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1000 @Google Talks videos now on YouTube
March 21, 2011
Last week, the @Google Talks team uploaded its 1000th video to YouTube. If you’re not familiar with this series, we host talks by authors and commentators at Google, and post videos of their readings and talks on a
dedicated YouTube channel
.
Authors@Google began in the fall of 2005 when we noticed that some amazing people were passing through the Google hallways. A few scrappy Googlers galvanized to create a more consistent pipeline of requests and a formalized program that kicked off with Malcolm Gladwell and James Surowiecki. As Google and our technology grew, so did the program. “Authors@Google” has blossomed into @Google Talks, a full-fledged speaker series, expanded across distributed offices and found a home on
YouTube
, so that we can share these conversations outside of the Googleplex.
The @Google Talks series aims to capture the popular and intellectual zeitgeist, as well as ideas that deserve a deeper focus an expert can provide in more than a five-minute soundbite. From the
2008 U.S. presidential candidates
to
Alice Walker
to
Michael Pollan
to
Raphael Saadiq
, the program has grown to encompass not just authors, but musicians, innovators, notable women, chefs and more. The team that hosts these events is made up of dedicated and passionate volunteers from all across the company.
Our most viral video was of
Conan O'Brien
, who stopped by during his "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television" tour for a hilarious hour involving bagpipes, Andy Richter and one lucky Googler who got to touch his hair. We've featured master and apprentice—from
Thomas Keller
of The French Laundry to Keller protege
Corey Lee
on the process of opening his new restaurant Benu—and varying viewpoints, exemplified by
Christopher Hitchens
on "God Is Not Great" and
Tim Keller
on "The Reason for God." And that’s just the beginning. Other popular visitors include Congressman
Ron Paul
, President
Barack Obama
, linguist and philosopher
Noam Chomsky
, presentation designer
Garr Reynolds
, author
Elizabeth Gilbert
,
Randall Munroe
of XKCD and U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton
.
We’re excited for what lies ahead, and we hope you'll tune in and join us.
Posted by Erika Choung, @Google Talks Volunteer
YouTube Highlights 3/17/2011
March 17, 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.
Like many people, we've been struck by the devastation in Japan since last week. So in addition to our regular round-up, we've included some information to help you stay informed about events on the ground in Japan.
Footage from Japan on CitizenTube
In the aftermath of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Japan, we worked with
Storyful
to make eyewitness footage accessible on
CitizenTube
, YouTube’s News and Politics channel. We also featured some of the most moving videos, like this footage from
inside a grocery store
during the quake, in a spotlight on the YouTube homepage. You can find more videos on
youtube.jp
and the
livestream of the Tokyo Broadcasting System’s news coverage
.
Hollywood comes to YouTube with
Girl Walks Into A Bar
We’ve premiered Hollywood's first
feature-length film
created specifically for the Internet. Presented by Lexus and now playing in the
YouTube Screening Room
,
Girl Walks Into A Bar
is a comedy directed by
Sebastian Gutiérrez
. The film stars (among others)
Carla Gugino
,
Zachary Quinto
,
Danny DeVito
,
Rosario Dawson
,
Josh Hartnett
and
Emmanuelle Chriqui
. Watch it in its
entirety
or in installments via this
playlist
.
Brave bloggers and more—reporting from Afghanistan
Steve Grove of YouTube News and Politics was recently part of a Google/YouTube delegation that went to Afghanistan. There, they interviewed people who have lost their jobs due to blogging and discovered a country that is hungry for information. Ninety percent of people listen to the radio every day, and even though only 30% of Afghans have electricity, 60% say they watch television daily (using generators or community viewing locations). Learn more about their trip and the state of media in Afghanistan in this
blog post
.
Full version of Kevin Bacon film on YouTube
Ivan Cobenk
—the self-proclaimed No. 1
Kevin Bacon
fan in the world—has posted the
full version
of his latest movie on YouTube. You might be familiar with "Ivan" from advertisements for the Logitech Revue with Google TV—turns out, they were only using clips of a
documentary
about Ivan, which you can now watch in full on YouTube.
YouTube @ SXSW 2011
A vast array of musicians and filmmakers are in Austin this week for the
SXSW Music, Film and Interactive Festival
, and so is YouTube. We showcased several YouTube artists—including
Beardyman
,
Playing for Change
,
Oh Land
and
Das Racist
—at a party Tuesday night, and other events include artists like
The Antlers
,
The Joy Formidable
,
Wild Flag
,
Khaira Arby
,
The Sway Machinery
,
tUnE-yArDs
,
!!!
,
Ted Leo
,
Edwyn Collins
,
James Blake
and
Colin Stetson
. You can find videos of many of these folks on YouTube, and look out for video from some of the events next week.
Apply to the YouTube Creator Institutes's inaugural class
We know there are people out there who have always wanted to express themselves through video, but may be limited by funding, video-making skills or insufficient tools. That’s why YouTube is
establishing
the
YouTube Creator Institute
—the first initiative from
YouTube Next
—to help nurture content creators, existing YouTube partners and the next generation of stellar YouTube talent. For details, visit
www.youtube.com/creatorinstitute
.
