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Dems Flock to YouTube to Support Obama
Friday, 29 August 2008
This week at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, delegates, party leaders, celebrities, and voters from every state in the nation gathered to officially nominate their candidate for President. YouTube, an official partner with the Convention, was on the scene with an upload booth that captured the thoughts of hundreds of diverse and enthusiastic Democrats. There was the woman who
sang an ode to Barack Obama
, a couple of Alaskan fisherwomen who
applauded his efforts to protect our natural resources
, and military veterans who
gave their own reasons for supporting Obama
. Here's a full set of highlights from the "I nominate Barack Obama because…" series:
In addition, party and political leaders – among them
Governor Mark Warner
,
Senator Harry Reid
,
Governor Bill Richardson
,
Governor Brian Schweitzer
,
Mayor Gavin Newsom
, and
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin
– and celebrities like
John Legend
,
Charles Barkley
, and
Louis Gossett Jr.
took the opportunity to speak directly to the YouTube community and/or to talk about why they are nominating Obama. Their videos, and a whole lot more, including
Senator Obama's acceptance speech
, are available on the DNCC's YouTube channel.
Stay tuned next week as we head to Minneapolis/St. Paul to catch all of the proceedings on the Republican side and to hear why that Convention's attendees feel equally excited about their candidate, Senator John McCain.
Yours,
Steve G.
YouTube News & Politics
New Captions Feature For Videos
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Here at YouTube, we're always trying to find new ways to enrich your viewing experience and to help video creators reach a wider audience. As part of this goal, we've added a new captioning feature which allows you to give viewers a deeper understanding of your video. Captions can help people who would not otherwise understand the audio track to follow along, especially those who speak other languages or who are deaf and hard of hearing.
You can add captions to one of
your videos
by uploading a closed caption file using the "Captions and Subtitles" menu on the editing page. To add several captions to a video, simply upload multiple files. If you want to include foreign subtitles in multiple languages, upload a separate file for each language. There are over 120 languages to choose from and you can add any title you want for each caption. If a video includes captions, you can activate them by clicking the menu button located on the bottom right of the video player. Clicking this button will also allow viewers to choose which captions they want to see.
Some of our partners have already started using captions to offer you a better understanding of their videos (even with the audio turned off):
-
BBC Worldwide
: captions are provided in five different languages on
this clip
from Top Gear.
-
CNET
: tech
product reviews
from CNET's Crave blog.
-
UC Berkeley
: footage from the
Opencast Project Open House
.
-
MIT
: full lectures on subjects like
Physics
.
-
Gonzodoga
: English subtitles on this awesome Japanese
animation
.
We hope captions will serve to tighten the YouTube community by bringing together international users from different cultures.
We're excited to see what kinds of fun and creative uses for captions you'll be coming up with for your videos!
For more information about how to use captions, visit
this page
.
The YouTube Team
Announcing the Winner of the People/YouTube Red Carpet Reporter Contest...
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Did you vote? The time to find out who won has finally arrived.
We challenged you to show off your celebrity reporting skills, and after two rounds of voting for your favorite microphone-toting reporter, we're pleased to announce a winner. Congratulations to
Chescaleigh
, who will be joining
People.com's Michelle Beadle
on the red carpet at a major awards ceremony in Los Angeles this September. As your official Red Carpet Reporter, Chescaleigh will have the opportunity to interview some of TV's biggest celebs as they strut their stuff before the big show. Check out Michelle Beadle's announcement video here:
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Chescaleigh's trip to L.A. comes complete with a makeover from Revlon and invites to some of the hottest parties in town. You can catch her exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage on the
Red Carpet Reporter channel
next month.
Well done, Chescaleigh, and special thanks to everyone else who entered or voted.
Cheers,
The YouTube Team
Trendspotting Tuesday: Unusual Art
Monday, 25 August 2008
With the outlandish Burning Man festival taking place this weekend,
TrendspottingTuesday
takes a wide-eyed look at the world of unusual art.
You don't need a
Burning Man-style art car
to take a tour through this gallery of unconventional materials and quirky ideas. All it takes is a few mouse clicks to witness
delicate, water-based calligraphy on the streets of Beijing
,
fuzzy felt art in New York
or a
burbling balloon installation in London
.
