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One Day, 24 States
Monday, January 28, 2008
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
Saturday, January 26, 2008
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
Friday, January 25, 2008
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
Thursday, January 24, 2008
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
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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
Community Council Update
Saturday, January 19, 2008
They came, they saw, they conquered! During their visit to
YouTube HQ
in November, the Community Council had the opportunity to exchange thoughts and ideas directly with 'Tube staff from various teams and participate in usability studies. Through ongoing discussions with YouTube and beta feature testing (like video recommendations and a new home page design in the works), users
bgirl5
,
bradofarrell
,
sarrycrey
,
tlg847
, and
visiblemode
have made great strides in representing the community's voice within the product. Here's a rundown of features YouTube's Community Council has brought their influence to thus far:
features recently implemented with the help of council input:
--RSS LINKS ON VIDEO BROWSE PAGES
--'MOST ACTIVE TODAY' & 'PREVIOUSLY POPULAR' VIDEO SEARCH
--SUBSCRIPTIONS UPDATE - (Closed and suspended accounts now automatically removed from subscriptions)
features scheduled which are coming soon:
--CHARACTER COUNTER FOR COMMENTS - A visual counter letting you know when you are approaching the character limit when writing comments on videos.
--RECENT COMMENTS - A module on your channel page showing all the videos (& comments) you have ever commented on.
To continue the cycle of feedback and discussions going between the community, the Council, and YouTube, we invite you to send us your ideas for new features, site improvements, and your input on the following list to
suggestions@youtube.com
.
items currently in progress or under consideration that we'd like to get more community feedback on:
--'VLOGGER' TYPE CHANNEL - What type of specific features would you like to see for a vlogger account type?
--'YOUTUBE BASICS' VIDEO - A brief video with educational step-by-step instructions for things like: how to report issues to Help Center, how to make the most of your channel design, etc.. What are some helpful tips you think would be cool for newer users?
--MORE CHANNEL STATS - What kind of stats related to your channel would you be most interested in seeing?
--VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS - These could be based on what types of videos you and your friends watch, add as 'favorites', channels you subscribe to, etc. (ie. "If you like this channel, you might also like...").
--DISCOVERING NEW COMMUNITIES - Offering new ways for YouTubers to find other like-minded users and sub-communities more easily.
--EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS - We have heard many requests for improvements on our notifications system and want to get your take on changes you would like to see made to emails and getting updates from YouTube in general.
--FULLSCREEN PLAYER - What features are you interested in seeing on the full screen player?
--'FRIENDS' MANAGEMENT - Improving managing and organizing 'friends' on your channel.
--COMMENTS/VIDEO RESPONSES PER INDEX POINT - Referring to a specific point in the video you are commenting on or making a video response for.
Remember to send your thoughts on the features above to
suggestions@youtube.com
and we'll check them out. (Note: this email address is for feature requests and ideas only. Please contact our
Help Center
if you are having an issue you need immediate assistance with).
Our goal is to continue bringing forth ideas and feedback from you, and the Council, and turn them into actual features on the site which will benefit the overall YouTube community. Rest assured, this group has been working diligently to turn users' suggestions into realities.
This message has been brought to you by your friendly
YouTube Community Council
.
Until the next update...
The YouTube Team
Michel Gondry Edits Our Home Page
Friday, January 18, 2008
For many film lovers on YouTube, seeing
Michel Gondry
, the incredibly
talented, award-winning filmmaker behind films like
Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind
and
The Science of Sleep
, be an active member of our
community has been nothing short of amazing. (You've likely seen his
Rubik's Cube video
and
"deblending" techniques.
)
So who better to curate the home page during the
2008 Sundance Film
Festival
than Monsieur Gondry himself? A Sundance veteran, Gondry will
head back to Park City, Utah, this year with his latest – and much
anticipated – film,
Be
Kind Rewind
, starring Jack Black and Mos Def.
But, first, he'll program a festival of sorts
right here on YouTube
. His eclectic selection of picks is currently gracing our home page.
Enjoy,
Sara P.
YouTube Film
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