period to get the ability to upload custom thumbnails for their videos. We've now removed the waiting period!

Dashboard launches improved recommendations - Apr 8
We have been suggesting optimizations to your videos in your Dashboard. Now these recommendations will give you tips on improving your channel page design and layout. More improvements to come.

Sections are now visible on mobile channels that have changed to One Channel - Apr 11
Currently this is only available on Android devices with iOS coming. Opt into the new design at the following URL.http://goo.gl/nj9Wd

The YouTube Partner Program has come to Austria and Switzerland - Apr 5
Please welcome them to our community -- willkommen!

In Analytics, examine how Annotations types perform- Apr 10
Understand how your Annotations are performing is important in optimizing their performance. The "Annotation Type" dimension has now been added to the annotations report. In Analytics, you’ll be able to see how all of annotations perform(see image below).

YouTube Partnerships Product Bulletin - Dec 13
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YouTube Slideshows Launched - Dec 14th
YouTube Slideshows let’s you turn your photos into videos. You can now upload your photos into a video on YouTube, and even add background music from a library of royalty-free tracks.  

YouTube Now Available on More Devices
We've recently expanded our distribution on the following devices: PS3: North America, South America & Asia, Wii U: Launched globally, Wii: Launched in North America & Japan, Native iPad app: Launched globally on 12/4, Mobile site for iPad: It features easier controls for sending videos from the iPad to your TV, and includes all your subscriptions and the Native Android app for tablets.

YouTube Analytics - More "Compare Metric" Options Launched Dec 13th
We’ve improved the Analytics interface for comparing all available time series metrics, by putting already available metrics in the “more metric” link under the “compare metric” dropdown for the relevant reports. 

Custom Post to Subscribers and Social Network Followers for uploads Launched - Dec 14th
For a while, YouTube had features that allowed you to share your uploads to social networks, but you could not customize the text displayed to your followers on these sites.  Now, when you upload your videos to YouTube, you’ll have an option to customize the text that gets included in the post on these social sites.  The custom text will also be displayed as a post in YouTube feeds.

New YouTube App for iPad Launched - Dec 12th
Following the September ‘12 launch of our first iOS mobile app, YouTube has launched a new iPad app now available for download bringing the full YouTube experience to iPad. For Partners, we will be serving ads through the app. 

YouTube Partnerships Product Bulletin -July 23
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Automatic Selection in InVideo Programming
Going forward, we’re giving you dynamic ways to choose what videos you program. The first concept is featuring the most recently uploaded video. Go to your InVideo Programming (http://goo.gl/poBnB) and select the “featured video” button to test it out!

Live notifications
To help promote your live events, we’ll send emails to subscribers when your channel has a live event. To get these updates, the viewers must be opted into receiving live event notifications.

Channel Trailers Best Practices
Now that everyone is on the new channel design, we want to introduce the concept of a channel trailer. This programming spot is for converting viewers into subscribers. Think of it like the video version of your channel description. Ads don’t show on your trailer, so viewers can focus on your video. We think videos are better at converting viewers into subscribers than just avatars and descriptions. We also auto-play the trailer since we want to quickly capture viewers’ attention. For more advice, check out the Creator Blog post(http://goo.gl/egqQS). It includes great information about how to make good trailers with examples from other creators.

Creating your next channel just got easier
Previously, each channel you created needed its own Google account log-in.  If you’re a creator who manages many channels, it becomes difficult to manage all of your email addresses and passwords used to log in.

Now, when you create a new channel, you'll have the option to connect it with a Google+ page. This allows you to create new channels using a Google account that you already use to manage other channels and Google+ pages. Learn more about the steps to create a new channel in the blog (http://goo.gl/Xetlk)

More video insights with YouTube Analytics
You can now view and download data for your top 200 videos in YouTube Analytics! In addition, we’ve just made some visual enhancements to your reports to help make it easier to interpret your data. Visit YouTube Analytics to try out the new multi-line and stacked-area graphs. Read more about the change in the blog (http://goo.gl/Pwyhy)

Any questions or stuff you want to see in the next bulletin? Let us know!