If art is food for thought, our collection of unusual arts and crafts includes some raw materials that are more commonly thought of as, well, food. Though you wouldn't want to swallow bubblegum, have you ever considered
sculpting with it
? And if you enjoy your cheese sliced, how do you feel about
a whopping 1,200 pounds of it, expertly carved
? These are all questions you can ponder while watching
a butter sculpture meltdown
. Here's the full playlist:
All the best,
The YouTube Team
The Democratic National Convention on YouTube
Monday, 25 August 2008
Today in Denver, the Democratic National Convention begins! Thousands of delegates, super delegates, party leaders, media, and political tourists have descended upon this Colorado city for four days of non-stop celebration. Here on YouTube, you can join them.
Visit our Convention Headquarters at
www.youtube.com/2008conventions
for all the latest video from the Convention floor, in addition to behind-the-scenes footage from party leaders and videos uploaded straight from the Convention by delegates. We'll also have upload booths set up around the Pepsi Center and Convention Hall, not to mention in the
the Big Tent
, where all the bloggers will congregate for the week. Video will be pouring in from these locations and hundreds of others...and we'll do our best to stay on top of it all on our Convention channel.
Be sure to look out for
Rich Peters
, the winner of our Democratic Convention contest, who will be reporting all week on the proceedings. He even wants to know you if you have questions you'd like him to pass along to those he meets in Denver.
Every Convention has had its signature moments (like
Senator Obama's 2004 speech in Boston
), so watch out for this year's defining occurrences and rising stars on YouTube. In fact, check
www.youtube.com/2008conventions
often for the kind of coverage you won't find anywhere else.
Yours,
Steve G.
YouTube News & Politics
Congrats to these winners of Aimee Mann's 'Freeway' cover song contest
Friday, 22 August 2008
Today we're highlighting the winners of Aimee Mann's "Freeway" cover song contest on our home page. (She even made a video explaining the tough decisions that went into selecting her favorites from hundreds of entries.) Congratulations go out to the top two winners (it was a tie!), who are both scheduled to perform with Mann on her tour next month. On September 5,
iSO the Robot
will sing with Aimee in Atlanta, and Tucson singer-songwriter
John Galt
will join her in Greensboro, North Carolina, the next day. Here are their winning video entries:
Along with iSO and John, we're also featuring an array of finalists, including Vicki Bass, a 14-year-old from the U.K., and unsigned singer-songwriters from New Orleans to Los Angeles. Several of these musicians took this opportunity to hit the road to make their videos, singing "Freeway" from the back seats of their vehicles (one accompanied by his children in adjoining car seats).
Enjoy these diverse versions of "Freeway," and if you can't make it to Mann's live shows, stay tuned for videos of the winning duets, which will be featured on Aimee's YouTube channel and in our music category in September.
Hittin'the Freeway,
Michele K-Tel
YouTube Music
Aimee's 'Freeway' Takeover
Friday, 22 August 2008
Today we're highlighting the winners of Aimee Mann's "Freeway" cover song contest on our home page. (She even made a
video
explaining the tough decisions that went into selecting her favorites from hundreds of entries.) Congratulations go out to the top two winners (it was a tie!), who are both scheduled to perform with Mann on her tour next month. On September 5,
iSO the Robot
will sing with Aimee in Atlanta, and Tucson singer-songwriter
John Galt
will join her in Greensboro, North Carolina, the next day. Here are their winning video entries:
Along with iSO and John, we're also featuring an array of finalists, including
Vicki Bass
, a 14-year-old from the U.K., and unsigned singer-songwriters from New Orleans to Los Angeles. Several of these musicians took this opportunity to hit the road to make their videos, singing "Freeway" from the back seats of their vehicles (
one
accompanied by his nephews in adjoining car seats).
Enjoy these diverse versions of "Freeway," and if you can't make it to Mann's live shows, stay tuned for videos of the winning duets, which will be featured on
Aimee's YouTube channel
and in our music category in September.
Hittin' the Freeway,
Michele K-Tel
YouTube Music
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