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24 Hours, 24 Videos: Welcome to 2009
2008年1月31日木曜日
So here it is: 2009. And after our 24-video marathon run through 2008’s memorable moments, hopefully you’re feeling suitably entertained and fired with enthusiasm for the year ahead.
But before we move on into the unknown, let’s take closer look at some of the videos we have featured through the day – be it for the sake of Auld Lang Syne, or just for kicks. Because here at YouTube there is nothing we like more than a bit of backstory to place a video in context.
Weezer: Pork and Beans
Weezer's video hit YouTube on May 23. Drawing on 24 of the biggest viral hits the site has seen to date -- from "Dramatic Chipmunk" to "Miss Teen USA 2007 South Carolina" to Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain" -- the video salutes some of the most memorable moments and people in YouTube's history, generating more than 15,500,000 clicks in the process and creating (dare we say it) a video that transcended the sum of its estimable parts.
Christian the Lion
This story of an unbreakable bond between man and beast was one of the most talked about videos of 2008. It briefly chronicles the true story of a lion being reunited with the two men who raised him, years after he'd been released back into the wild and become the leader of his own pride. The actual reunion took place in 1972, but this archive footage was rediscovered and posted to YouTube earlier this year. If one video saw tears stain the leathery cheeks of the battle-hardened YouTube Team over the past 12 months, this was it…
Frozen Grand Central
The New York-based collective Improv Everywhere have become firm favorites on YouTube, thanks to their unique public hijinks. Videos like "No Pants Subway Ride" and "Food Court Musical" offer good examples of their large-scale pranks, but the elaborate public performance "Frozen Grand Central Station" was especially popular. The video features more than 200 people simultaneously freezing in place at Grand Central Station in New York City; the reactions of onlookers are as striking as the stunt itself. They claim to ‘cause scenes’ – they don’t lie.
Where The Hell Is Matt?
Matt Harding is best known as the goofy guy who danced his way around the world. But Harding's frankly risible grooving has brought inspiration and joy to millions of people -- over 14 million have viewed it on YouTube alone. As one observant user said: "It shows that no matter how different we are on the outside, inside we all just want to dance, laugh, and have fun."
Rick Astley: Never Gonna Give You Up
Chances are that at some point in 2008, you or someone you know experienced a "Rick Roll": a bait-and-switch prank that dupes you into watching the video for Rick Astley's 1980s hit "Never Gonna Give You Up." The joke even transcended the Internet with organizers of football games, parades and rallies "Rick Rolling" unsuspecting attendees. But perhaps the ultimate "Rick Roll" occurred on April Fool's Day, when YouTube rigged up every feature to the video. Then he was pronounced Best Act Ever by MTV Europe after – you guessed it – an internet poll. You naughty, naughty people.
Will.i.am: Yes We Can Obama Song
When Barack Obama delivered his concession speech after the New Hampshire primary, little did he know he was providing the script -- and the inspiration -- for the most-watched political video of 2008. Will.i.am's "Yes We Can" music video, a celebrity-studded mash-up of Obama's speech, became an instant viral sensation upon its release in early February, and arguably had a massive influence on Election '08 and popular culture. Seen over six million times just on Will.i.am's official YouTube channel, the video has inspired voters, young people, and satirists alike.
Fred Loses His Meds
Who says you can't become an overnight success on YouTube? Not 15-year-old Lucas Cruikshank, or Fred Figglehorn as he is known to fans, who created a Web series in which he plays a hyperactive six-year-old with anger management issues. Fred's hyper-kinetic videos quickly caught people's attention and helped make him the fastest-rising star in YouTube history. The above video (his second) was Fred's first to break a million views, jump-starting his meteoric rise to his current position as the No. 1 Most Subscribed user on YouTube.
Star Wars according to a three-year-old
This sweet-faced little lady became a YouTube sensation with her retelling of the original Star Wars movie. Fans of the film can go on for hours discussing the plot, but this three-year-old sums it up in less than two minutes. If not the most detailed description of Star Wars ever, it's arguably the most adorable. Warning: Spoiler Alert.