This week's trends: Dr. Seuss, politics and more
Here are a few of the
YouTube Trends
that have gotten the
community talking
in the past couple of weeks:
On the author's birthday, we studied
YouTube Dr. Seuss readings
We saw how
satellite images
can help add perspective on dramatic footage from Libya
And we looked into just
what in the world
that "Apaci Dansi" video is actually all about
World View interview with John Boehner now online
If you missed the
YouTube interview
with Speaker of the House John Boehner as part of the
YouTube World View
program, you can now
watch it in full
. Stay tuned for upcoming interviews.
We’ll update you again in a few weeks. In the meantime, head over to the
YouTube Blog
.
Posted by Serena Satyasai, Marketing Manager, The YouTube Team
Coming soon: The YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 Grand Finale live
March 17, 2011
(Cross-posted from the
YouTube Blog
)
What began with
auditions from around the world
uploaded to YouTube, millions of video views, and hours of rehearsals, finally comes to life this Sunday, March 20. It has been an extraordinary experience for the 101 winning musicians of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, and in just a couple of days their collaborative experience will come to life at Sydney Opera House.
Here’s a preview of what’s to come:
The week-long YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 festival includes
musical collaboration
between orchestra members and
world-class mentors
,
outdoor performances
, local
Aussie experiences
, ensemble concerts and more. In just a few days, the creativity and technology that have powered this journey will literally light up Sydney Opera House—with animated visuals on the interior and exterior projections on the iconic sails, all synchronised to the music of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011’s performance.
You’re invited to experience this wonderful event, whether you’re inside Sydney Opera House, out around Sydney Harbour, or watching from your computer elsewhere in the world. The Grand Finale will be live-streamed on
youtube.com/symphony
beginning at 8:00pm
Australian Eastern Standard time
, and rebroadcast until the concert performance is uploaded in full, so tune in on Sunday, March 20.
Posted by Ernesto Soriano III, YouTube Australia
Ooh la la—ask Gaga a question!
March 16, 2011
(Cross-posted from the
YouTube Blog
)
Attention little monsters! Channel your inner Oprah, because now is your chance to
ask Lady Gaga
everything you’ve always wanted to know. What’s life like on tour? What’s her favorite YouTube video? Was the meat dress really made of meat?
In Gaga’s own words:
You have until midnight PT on March 18 to submit a video or text question, so just head to
Gaga's channel
to submit your query or vote on the ones you want us to ask. You can also tweet your question with the hashtag #GoogleGoesGaga. We’ll share the interview with you shortly after it’s uploaded to YouTube.
So,
what are you waiting for
?
Posted by Andrew Schulte, Associate Product Marketing Manager
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
YouTube Highlights 2/17/2011
February 17, 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.
A lot has happened since our last update, including protests in Egypt, a major U.S. sporting event, the launch of the Google Art project and the Grammy Music Awards—all portrayed in different ways by YouTube and our global community.
Footage of protests in the Middle East on YouTube
Thousands of videos
of the protests in Egypt earlier this month were uploaded to YouTube, giving people access to raw footage shot by Egyptians on the ground. People around the world could access these videos by visiting
CitizenTube
, YouTube’s news and politics channel, or watching live coverage on Al Jazeera’s
Arabic
and
English
YouTube channels, as well as
Fox News'
and Arabic broadcaster
Al-Arabiya
’s YouTube channels. We’ve also been working with news curation group
Storyful
to curate videos from the protest movements in Bahrain, Iran, Yemen, Algeria and Libya—you can check out highlights on
CitizenTube
.
This week’s trends on YouTube
Each weekday,
YouTube Trends
takes a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube.
Here’s
a sampling from the past two weeks:
The
most popular videos in Wisconsin
the day after Green Bay won its
trophy
Gospel music: it’s popular in
both expected and unexpected
places
Powerful footage
from the protests in Egypt
University of Connecticut quarterback
Johnny McEntee's football skills
2011 Nonprofit Video Awards
For the second year in a row, we’re working to help nonprofits succeed through the
DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards
, a
celebration of the best nonprofit video
on the site. Submit your nonprofit’s video at
www.youtube.com/nonprofitvideoawards
. Prizes include $2,500 grants from the Case Foundation, Flip cams, free admission to the Nonprofit Technology Conference and a spotlight on the YouTube homepage.
Showtime’s “SHORT stories” recruits short filmmakers
Showtime
wants to feature cutting-edge web filmmakers through its “
SHORT stories
” series. If you’re a filmmaker interested in the project,
find out more from Showtime's Trevor Noren
.
The big game: find out which ads garnered the most views
The halftime ads during the U.S.’s biggest sporting event, the Super Bowl, are notoriously popular—and this past game was no exception. YouTube Trends analyzed which ads were the
most-searched commercials
in the hours following the big game and compiled
the top 10 most-viewed ads
the day after. We also discovered some
fun facts
about the big game: Did you know that an
estimated 69.6 million pounds of avocados
were consumed on that Sunday? Or that this time was the first Super Bowl with
no cheerleaders
? Check out
YouTube AdBlitz
to watch any ads you may have missed.
