Official YouTube Blog: November 2009

Spaghetti Western Viewing Party Tonight

Monday, November 30, 2009

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We'll be right there with you, sharing our own thoughts on one of the best westerns of all time. See you there!

Nate Weinstein, YouTube Entertainment, recently watched "Lego Matrix Trinity Help."

YouTube Community Gives Thanks to Those That Help the Hungry

Thursday, November 26, 2009

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www.youtube.com/videovolunteersRamya Raghavan, Nonprofits & Activism, recently watched "Charter for Compassion"

Giving Thanks

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Last week, ABC News' Good Morning America asked you to share videos about what you're thankful for. In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, many of you have answered their call and invited others on YouTube to create their own "thankful for" lists.
You're thankful for lots of stuff, including your families, your good health, and the everyday things in your life that often go unnoticed. Some of you even shared deeply personal stories about why you're grateful.
We're running a special spotlight on the homepage today to showcase some of these videos, and this morning, Good Morning America featured a selection on television in honor of today's holiday. Take a look here.
Happy Holidays -- with thanks.
Olivia Ma, YouTube News & Politics, recently watched "Thankful'" sung by 'SAT'

Alicia Keys Live! on YouTube

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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Michele Flannery, Music Manager, recently watched "Song of Mable" by Matryomin Ensemble Mable

Iraqi Government on YouTube

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Governments, heads of state, and leaders from around the world are on YouTube, including the Pope, the Royal Family, and Queen Rania, and presidents from the United States to France, South Korea to Estonia. Today we're especially pleased to announce that the Iraqi Government has launched a dedicated YouTube channel, at youtube.com/iraqigov. Learn more from Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki:

Earlier this year, I visited Baghdad as a guest of the U.S. State Department to engage in conversations about the role of technology in Iraq. In discussions with elected officials, private companies and NGOs, I routinely heard the desire to connect with fellow citizens, Iraqis outside the country's borders, and cultures across the world. But it wasn't just the Iraqi Government who expressed an interest in YouTube — I was pleasantly surprised by the high level of awareness from a wide variety of Iraqis. One young student told us she uses YouTube to understand what is really happening in her country based on the variety of opinions, citizen journalism and news reports uploaded to the site. There was little difference between her examples and those we often hear in other countries, which speaks to both the global community on YouTube and the universality of the video experience.
Just this past week, our CEO Eric Schmidt traveled to Iraq to meet with government officials there about the challenge and opportunities they face. While in Iraq, Eric shot this video for Citizentube:

We hope that by launching on YouTube, the Iraqi Government and their citizens will also find it easy to use YouTube to engage in such conversations, and bring their proceedings, policies and ideas to a larger audience around the world.
Hunter Walk, Director of Product Management

From Bacon-Infused Drinks to Saving Money -- What Can't You Learn on YouTube?

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

highlowlife-savinglife-enhancingFollow us on TwitterblogCreator's CornerHow to print your own T-shirt: http://bit.ly/159HpiHow to speed read: http://bit.ly/2FRRiHow to look like @ladygaga: http://bit.ly/Rb9pvHow to tie a tie: http://bit.ly/JXHZoHow to make fresh pasta: http://bit.ly/TeKASHow to make fire without matches or a lighter: http://bit.ly/pSyZwHow to open a beer with a pen: http://bit.ly/2usCi1How to knit: http://bit.ly/16oQBgHow to cut your own bangs: http://bit.ly/Ib3pqHow to make ice cream in a bag (preschool edition): http://bit.ly/X8s65How to do a banana kick: http://bit.ly/1JJT0fHow to count to 20 in Japanese: http://bit.ly/4gCv3qHow to peel a melon: http://bit.ly/BmXlBhttp://bit.ly/2zdzmhttp://bit.ly/15sezHhttp://bit.ly/jHQPrhttp://bit.ly/2Rv5Zmhttp://bit.ly/Ga8Dkhttp://bit.ly/xJWUbhttp://bit.ly/mameghttp://bit.ly/dwZpZhttp://bit.ly/3x5kekhttp://bit.ly/m8Dvxhttp://bit.ly/cfEj4http://bit.ly/Ov8tChttp://bit.ly/TrMRDhttp://bit.ly/12ny4Uhttp://bit.ly/6SKe8http://bit.ly/RdWO9http://bit.ly/czp8nhttp://bit.ly/5qREAhttp://bit.ly/LhEpUhttp://bit.ly/10fe45http://bit.ly/4hqV9Rhttp://bit.ly/tdafshttp://bit.ly/108hUxhttp://bit.ly/Bzc6Bhttp://bit.ly/hksI0http://bit.ly/2DnJDhhttp://bit.ly/1dq9I4http://bit.ly/rLNCxhttp://bit.ly/Mo5bzhttp://bit.ly/3kv7IEhttp://bit.ly/3XTfvwhttp://bit.ly/RSVnghttp://bit.ly/MsK57http://bit.ly/unPlZhttp://bit.ly/1McfOwhttp://bit.ly/1D5n2ihttp://bit.ly/1eS6zfhttp://bit.ly/4kxbJIhttp://bit.ly/3sd0u6http://bit.ly/eCILahttp://bit.ly/13xkKxhttp://bit.ly/1Awqtohttp://bit.ly/WpwdShttp://bit.ly/1z8yM8http://bit.ly/k7sW3http://bit.ly/pPtJWhttp://bit.ly/45dXNuhttp://bit.ly/ocqzXhttp://bit.ly/3kFvLshttp://bit.ly/3SkN6ahttp://bit.ly/oE6tZhttp://bit.ly/2rbn5Ehttp://bit.ly/OTfiUhttp://bit.ly/28qjv1http://bit.ly/1cGeeWhttp://bit.ly/3eWonXhttp://bit.ly/469fc5http://bit.ly/2BW8BEhttp://bit.ly/2sGH8shttp://bit.ly/1WwYHIhttp://bit.ly/1Q9T84http://bit.ly/2l47Fzhttp://bit.ly/rLNCxhttp://bit.ly/16JKhChttp://bit.ly/1is544http://bit.ly/2AvRV3http://bit.ly/2M8YaOhttp://bit.ly/Q2USohttp://bit.ly/4nkbEZhttp://bit.ly/49P2I5http://bit.ly/1qdPEnhttp://bit.ly/3Fsit2http://bit.ly/iCh9ahttp://bit.ly/2Jjiuxhttp://bit.ly/27jyEdSadia Harper, Howto & Style Manager, recently watched "How to find your bra size."

