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YouTube Highlights 3/3/2011
March 3, 2011
This is the latest in our series of YouTube highlights. Every couple of weeks, we bring you regular updates on new product features, interesting programs to watch, and tips you can use to grow your audience on YouTube. Just look for the label “
YouTube Highlights
” and subscribe to the series. – Ed.
In past weeks, we’ve featured two more YouTube interviews with leaders through the World View program and seen more footage come in from across the Middle East as unrest there continues.
David Cameron and John Boehner on YouTube
In
YouTube World View
’s
second interview
, YouTube and
Al Jazeera English
sat down with
British Prime Minister David Cameron
. Ten thousand people submitted questions, and in the
interview
, the Prime Minister shared his thoughts on what should be done in Libya, and talked about increased taxes for banks in the U.K. and Britain’s role in Afghanistan.
And as the budget debate rages on the U.S. Capitol Hill, we asked viewers from across the U.S. and around the world to
submit questions
to Speaker of the House
John Boehner
(R-OH). The
final interview
will be posted to YouTube on Friday, March 4.
We’ll have another interview in the coming weeks—check
YouTube World View
for more details soon.
Join us on YouTube for Carnaval in Brazil
An
estimated 100 million people
travel to Brazil each year to experience Carnaval, the iconic celebration on the streets of
Salvador, Bahia
. This year, you can
join the festivities
on the
Carnaval YouTube channel
via computer or
mobile phone
. Watch live feeds of Salvador’s multi-day street fest from Thursday, March 3 through Tuesday, March 8. If you’re lucky enough to be there in person, find out how to buy a pass to Google’s street-side
camarote
(cabin) at the celebration at
www.youtube.com/carnaval
.
February’s “On The Rise” winner
After tens of thousands of votes, D-trix from
theDOMINICshow
has been named February’s
“On The Rise” contest
winner
. He beat out
tornado chasers
,
graphic artists
and
pop stars
for the honor. When D-trix isn’t
spoofing Justin Bieber
, he’s dancing or teaching people
how to rap
. Congratulations!
Making YouTube seven times faster
To help you better enjoy all the great content that’s uploaded to YouTube every minute, we
recently increased speed
for uploads and playback. Google’s cloud computing capabilities help us process videos in chunks on different machines—making our video-processing seven times faster than in 2008.
Ad Blitz winner
Super Bowl ads are always a big draw of the game. This year, we added Super Bowl spots to the
Ad Blitz gallery
so you could vote for your favorites. More than 2.7 million votes were cast, and 3.5 million views took place on mobile devices. This year’s
winner
, Chrysler, was featured on the YouTube masthead for the Saturday following the game.
This week’s trends on YouTube
Here are a few recent
highlights
from
YouTube Trends
:
Britney Spears
built up anticipation
for her latest music video.
Dramatic
footage poured in from across the Middle East:
Libya, Iran, Algeria and Yemen
.
A funny moment from "Family Feud" got "
passed around
."
We’ll have another update for you in a couple of weeks. Until then, visit us at the
YouTube Blog
.
Posted by Serena Satyasai, Marketing Manager, The YouTube Team
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