The Miley Cyrus Story
Not only did Miley release a hit song (and video) this year with
7 Things
, which inspired several user-generated
parodies
(some of them nearly as popular as the original), but the Hannah Montana star also launched her own YouTube channel,
MileyMandy
with best friend Mandy Jiroux. The girls have used their channel to vlog and generally horse around for their audience of over 292,000 subscribers, and it's also where they post their
M&M Cru
dance battle videos, which together have notched nearly 15 million views and took the world's "biggest online dance battle" to a whole new level.
Super Mario Rescues The Princess: Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade
As the creator of Family Guy and American Dad, Seth MacFarlane has had a tremendous impact on animated entertainment. This year, MacFarlane opted to launch
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
exclusively on Google and YouTube. Not only was this a groundbreaking event for online video, it also showcased the financial opportunities that online advertising can offer film-makers (not that this comes as much surprise to members of the YouTube Partner Program).
Now we’ve had our say, we’d love to hear what you made of our end-of-year round up. Leave your comments below – it wouldn’t be YouTube without a little back and forth now, would it?
Here’s to a video-rich 2009. Happy New Year!
The YouTube Team
YouTube Partner Program: Now in the UK
2008年1月30日水曜日
When we announced the expansion of the
YouTube Partner Program
late last year, our goal was to offer some of the most popular and prolific original content creators in the YouTube community an easy way to generate revenue from their videos on the site. (For a quick recap of how the program works, see our
previous blog post
.)
Like the Internet itself, the YouTube community crosses borders and cultural boundaries. As part of our ongoing plan to reflect international user contribution to our service -- we've already localized our service for 18 countries -- we're excited to announce that once again we are expanding the YouTube Partner Program, this time by rolling out the program internationally. First stop, the United Kingdom. Now anyone living in the UK can apply to become a partner at
uk.youtube.com/partners
.
The program has grown significantly since its initial launch, with millions of video views each day earning revenue for our partners. We look forward to bringing the YouTube Partner Program to more international users in the near future. To where will we expand next? Stay tuned…
The YouTube Team
One Day, 24 States
2008年1月28日月曜日
Next Tuesday, February 5, may be the most important day yet in the 2008 race to the White House. Dubbed "Super Tuesday," it's when voters in 24 states take to the polls to vote for their parties' nominees. This year, half the delegates for each party's nomination are up for grabs.
We've created a special
Super Tuesday
channel on our
You Choose '08 platform
. Not only can you submit your political videos to the channel, but you can also tag them to a Google map to show the world where you're uploading from.
Zoom into the states to get a close-up view or scan across the map to follow the campaign through the eyes of voters, candidates, and news teams. We're already seeing some great content:
Keep watching, and if you live in one of the 24 Super Tuesday states, be sure to get out and vote!
Yours,
Steve G.
YouTube News & Politics
Site Update 1/23
2008年1月26日土曜日
Check out these enjoyable changes that just went live, thanks to the local crew here at YouTube!
NEW VIEW FOR VIDEOS TAB
We've improved your video browsing experience by fully exposing the search options on the
Videos
page (searches like 'Most Viewed' and 'Recently Featured' were previously found via dropdown menu). This makes it easier to find what you're looking for quickly.
RECENT COMMENTS
To display the most recent comments you have made on YouTube videos, choose the new 'My Recent Comments' setting in your
profile
. On your channel page, users can also click 'View All' to see all comments you have ever made.
As always, feel free to
share your thoughts
with us on these new additions.
Yours,
The YouTube Team
Political Platforms Launch in the U.K. and Spain
2008年1月25日金曜日
This week, the
You Choose '08 platform
, our hub for American political content, gets made over for the
United Kingdom
and
Spain
. These new platforms include the official YouTube channels of the major political parties in those countries and allow you to interact with local politicians through video. U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has already gotten the conversation started:
In Spain, where federal elections are just over a month away, voters have the chance to ask the candidates questions on live television through a special partnership with
RTVE
, Spain's largest broadcaster. Much like in our
CNN/YouTube debates
, Spanish voters are submitting video questions for the candidates, who will then answer a handful of them in six live television interviews.