UPDATE (12/2): How to hand-wash your delicates: http://bit.ly/6D3c9jHow to peel a potato: http://bit.ly/6cTG2O via Dawn Wells, aka Mary Ann on Gillian's IslandHow to look like @ladygaga: http://bit.ly/Rb9pvHow to create desktop virtual reality displays using the Wii remote: http://bit.ly/8bKaeaHow to charge an iPod using electrolytes and an onion: http://bit.ly/7aAFEUHow to get six-pack abs: http://bit.ly/7BJIPHHow to fake abs: http://bit.ly/65kAQrHow to kiss with passion: http://bit.ly/7Bs3GSHow to solve a Rubik's Cube: http://bit.ly/71lB1XHow to moon walk like Michael Jackson: http://bit.ly/5AhE48
@souljaboyhttp://bit.ly/5D2bb6

Innovation in accessibility

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Auto-Timing: Auto-Captions: translated into 51 languagesUC BerkeleyStanfordMITYaleUCLADukeUCTVColumbiaPBSNational GeographicDemand MediaUNSWGoogleYouTube
Auto-caps is a continued step towards YouTube's goal of making video accessible everywhere (web, mobile, TV) and to everyone (other countries, languages, alternative access modes). It's also an example of using technology to enhance the video experience. For more details, please check this post on the Google Blog.

To learn more about how to use auto-caps and auto-timing, check out our help center article and this short video:

Hiroto Tokusei, Senior Product Manager, recently watched "(HD) 夜のゆりかもめ（新橋→豊洲） 01."

Update (11/29): On November 24, we posted a full-length video of this feature's announcement event in Washington, D.C. We have included English captions using the new auto-timing capabilities:

Hub for parents launches

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

For Mom

For MomBetterParents TVLifetimepopular mommy bloggersSadia Harper, Howto & Style Manager, recently watched "Things My Kids Will Never Know."

Curator of the Month: Michael Wesch

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Anthropology professor Michael Wesch has the awesome job of studying YouTube and thinking about what it all means. We asked him to curate a playlist of his favorite videos, and he came back with an impressive list of clips that exemplify how the "wonderfully playful participatory culture" you've created manifests itself on YouTube. Four of those videos are on our homepage today, but he also wrote this thoughtful blog post to accompany his picks. Reading it, you'll get a sense of how a single video or person can create a ripple that swells into something so much bigger than ourselves.Numa Numa dance,"Brolsma led the Michigan State Bandblinktwice4y's YouTube hit "Mario Kart Love Song"matrock records jamming it out Brady Bunch stylethese kids playing it liveyoung kids acting out the videothis wedding serenadeJK Wedding Entrance Dance"Divorce Dance,"one from Spainbabies are getting in on itamazing treadmill dancelive at your high schoolhundredscrappy webcamhe had just signed herMegan TonjesmandyvbatsKutimanrealFree Hugs movement"Deluxe Hugs"Autotune the News seriesCarl SaganBrett Gaylor's RIP: A Remix ManifestoUs by BlimvisibleMadV's "The Message."HD version"An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube

Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Kansas State University

Connecting citizens and journalists with YouTube Direct

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Every day, people with video cameras are changing the ways we get our news. We see it during elections. We see it during earthquakes, fires and other natural disasters. We see it on our freeways, in our schools and in our public spaces. Almost any event that takes place today has a chance of being captured on camera. As YouTube has become a global platform for sharing the news, media organizations have been looking for a good way to connect directly with citizen reporters on our site so they can broadcast this footage and bring it to a larger audience.
That's why we created YouTube Direct, a new tool that allows media organizations to request, review and rebroadcast YouTube clips directly from YouTube users. Built from our APIs, this open source application lets media organizations enable customized versions of YouTube's upload platform on their own websites. Users can upload videos directly into this application, which also enables the hosting organization to easily review video submissions and select the best ones to broadcast on-air and on their websites. As always, these videos also live on YouTube, so users can reach their own audience while also getting broader exposure and editorial validation for the videos they create.