YouTube Partnerships Product Bulletin -September 2
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YouTube App V2 out for iOS
Now it’s easier for your fans to explore your channel on the latest YouTube apps for Android and for iOS. When fans get to your channel, you can keep them around longer. With the swipe of a finger, they can keep watching your video at the bottom of the screen while exploring the rest of your channel at the same time. See more in the blog here(http://goo.gl/yAvx40).

InVideo Programming - new context test labels
Default context text labels (“Suggested by [channel name]” and video title) will start showing as part of the InVideo programming watch promotion in the bottom left corner, for consistent experience across all devices. In addition, all branding watermarks will be displayed in the top right corner. As a result, we are removing the “Position” option from the programming interface here(http://goo.gl/rncHRx).

Video responses to be retired
Only 4 out of every 1 million viewers who sees a video response below the video they’re watching click on it. So on September 12, we’re going to retire this feature as we work to develop more effective fan-engagement tools for creators. In the meantime, you can continue to encourage fans to upload videos with specific titles, hashtags or descriptions, so you can find these by searching for them. If you want to highlight them, you can use playlists and channel sections. 

Demographic filters for subscribers(in YouTube Analytics)
We’re adding the option to filter demographics data to only show demographics of subscribers viewing the content. This data can look quite different from the overall demographics data since not all viewers are subscribers. Keep in mind that demographics data is based on desktop views and logged-in viewers only. See more here(goo.gl/Km3vsL).

Edit timecodes in caption editor
Creators can now edit the timing of their caption and transcript files right in the captions UI! To use this feature, edit a caption track, select a line of text and then press UP or DOWN keys to change the start time, and then press LEFT or RIGHT keys to adjust the duration. Combined with automatically pausing videos when typing a transcript, creators can now make perfectly-timed captions directly on YouTube.com. See the screenshot below.

YouTube helpful Bi-Weekly Bulletin moves to Google Plus...

There was a 'secret' bulletin that helped you know what was about to come and what just happened on the YouTube site... it is now going to be visible on the Google Plus Page: +YouTube Creators 

Apparently they will be using the hashtag of  #ytpartnerbulletin  to help you find it. Yea! YouTube using G+ to communicate... cool idea!
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YouTube Partnerships Bi-Weekly Product Bulletin - Sept 26
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Videos and Feed Tabs Merged Into "Browse Videos" Tab - Sept 12
To simply the channels browsing experience, we've merged the videos and feed tabs into a single tab called "Browse Videos"(http://goo.gl/zc4ry). This change impacts all channels and went live on 9/12. The default view is all uploaded videos displayed in a grid. Playlists, Activity, Likes, etc. are accessible through a browse menu. Responding to feedback after the launch, we're continuing to name channel activity the Feed, to provide more clarity.

YouTube Analytics Private and Unlisted Video Search - Sept 19
Currently a user can only find their private and unlisted videos in Analytics by video ID. This launch will allow a user to find their own videos also by title, as is the case for searching public videos in Analytics.


Project: YouTube - Episode Nine - Sept 26
Along with the Product Bulletin, another great way to keep up with recent site updates is Project: Youtube, an ongoing bi-weekly video series from the Partner Support team. See this week's episode here (http://goo.gl/AQ8l8)

Improved Video Ingestion CMS Uploader and Metadata Spreadsheets - Sept 26
We are launching in CMS a simplified Ingestion path using a combination of CMS Uploader for files upload, and CSV spreadsheets templates for providing uploads metadata. We expect this change to make Ingestion much easier to use. (http://goo.gl/cAYJE)

Monetize More Videos at Once - Sept 26
We've increased how many videos Partners can now at once in Video Manager. We expect this to make it easier to manage your video settings in a single click. (http://goo.gl/tcZ7a)