Citizens and candidates around the world are using YouTube for political expression, as we've seen recently in
Kenya
,
Japan
,
Australia
, and
Myanmar
. And as we continue to launch localized versions of our site, we will continue to build areas where you can learn more about your leaders and interact directly with them.
Yours,
Steve G.
YouTube News & Politics
A New And Improved YouTube For Mobile
2008年1月24日木曜日
Today we're excited to announce the official debut of YouTube for Mobile, featuring a new and improved mobile website,
m.youtube.com
! Until today, many of you who tried watching videos on
m.youtube.com
from your mobile phones may have longed to see a wider selection of videos and more community features that you've come to know and love on YouTube.com. Now you can, and here's what's changed:
Millions of videos:
YouTube for Mobile now features tens of millions of videos, which includes most of the videos already available on YouTube.com and your own uploaded videos.
Community on the go:
You can now access your YouTube account, your Favorites, your own uploaded Videos and your favorite Channels. You can also share, rate, and comment directly from the mobile website to other YouTube users.
Mobile phone uploads available within moments:
Now if you upload videos from your phone to YouTube via email/mms, they will appear within moments on both
m.youtube.com
and
www.youtube.com
. This means you can easily share videos you capture on your phone with your friends and family. All you need to do is create a mobile profile at
www.youtube.com/mobile
.
Global:
Global: YouTube for Mobile is available and localized for the UK, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, Germany, and Russia.
As long as your phone and mobile operator support streaming video, anyone can access YouTube for Mobile simply by going to
'm.youtube.com'
in their phone browser. There are a couple requirements for supporting YouTube for Mobile:
1. Your device has to support RTSP streaming. To determine if your mobile device supports this type of streaming, you may want to check your device's manual to find a description of its specifications.
2. Your service carrier has to allow streaming videos. You may want to contact your carrier for more information about the availability of data streaming on your mobile device.
In addition, we're also releasing a beta version of a YouTube for Mobile downloadable application. It's different from the YouTube for Mobile website (
m.youtube.com
) because it is a Java (J2ME) application you install on your phone, whereas
m.youtube.com
you access via your phone's web browser. The app is available in US and UK English and supports the following phones:
Sony Ericsson k800, w880
Nokia e65, n95, n73, 6110 navigator and 6120 classic
To download the app, simply point your phone browser to
m.youtube.com
and if your phone's one of the above, you should be prompted to download and install the application.
You may be wondering, "Is YouTube for Mobile the same as what's available on the Helio Ocean or Apple iPhone?" In a nutshell, yes -- YouTube for Mobile is all about bringing video to mobile phones. We believe in providing the best user experience possible for all users, which in some cases means different YouTube solutions for different phones. Overall, we're pretty excited about working with our partners and users to make YouTube for Mobile better and better over the next year.
So point your phone browser to
m.youtube.com
and check out the latest changes today! And if you've got any feedback for us on YouTube for Mobile, leave us a comment on this blog entry or post a video response to the video below, in which YouTube for Mobile team members Andy and Dwipal tell you about the new features:
Best,
The YouTube Team
New YouTube Known Issues Page
2008年1月23日水曜日
In an effort to keep users more informed on current bugs, fixes, and quirky site issues, we've launched the new
YouTube Known Issues Page
.
When possible, we'll also tell you about temporary workarounds that can solve the problem until our engineers have fixed it completely. If you find something on the site that doesn't seem to be working quite right, come here to find out if we've already addressed the issue. If one of the issues matches a problem you've experienced, please let us know by clicking "This is my issue!" That'll help us understand which problems are affecting the most people so we can get to them as quickly as possible.
You can find the Known Issues link in the
right column
of most pages in the Help Center.
We'll update the Known Issues page often. Please note that if there's a more widespread problem (like the homepage disappearing!), you can go to the
Help Center homepage
where we'll broadcast the issue in a bright red box we call the Status Module. You can review past Status Module posts
here
.
Keepin' it real,
The YouTube Team
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