Official YouTube Blog: 2008

In Memoriam: A Salute to Those Who Departed in 2008

Monday, December 29, 2008

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Send A Filmmaker To Sundance

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Sundance Film FestivalProject Direct

cast your ballot

YouTube Year-End Video Roundup: A Look Back at Some of the Most Memorable Videos of 2008

Monday, December 22, 2008

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – December 22, 2008 –Pork and Beans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PIChristian the Lionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0UFrozen Grand Centralhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuoWhere the Hell is Matt? (2008)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruYRick Astley "Never Going To Give You Up"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVIWill.i.am "Yes We Can"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fZHou18CdkFred Loses His Medshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9MA0eW8yywStar Wars According to a Three-Year Oldhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBM854BTGL0The MILEY Storyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr0Wv5DJhukhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTC4qkb8Ppkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NECNIKmMgS8Super Mario Rescues The Princess: Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcadehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGE34VAqYTk

Today's Totally Awesome Guest Editors

Saturday, December 20, 2008

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The Ups and Downs of Music Licensing for YouTube

Friday, December 19, 2008

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Project: Report - Vote for the Winner!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Project: ReportPulitzer Center

Project: Report

YouTube Symphony Orchestra : plus que 40 jours pour envoyer vos vidéos !

Friday, December 19, 2008

Avis aux musiciens : il vous reste désormais 40 jours pour vous préparer et passer à la postérité en participant au tout premier orchestre symphonique en ligne, le YouTube Symphony Orchestra (YTSO pour les intimes).Vous trouverez les réponses à toutes vos questions sur la chaîne symphonyfr et dans notre FAQ.Vous pourrez non seulement contribuer au projet mais aussi tenter votre chance de jouer au mythique Carnegie Hall de New-York !

Une vidéo pour participerL’expérience vous tente mais vous ne souhaitez pas concourir pour le concert au Carnegie Hall ? Aucun problème, il vous suffit d’envoyer une seule vidéo dans laquelle vous jouez la partition correspondant à l’instrument de votre choix.Les meilleures vidéos reçues seront compilées en une vidéo collaborative unique qui sera diffusée sur YouTube.Deux vidéos pour auditionnerEnvie de devenir célèbre ? Enregistrez une seconde vidéo et montrez-nous vos talents de musicien en interprétant une partition d’un compositeur de votre choix parmi notre sélection (Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Mozart… il y en a pour tous les goûts).Peut-être ferez-vous partie des heureux élus qui partiront à New-York pour participer au concert historique du YouTube Symphony Orchestra !NB : La date limite d’envoi des vidéos est fixée au 28 Janvier 2009, quelle que soit la catégorie (participation et/ou audition).L'équipe YouTube

Hi-Definition Rollout and New Landing Pages on YouTube

Thursday, December 18, 2008

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YouTube Spreads Holiday Cheer: Find and Watch Your Favorite Videos -- in HD -- Right Here!

Thursday, December 18, 2008

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'Tis the Season of Giving on YouTube

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Changing the PresentMarine Toys for Tots

YouTube nonprofit partnersProject for Awesome

New, Wider Layout For Your Channel

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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Win a Trip to Davos, and Have Your Say

Monday, December 15, 2008

Davos DebatesYouTube channel

Tis' the Season: YouTube Greeting Cards Are Back!

Friday, December 12, 2008

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Safety, Education, and Empowerment on YouTube

Thursday, December 11, 2008

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Nonprofits Commemorate Human Rights Declaration

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

WITNESShref="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZCnPu_iJwU">Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to educate citizens about the human rights atrocities occurring all over the world. WITNESS also wants average citizens to get involved -- you can join their campaign to raise awareness by posting a video response to the question: "What image opened your eyes to human rights?"

Finally, another organization taking a stand on humans rights is The Elders, a group of lifelong peace-promoters including Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu, and Mary Robinson. These leaders have been using their "EveryHumanHasRights" YouTube channel as a platform to href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIVXkN15GwU">speak out against instances of man's inhumanity to man over the past year.

Video continues to serve as a powerful tool to expose incidents that threaten the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And while it may be impossible to end human rights abuses everywhere, we can be grateful that there are citizens armed with cameras who help bring these abuses to light.

Peace,

Ramya R.

YouTube Nonprofits & Activism

YouTube On Your Desktop

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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Add Music to Your Videos Using AudioSwap and Rumblefish

Friday, December 5, 2008

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The YouTube Team

"Recent Activity" on Your YouTube Channel

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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A YouTube for All of Us

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Stricter standard for mature content - While videos featuring pornographic images or sex acts are always removed from the site when they're flagged, we're tightening the standard for what is considered "sexually suggestive." Videos with sexually suggestive (but not prohibited) content will be age-restricted, which means they'll be available only to viewers who are 18 or older. To learn more about what constitutes "sexually suggestive" content, click here.

Demotion of sexually suggestive content and profanity - Videos that are considered sexually suggestive, or that contain profanity, will be algorithmically demoted on our 'Most Viewed,' 'Top Favorited,' and other browse pages. The classification of these types of videos is based on a number of factors, including video content and descriptions. In testing, we've found that out of the thousands of videos on these pages, only several each day are automatically demoted for being too graphic or explicit. However, those videos are often the ones which end up being repeatedly flagged by the community as being inappropriate.