Though we built YouTube Direct to help news organizations expand their coverage and connect directly with their audiences, the application is designed to meet any organization's goal of leveraging video content submitted by the community. Businesses can use YouTube Direct to solicit promotional videos, nonprofits can use the application to call-out for support videos around social campaigns and politicians can use the platform to ask for user-generated political commercials. The opportunities to use the tool are as broad as the media spectrum itself.
Already, we've seen ABC News, the Huffington Post, NPR, Politico, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post, and WHDH-TV/WLVI-TV in Boston using YouTube Direct. We look forward to seeing many more organizations to do the same.
To get started, visit youtube.com/direct.
Steve Grove, YouTube News and Politics, recently watched "The WonderScope Challenge"

"Holiday Solutions" channel debuts

Monday, November 16, 2009

Holiday Solutions

Food NetworkSubmit your query in the comments portion of the Holiday Solutions channelSadia Harper, Howto & Style Manager, recently watched "Cooking the Perfect Turkey"

1080p HD Is Coming to YouTube

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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Standard - 360p

HQ - 480p

HD - 720p

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Billy Biggs, Software Engineer, recently watched "Toy Story 3 - Official Teaser Trailer [HD]."

How We Think About Social

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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friend suggestions based on your Gmail address bookconnecting your YouTube account to social networksAutoShare feature

Over one million people are AutoSharing videos to Twitter, Facebook and Google Reader

Each AutoShared Tweet you send out from YouTube turns into an average of seven new sessions on YouTube.com

Over a million people have found and subscribed to at least one friend on YouTube based on our Friend Suggest feature

Most Tweeted video yesterday? Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance"

More than one million new subscriptions are created every day

herehereBrian Glick, Product Manager, recently watched "Michael Jackson - Beat It,"and James Phillips, Software Engineer, recently watched "New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less."

YouTube Salutes Vets and Their Supporters

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

communicate their wartime experience

created a social network

www.youtube.com/veteransRamya Raghavan, YouTube Nonprofits & Activism, recently watched "Interview: Army Sgt. Valdez"

We're Hiring Engineers!

Monday, November 9, 2009

A billionTwenty hours of videoSocial and political impactThe latest in pop cultureprojects you're passionate aboutfunCheck out our listings and apply today! Fred Soriano, Recruiter, recently watched "Archon Defender."

Last Chance for "Bram Stoker's Dracula"

Monday, November 9, 2009

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Nate Weinstein, YouTube Entertainment, recently watched "SpatSolver."

Android 2.0 Introduces Improvements for Mobile Video

Friday, November 6, 2009

rapid growth in mobile video uploads to YouTubeVerizon Droid by Motorola

DVD quality recording and easier sharing: It is now possible to shoot DVD-quality videos and upload them to YouTube with a single flick of a finger. Droid is the first Android powered phone with DVD-quality recording, and it offers the ability to add effects like sepia, solarization and red tint to your videos. In addition, the new YouTube widget gives single-tap access to recording and sharing capabilities right from the home screen, making it even easier to broadcast those special moments or sights, or even silly ones like this video exploring six ways to have a fruitful finish to a lunch meeting:

It's more like the YouTube you're used to: The controls on the new YouTube application on Android 2.0 now have a look and feel that's much more like the YouTube desktop experience. We've also added the ability to manage personal subscriptions in 'My Account,' and so now, with the ability to search, share, rate, comment and of course view videos, the on-the-go YouTube experience is closer to the one you're used to on your computer.

High quality playback and brilliant screen: The Droid by Motorola has a brilliant 3.7 inch screen with noticeably high resolution and crisp colors: 854x480 pixels with 16M colors. The YouTube App on Android 2.0 plays videos in HQ automatically when you are on wifi, bringing the best possible YouTube watching experience to a mobile device. And if you are out of wifi range, you can still watch videos in HQ by selecting "Menu -> More -> Watch in high quality."

Jonathan Matus, Android Lead Product Marketing Manager, recently watched "Stealth Bomber."

Funny or Die Joins YouTube

Thursday, November 5, 2009

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Thanks, Will and Adam! So if you want to keep up with all things funny, "subscribe or die" to Funny or Die's new YouTube channel.

George Strompolos, Strategic Partnerships, recently watched "BAT FIGHT with Will Ferrell."

Help the Hungry This Thanksgiving

Monday, November 2, 2009

we asked youVideo Volunteerscreate a video

YouTube Video Volunteers channelRamya Raghavan, Nonprofits & Activism, recently favorited "Raising Malawi with Madonna."

Can You Beat Michael Phelps?

Sunday, November 1, 2009

The Best of Us Challengetapping-your-ears-while-doing-a-handstandbalanced a stick on his footpicked up 24 tennis ballsThe Best of Us Challenge channelAndrew Bangs, YouTube Sports, recently watched "Tiger Woods Golf Swing in Slow Motion"

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