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,

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

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.

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