Announcements Google Group

YouTube RealTime

(YouTube Liz) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:12:06 UT

Hi everyone!

Today is the beta launch of YouTube RealTime, a new way of discovering
what your friends are doing on YouTube. Through this persistent
toolbar (which appears in the lower right corner of the page), you'll
be able to see...

-- which of your YouTube friends are currently online and what they're

Re: A Few Name Changes on the Site

(YouTube Guide) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:30:50 UT

It's spring cleaning at YouTube, so you might notice that today we've
renamed a few modules on the home page, watch page, and on the search
results page, and we wanted to explain what the changes mean and why
we're making them.

Like all spring cleaning exercises, you might ask "Why bother?" Well,

Re: An Update On Our View Counts

(YouTube Timmy) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:13:46 UT

FYI - this announcement can also be found on the YouTube blog, here:

[link]

Thanks,

-Timmy

New YouTube Insight Feature: Do People Like Your Videos?

(YouTube Guide) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:49:22 UT

YouTube Insight ([link]), our video
analytics tool, is full of useful information about your video views.
You can find out which state or country your views come from, the
websites that send you the most traffic, or the parts of your video
that keep your viewers' attention. But while views are an important

An Update On Our View Counts

(YouTube Timmy) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:40:50 UT

Hi everyone,

An important message from the YouTube Team:

Video view counts reflect the YouTube community's interests and the
grassroots popularity of videos. We periodically make changes that
allow us to display consistent view counts and accurately reflect a
"real" view based on video consumption, video streaming and spam

New HQ/HD Button On Video Player Controls

(YouTube Timmy) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:39:03 UT

Hey guys,

You'll notice a new toggle button on videos in HQ and HD (when those
formats are available). Instead of the old link that used to appear
beneath the player saying 'watch in high quality' or 'watch in HD',
this is now a button in the player itself. The button will show in red
when you're viewing the video in HQ/HD and turn grey when the video is

Rotating Thumbnails On Video Browse Pages

(YouTube Timmy) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:02:25 UT

Hi all,

We've updated our browse pages today and one new change we'd love your
feedback on is the ability to view more thumbs when you hover over a
video.

[link]

When you mouse over the thumbnail, you will see a few representative
images auto-scroll for that video. We're still working on optimizing

Won't You Adopt a Feature? Submit Your Video Tutorials!

(YouTube Timmy) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:44:47 UT

Every week we release new tools, or enhancements to current ones, to
help you make better videos, connect with one another, and understand
your audience. Now we want to ask you to adopt a feature.

Raise your hand if you've watched a YouTube video. Cool, the "play"
button definitely works but that's just the start of where the YouTube

Re: New Video Submission Module in Our Help Center

(YouTube Timmy) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:29:56 UT

Well, you've done it. After two Calls for Submission in our Help
Center, and hundreds of video entries, you've proven that you want to
use your video-making skills to help each other use YouTube. We liked
your videos so much that we've decided to make them a standing feature
in the Help Center.

Re: Introducing Collaborative Annotations

(YouTube Timmy) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:12:11 UT

In addition, we've added the ability to permanently disable
annotations.

Even though we think annotations are really cool and give you yet
another reason to start interacting even more deeply with videos on
the site, we realize some of you are "old school" and prefer to see
just the video and nothing more. For this reason we've added a setting

Introducing Collaborative Annotations

(YouTube Timmy) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:48:18 UT

Hi guys,

Today, we are excited to bring a new twist to annotations: the ability
to collaborate on them with other YouTube users. Now you can invite
anyone you like to create speech bubbles, notes and spotlights on your
videos.

Enabling Collaborative Annotations is easy. First, go to your
annotations editor (which you can find in My Videos or by going

Help us improve the forums! Please take our satisfaction survey.

(YouTube Timmy) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:24:18 UT

Do you think our Help Forums could use some improvement? Please take
our survey and share your ideas with us:

[link]

We want to get a better idea of your experience when visiting the
Forums. We'll use your feedback to help ensure this is a place where

Now You Can Permanently Disable Annotations "In-Video" Editing Controls

(YouTube Timmy) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:27:41 UT

Hey all,

The in-video editor that we launched a couple of weeks ago now has an
option to switch off the editor. This setting previously wasn't
permanent, i.e. each time you viewed one of your videos it would be
switched on again. Now it is a permanent setting.

Thanks for all of your feedback on this guys,

HD/HQ and Widescreen Options on Embedded Videos

(YouTube Timmy) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:06:26 UT

Hello video embedders!

You now have the option to watch embedded videos in high quality or HD
(when those formats are available). In addition, the widescreen option
is available when you embed a video. You can use our handy how-to
guide on optimizing your uploads to look their absolute best on

YouTube Goes Offline - New Downloads Feature

(YouTube Timmy) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:24:33 UT

Hi folks,

We are always looking for ways to make it easier for you to find,
watch, and share videos. Many of you have told us that you wanted to
take your favorite videos offline. So we've started working with a few
partners who want their videos shared universally and even enjoyed
away from an Internet connection.

Prevent your account being hacked

(YouTube Liz) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:59:41 UT

We've recently seen an increase of users reporting that their accounts
were hacked- often because they released their passwords to hackers
(posing as YouTube admin).

You should NEVER tell anyone your account / email password. YouTube
admin will never ask (& do not need) your account password in order to

New Randomizer For Video Playlists

(YouTube Timmy) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:14:51 UT

Hey all,

Quick word on a new feature rolled out for playlists. Now when you
watch a video from a playlist, you can click on "Randomize" to play
the rest of the videos in random order (this button is located to the
right of the video, next to "Playlist").

