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You Choose '08 Spotlight: Chris Dodd
Thursday, 28 June 2007
In this week's You Choose '08 Spotlight, Senator Chris Dodd says he's tired of the mainstream media's coverage of the election. He wants to use YouTube to "bypass the traditional media filter... to insure that the important issues get the attention they deserve."
His video asks YOU to take political action by contacting your senator to show support for the Dodd Amendment to end the Iraq war.
Senator Sam Brownback ended his week in the Spotlight in the same way he started it -- by filing video dispatches from his campaign bus. In this video response to a user question about adoption, Brownback provides great context to his answer by including his two adopted children, Jenna and Mark.
Yours,
Steve G.
YouTube News & Politics
Category Browsing is Back in Effect
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
The browse by category functionality is back up and running. Thanks again for your patience and please accept our apologies for any frustration that this temporary removal caused. We will continue closely monitoring your feedback to ensure that everything went well across the board.
Many of you also requested we put back the total number of video views, which used to display on the homepage. This statistic is now shown on your
account
page. You'll see the "Video Views" count in the blue rectangular box near the top of the page.
Take care,
The YouTube Team
Sketchies - Vote Now!
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
Out of the thousands that entered our sketch comedy contest, only ten have made their way into Round 2. Their
second video submissions
are up for your viewing pleasure, but you have only TWO days left (until June 28) to decide which five will advance to Round 3. Those five finalists will then submit a new video and, starting July 6, you have the power to determine which of them will be crowned the first-ever YouTube Sketchies winner.
So watch and vote. Someone's future depends on it!
Sara P.
YouTube Film
Categories - We're working on a solution!
Saturday, 23 June 2007
Hi everyone,
We wanted to officially address the current situation of category browsing having gone missing from the site after the latest update (which also affected search for channel honors). We want to apologize for the upset and frustration that this has caused you. We wholeheartedly understand and we have been listening to the overwhelming feedback from all of you to "bring them back!"
It was actually not our intention to take this helpful function away from you. There were technical reasons this had to happen in the short-term, but the good news is that we're working hard on a solution to bring it back. More news when we have it, and thanks so much for your patience in the meantime.
Yours,
The YouTube Team
Four Eyed Monsters Say Thanks!
Thursday, 21 June 2007
Two weeks ago, we featured a
full-length film
by one of our partners, Four Eyed Monsters, on the home page. We weren't sure how you would respond to a 71-minute film – or even if you'd watch something that long online - but, wow, have you shown your support.
With over 500,000 views so far, over 2,500 overwhelmingly positive comments and over 40 moving video responses, your feedback has been just as inspirational as the film itself. So much so that Arin and Susan extended the film's run on YouTube to August 15th and made a response video to your responses. We wanted to be sure that you saw the impact you've made:
Thanks for watching,
Sara P.
YouTube Film
You Choose '08 Spotlight: Sam Brownback
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Senator Sam Brownback rolls into the You Choose '08 Spotlight this week from his campaign bus in Iowa. Zipping past rural countryside, the Republican from Kansas talks about growing up on a farm and his "pro-life, whole-life" message.
Brownback plans to answer your questions straight from the campaign trail this week, so upload your video response and keep your eyes peeled to his
YouTube channel
for more videos.
Over in the Democratic race for the nomination,
Senator Joe Biden
released four different videos this week addressing those who responded to his Spotlight video about energy independence. Peering over a laptop and addressing users by name, Biden expounds further on an issue that he's made central to his campaign.
Don't forget that you can ask Biden and all the other Democratic candidates questions which may be broadcast and answered LIVE on CNN on July 23. Submit your videos
here
for the chance to be part of the first-ever user-generated presidential debate!
Yours,
Steve G.
YouTube News & Politics
YouTube Speaks Your Language!
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
Olá, Bonjour, Ciao, こんにちは, Hallo, Czesc, Hola and Hello!
Video is universal, and the incredible variety of the international content that we see on YouTube confirms just that! In the spirit of serving our communities better, we are tailoring the YouTube experience to speak your language.
Earlier today we announced local versions of YouTube in nine countries – Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the UK. As part of this first step in our international rollout, you can now enjoy fully translated sites, with localized home pages, content and search functions. As these sites evolve, so will your localized YouTube experience, including country-specific video rankings, comments and browse pages – all while being just one click away from the worldwide view.
We're extremely excited to be offering YouTube in the languages of so many of our users, since it allows people to express themselves and unite around interesting, relevant videos. We're looking forward to seeing communities develop between people in their local communities as well as among people around the world. We can't wait to experience more original content and interesting genres of content in different languages on the site.
For those not included in this first rollout, don't despair, we have plans in the works to launch in many more countries in the near future. As usual, we'll learn from our community, and we'll adapt and innovate as you tell us to.
In the meantime, be sure to check out our new sites:
br.youtube.com
,
fr.youtube.com
,
ie.youtube.com
,
it.youtube.com
,
jp.youtube.com
,
nl.youtube.com
,
pl.youtube.com
,
es.youtube.com
and
uk.youtube.com
, and tell us what you think!
Yours truly,
Sakina Arsiwala
YouTube International Manager
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