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Create your own video duels with YouTube Slam
Friday, March 30, 2012
Last year we started
experimenting
with the idea that you could find the next big thing on YouTube.
YouTube Slam
pits two videos against each other, where you get points for picking the crowd favorite. In just a few months, hundreds of thousands of you cast more than a million votes on Slams we created, and today we’re turning the game controls over to you.
You can now turn any of your playlists into a YouTube Slam. Play solo, share the YouTube link with your friends or even play together in a Google+ Hangout. Here’s how to do it:
Make a playlist with the videos you want to include in the Slam (you’ll need at least two videos and they have to be public), or choose a playlist you have already
Go to
www.youtube.com/slam/create
Click the “Create Slam” button next to one of your playlists. It’ll look like this:
When you click “Play Slam” you’ll be taken into your game, and we’ll show the highest scoring videos and players on the leaderboard page of your Slam. Click “View the winners” at any time to check it out.
Want to get your friends involved? You can now play custom or existing Slams live with friends inside a Google+ Hangout by clicking the “Play Slam with your friends” link. You can also share the YouTube Slam link with friends directly to get more people playing. If you feel like the Slam has been settled, you can remove it at any time.
Slam is still a work in progress, and we want to hear your feedback. Let us know what you think in the comments below or by clicking the “Feedback” link on any Slam.
Interested in learning more about the research behind YouTube Slam? Check out our recent Google Research Blog post about
gamification of search ranking
, or find out about our work on
finding funny videos
and
talented musicians
.
Sanketh Shetty, software engineer, recently played a “
Tree Cutting Fails
” Slam.
Woo your Valentine with help from YouTube
Monday, February 13, 2012
The
oldest known Valentine
still in existence today is a poem written by a Frenchman, Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was locked away in the Tower of London. On Valentine's Day he sent his wife a rhyming love letter. Written in 1415, this poem now lives in the British Library in London.
The Duke had 25 years in prison to craft poems to make his love swoon, but you have just one day until Valentine’s Day to woo the one you love. So look no further than
YouTube
to find some inspiration.
Find the way into your Valentine’s heart through his or her stomach with the help of some of YouTube’s cooking channels. From romantic fondue dips to red velvet vegan cupcakes to recipes for raw food hearts, you’re sure to find a dish for any loved one’s palette.
Whatever your budget, whomever your Valentine, truly great gifts are thoughtful and personal. From an origami bouquet of roses to a sentimental deck of cards to tips for creating a romantic dinner at home, YouTube channels have great gift ideas for you.
Finally, are you thinking about asking someone special an important question this Valentine’s Day? The
YouTube Slam
team cooked up a
Valentine's Day Slam
of romantic proposals to help you get inspired! Watch the proposals side by side and vote for whichever pulls on your heartstrings or even brings tears to your eyes. And don’t forget to check out the top voted proposals.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Jessica Mason, communications associate, recently watched “
How to cook a lobster for Valentine's Day!
”
Music Tuesday: Power to the People, YouTube Slam and more
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
From the streets of Jerusalem to the bedrooms of America, this week on
Music Tuesday
we’re celebrating some of the musicians who are beginning their careers, making their names and finding an audience on YouTube.
YouTube stars rock Jerusalem
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s “Power of the People,” last year a group of musicians on YouTube came together on the ancient streets of Jerusalem to create a new version of the song. Having performed together at an event earlier that day,
Maria Aragon
,
2CELLOS
,
Cobus
and
Marina Maximillian Blumin
rendezvoused at the Iraqi Market and before long a large crowd had gathered to join the party. We’re excited to debut the final video today. Enjoy!
Five people, one guitar
This week’s standout music video success was undoubtedly Walk of the Earth’s five-people-play-one-guitar cover of Gotye’s “
Somebody That I Used to Know
.” With 25 million views and counting, it’s also provided a boost for the
original song
.
YouTube Slam
Do you think you could spot the next Bieber or Adele?
YouTube Slam
lets you compare and vote on the best bedroom balladeers, and each week crowns a new star. Check out a playlist of the current Top 10 below, and then head over to
YouTube Slam
to have your say on next week’s competition.
Tim Partridge, YouTube Music Manager, recently watched “
Stereo Express - Shadooroack (Official Video Clip)
.”
Introducing YouTube Slam
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Have some free time this week? Think you can find the next
singing sensation
, viral video like
Charlie bit my finger
or
Surprised Kitty
?
Then come play
YouTube Slam
—a video discovery experiment we cooked up with folks from
Google Research
. Each week a new crop of videos battles head-to-head in
Comedy
,
Cute
,
Music
,
Bizarre
and
Dance
Slams, where your votes determine who wins the Slam and gets featured on the leaderboard.
Earn points for predicting the crowd favorites, and see how you stack up against other players at the end of each week. Get your daily dose of the most
talented
,
hilarious
,
adorable
or
weird
videos on YouTube, and you could help uncover the next big thing.
You can also subscribe to our Slam channels to see each week’s video leaderboards:
Comedy
,
Cute
,
Music
,
Bizarre
or
Dance
. Pick a Slam and
start playing
!
Tomas Izo, Software Engineer, recently watched “
Brick By Boring Brick: Paramore (Storm Kaden Cover)
” via
YouTube Slam
.
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