Doin' the shuffle,

Timmy

Annotations Made Easier - New Editing Controls

(YouTube Timmy) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:34:45 UT

Hi forum friends!

We just released a new annotations editor that is accessible from the
video watch page itself, making it easier to add annotations directly
to your videos. Simply login to YouTube, watch your video on the watch
page and click on the video to start adding annotations. When you

Delete Your Own Video Comments

(YouTube Timmy) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:56:19 UT

Hi guys,

We're happy to announce the launch of a feature many of you have been
asking for. Now you have the ability to delete comments you've made on
videos. We've all been there. Whether you misspelled "pwned", back in
the day when you were just a n00b to the internets, or you simply said
something you wish you could take back - now you can remove your

How to Disable Annotations on Embedded Videos

(YouTube Timmy) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:20:03 UT

Hi all,

Since we enabled annotations on embedded videos, the most consistent
piece of feedback has been the request for the option to disable
them.

Here's how you do it...

To disable annotations on a video you'd like to embed on another site,
just add the following parameter to the video's embed code:

Re: Forum Posting Guidelines

(YouTube Timmy) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:54:58 UT

The YouTube Help Forum is an unmoderated forum. We're a unique
community with specific needs, so we've created a few ground rules and
best practices to make this the best place it can be.

**Before you get started**

Make sure you've read the Google Help Forum Terms of Service:
[link]

HD Issues

(YouTube Liz) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:27:46 UT

Did someone mention something about problems with HD??

Just kidding! :-P

Many thanks for all of your reports regarding this issue... we heard
you loud and clear and have sent the examples of HD issues you
provided us with during the holidays over to the Team here. The Team's
currently looking into the situation and hope to have the issue

Switch Video Quality Without Losing Your Spot

(YouTube Timmy) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:24:18 UT

Starting today, switching video quality now keeps your position! When
you're watching an HD video in normal quality, now you will be taken
to the same place where you left off when you switch to "watch in HD."
So, if you're in the middle of an hour-long show, you don't need to
seek around to remember where you were.

Happy Holidays!

(YouTube Liz) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:18:39 UT

Happy Holidays everyone! We just wanted to wish you all the best for
the Holiday season and a very happy and healthy start to 2009. Have
fun, be safe, and we'll see you in the New Year! We Guides are heading
home to our families for the holidays, but will be checking in every
now and again to make sure all's well - and fear not! We'll be back in

New, Wider Layout For Your Channel

(YouTube Timmy) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:38:21 UT

Hi guys,

Heads up that we'll be expanding all standard channels over to the new
960 pixel width in a few days. This is the same change we made with
the video watch page a few weeks ago, and will make channels wider,
beautiful-er, and consistent with the rest of the site.

Have channel backgrounds you want to get ready for the change? You can

Want to help us improve our Help Center? Suggest forum posts as Help Center entries.

(YouTube Timmy) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:10:55 UT

Seen any really great Help Forum posts? Let us know and we may place
them prominently in our Help Center! Just click the link below and
provide the URL and actual text of your favorite post.

[link]

We would love to help informative posters reach more of the YouTube

Salute!

(YouTube Charles) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:39:45 UT

Hi Tubers,

This is Charles and yes I work for YouTube B) ... I'd be chipping in
occasionally to answer your queries and concerns ... I'm excited to
be working with all you(tube) folks and looking forward to creating a
strong community ... Talk to you all soon, mean while just njoy the
video [link]

Hello All!

(YouTube George) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:01:55 UT

Hey everyone,

I'm George and one of your forum guides. I've been at YouTube for
almost two years and have seen how all of you have transformed this
community into the crazy place it is today. I'll be cruising through
here every so often and helping out where I can. But before I sign
out, here's one of my favorite videos.

Welcome to the Forum!

(YouTube Liz) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:19:29 UT

Hi there YouTubers!

My name is Liz and I’m also one of the YouTube help forum guides. I’m
really excited that we finally have this forum! I think that it’s
going to be a great resource and look forward to chatting with you.
I'll be around to see what's of concern to you and to give you
suggestions on how to resolve any issues you're having with our site.

Welcome everyone!

(YouTube Bill) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:18:00 UT

Hey there,

I hope this forum teaches me a lot about things you guys like, don't
like or are confused about with our product. I'll be shouting out once
in a while when there are things I can help with.

Favorite vid? I know you've already seen it, but it's gotta be
[link]

Achtung baby! What you need to know before posting to this forum…

(YouTube Anna) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:20:50 UT

1. Have you gotten here through YouTube.com?
2. Are you logged-in to your YouTube account?

If it's a "No" to either… you might want to change that, to avoid
confusion later on.

If it's a "Yes" to both… please read on.

A. If you've linked your YouTube account to your Google account:
1. Sign into YouTube.com

Welcome to the coolest forum ever :)

(YouTube Anna) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:00:31 UT

Hello all!

Our very own community help forum! I'm so excited!! I'm also
bespectacled, musical, a cat person, love to travel, and whoever said
re-runs were a bore!

I'll be dropping in ever so often to let you in on some recent
launches, glitches on the site... and also magic workarounds (if there

Welcome to the YouTube Community Help Forums!

(YouTube Guide) — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:12:29 UT

Welcome to the YouTube Community Help Forums! This is an unmoderated
forum where you can search or browse for answers, ask your own
questions about YouTube, and help other YouTubers by answering their
questions.

While this forum is intended as a place for YouTubers to help each
other, occasionally a YouTube representative will post tips and