Improved thumbnails - To make sure your thumbnail represents your video, your choices will now be selected algorithmically. You'll still have three thumbnails to choose from, but they will no longer be auto-generated from the 25/50/75 points in the video index.

More accurate video information - Our Community Guidelines have always prohibited folks from attempting to game view counts by entering misleading information in video descriptions, tags, titles, and other metadata. We remain serious about enforcing these rules. Remember, violations of these guidelines could result in removal of your video and repeated violations will lead to termination of your account.

The YouTube Team

Two Weeks to Become a Star

Sunday, November 30, 2008

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Welcome New FANalysts

Friday, November 28, 2008

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Guru Challenge: Thanksgiving Recipes

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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Bigger Isn't Always Better... But in This Case, We Believe It Is

Monday, November 24, 2008

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Help Center Videos Made By You: Call for Submissions - Round 2

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Round 1 selectionsYouTubeHelp channelHelp Center1. Decide whichHelp Center entriesyou'd like to make an original video about:

Editing my video

Customizing channels

Contact lists

Transferring from camera to computer

File formats

Embedding videos

Can't hear audio

Clear cache and cookies

Using QuickCapture

Director, Musician, Comedian, Guru and Reporter accounts

2. Upload your video to your YouTube account, then submit it throughthis page

Keep it brief (1-2 minutes is perfect. Last round we got some epics, which were great, but just too long).

Be creative, clear and 100% original

Stay on topic (only submissions which address the Help Center entries included in the list above will be accepted)

Keep our Terms of Use and Community Guidelines in mind

Have fun with it

December 19, 2008The YouTube Help Team

YouTube Live! The Buzz Builds...

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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Project: Report - Local Stories, Global Impact

Monday, November 17, 2008

Project: ReportPulitzer Center

this video from Pulitzer Center journalist Andre Lambertson on child soldiers in Liberia. He also offers tips

The Spirit Takes Over the YouTube Screening Room

Saturday, November 15, 2008

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Be A Record Breaker At YouTube UK

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Guinness Book of World Records

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Flagging at YouTube: The Basics

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Community Guidelines

The YouTube Team

Promote Your Video With YouTube Sponsored Videos

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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Attention Filmmakers: Who Wants To Go To Sundance?

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Project: Directwww.youtube.com/projectdirect

Project: Direct channel

Voting now open for PROJECT: REPORT

Monday, November 10, 2008

Project: ReportPulitzer Center10 semi-finalists

Project: ReportNews & Politics page

Your Election, Documented on YouTube

Saturday, November 8, 2008

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Video Your Vote

Helping You Shape Your YouTube Experience

Friday, November 7, 2008

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Holiday Solutions Center

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Holiday Solutions Center

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Rock Out With Katy Perry, Party with Fred, and Hit the Dance Floor With Soulja Boy Tell Em

Thursday, November 6, 2008

SAN BRUNO, CA (November 6, 2008) – http://youtube.com/live

New Features for the YouTube Embeddable Video

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

High-quality start images (thumbnails) – Before you press play on embedded YouTube videos, the thumbnails for the video will be presented in high-quality. We're pleased with the results – let us know if you agree.

Search in embeddable player – At the close of an embedded video or if the user moves the mouse towards the top of the player, a search box will appear. Not only will you be able search from within the embedded player, you will be able to watch videos through the same window. That's right, you can search all of YouTube from the comfort of your favorite blog, news, or humor page.

Integrated video annotations – Annotations enable video producers to incorporate text information into their videos, create choose your own adventure-style stories or add links to any YouTube video. People watching videos through the embedded player can now join the fun.

Integrated closed captions – Back in August we started allowing video creators to add captions to their videos. Closed Captions are now available in embedded videos like this one:

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Video Your Vote! And Then Watch the Election on YouTube

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

seven of the 16 primary presidential candidates announced their campaigns on our You Choose '08 platform -- is finally coming to a close as Americans turn out to vote for should lead the country these next four years.

The influence you've had on this political season has been well noted in this blog and by most every major media outlet in the world. Your use of video to document and describe this Election on your own terms has created a new, more democratic political ecosystem and has caused many to call this the "YouTube Election." But while the profound increase in online activity has reshaped our national dialogue in so many new ways, today is where we see just how much it matters: the ultimate political action isn't to upload a video to YouTube or to watch "Yes We Can" or "We Need McCain" one more time; it's to GET OUT AND VOTE.

Today we're featuring all political videos on the homepage of YouTube; check them out and get a flavor for what's coming in on Election Day. We're also plotting videos of your polling place experiences on a special Google Maps mash-up on our Video Your Vote channel with PBS. So bring your video camera with you to your polling place to document your experience; then submit your videos to the Video Your Vote channel and keep an eye on PBS's Election coverage -- they'll broadcast the best ones on TV.

And as always, you can keep track of what the candidates are up to on our You Choose '08 platform.

Congratulations, YouTube users. You've made this a historic Election -- now get out and vote in it! Then stay tuned here to see the first YouTube Election unfold, on video.

Steve Grove

YouTube News & Politics