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 More options Nov 1 2008, 3:12 pm
From: abdylas
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 12:12:18 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Sat, Nov 1 2008 3:12 pm
Subject: Re: Feedback On New "Deep Link" Feature For Videos
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Hi,

I think it's a great feature. But it's quite difficult for a common
user to use it. And since it's not mentioned on the video pages no one
will use it at all.

Here is my suggestion how to integrate it on the video pages
http://www.adesblog.com/2008/11/02/youtube-deep-link-feature-not-usable/
I hope it helps.

Regards, Ades

On Oct 29, 1:51 pm, YouTube Timmy wrote:

> Hi all,

> We are pleased to announce the ability to "deep link" to YouTube
> videos. This means you can now not only link to a YouTube video
> itself, but you can also link directly to a specific time within each
> video.

> To create a deep link, append the following to the end of a YouTube
> video URL: #t=1m15s. This says to link to the time 1:15 - you can
> replace the numbers before the 'm' and the 's' with anything you like.
> For example:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY#t=1m18s.

> As an additional bonus, if you mention a specific time in a video
> comment, e.g. "haha 1:14 is funny", this will become a hyperlink.
> Viewers can simply click on the time and the video will automatically
> jump to the point you are referencing.

> Let us know what you think of deep links. We'll be reading what you
> all have to say as we think about ways of making YouTube even better!

> Word up,
> YouTube Timmy


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