Events worth watching
In case you missed them live, you can still catch up on some of the big happenings of the past few weeks on YouTube:
The Grammys: Catch
behind-the-scenes footage from the Sunday, February 13 awards ceremony
on YouTube or visit
youtube.com/thegrammys
Fashion Week: During
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
(February 10-17),
we've been bringing viewers
the hottest designers’ shows, from
Carolina Herrera
to
Herve Leger
to
Alice & Olivia
; visit
www.youtube.com/liverunway
for more
Birthday tribute for the “
The Great Communicator
”: Sunday, February 6 would have been the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. Find many of his
iconic speeches
, such as this
message to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
, as well as
tributes
and historical videos on YouTube
We’ll update you again in a few weeks. In the meantime, visit the
YouTube Blog
for more on ongoing programs such as
On the Rise
and
YouTube Trends
.
Posted by Serena Satyasai, Marketing Manager, The YouTube Team
YouTube Highlights 2/3/2011
February 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.
Since our last update, we’ve connected you with the U.S. President via an exclusive YouTube interview, brought the Sundance Film Festival to your virtual door and launched a new homepage that’s personalized to your interests.
YouTube World View kicks off
For the second year in a row, President Obama sat down with YouTube for his
first interview
after the State of the Union speech. The President took the opportunity to respond to the
protests in Egypt
, address concerns on jobs, debt and health care, and to answer a series of more personal questions that
you submitted
in video and text via YouTube.
This interview marks the beginning of the YouTube World View program, a series of interviews that will let you ask important questions of public leaders and big thinkers from around the world.
U.S. Speaker of the House
John Boehner
will be doing a YouTube Interview soon, so stay tuned for more news on how to participate.
“Life in a Day” premiered at Sundance
We
premiered
the world’s largest user-generated documentary “
Life in a Day
” last week at the
Sundance Film Festival
in Park City, Utah. After months of hard work, Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald and a team of editors created a 90-minute documentary film based on thousands of videos uploaded from around the world on a single day—July 24, 2010. The film will be distributed in the U.S. on the one-year anniversary of that date and available on YouTube at the same time. Between now and then, “Life in a Day” will play at film festivals worldwide and international distribution deals will be put in place in other regions.
YouTube and the Sundance Film Institute
also teamed up to bring you a collection of past and present short films in the YouTube Screening Room.
The Onion’s A.V. Club “Inventory” lists comes to YouTube
The Onion
’s sister publication the A.V. Club debuted a
new video series
on YouTube called “Inventory,” based on the popular lists that catalog the unconventional—everything from the “19 artists who dramatically reinvented themselves after their early work” to “25 songs about outdated (and soon-to-be outdated) technology.”
YouTube partner Josh Sundquist is January’s “On the Rise” star
Our congratulations to
Josh Sundquist
, who edged past
Luke Conard
in the final hours to win this month’s edition of
On the Rise
, a program in which you decide who gets featured on the YouTube homepage based on a shortlist of channels that have experienced fast growth in the last month.
The “Bobee?” Track this and other trends
Each weekday,
YouTube Trends
takes a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We comb through YouTube's search data to investigate top spiking search terms and the videos they lead to. For example, we've recently come across a
new dance craze
popping up in Taiwan called "Bobee.” Find out what
other interesting trends we’ve uncovered
.
New YouTube homepage for everyone
With the
new YouTube homepage
, rolled out to everyone this month, our goal was to put more of an emphasis on "videos for you.” So we removed or moved some elements of the page to make room for videos that matter more to you—your subscriptions, friends’ sharing and recommendations. We hope you enjoy more videos as a result and are always open to hearing your
suggestions for improvement
.
Five questions for Jack Conte and Natalie Dawn, Pomplamoose
What you hear is what you get with
Pomplamoose
, a YouTube musical partner that’s garnered millions of video views on YouTube. Every sound you hear in their music videos is produced by an instrument you see played in their music videos—a refreshingly old-fashioned idea they call the “
videosong
.” Pomplamoose’s approach to original music has opened up opportunities for them in other arenas like TV (see their
Hyundai commercials
).
Learn how they got their start
.
We’ll update you again in a few weeks. In the meantime, you can get frequent updates from the team on the
YouTube Blog
.
Posted by Serena Satyasai, Marketing Manager, The YouTube Team
Your questions, your State of the Union
January 21, 2011
(Cross-posted from the
YouTube Blog
)
It’s the biggest speech of the year, and next Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET, people across the country and around the world will sit down to watch. But as President Obama delivers the 2011 State of the Union Address, which will be streamed live on YouTube along with the Republican response, you can do more than just watch the speech: you can also submit your questions for the President for an exclusive YouTube Interview that will take place just two days later, on January 27.
In fact, you can get started today. Health care. Education. Foreign policy. What would you like to ask the President about the most important issues our country faces? Go to
youtube.com/askobama
to submit your question now, or watch the speech on Tuesday night with your webcam or video camera nearby so that you can record and submit your question as soon as it strikes you. This year, you'll also be able to ask your question via Twitter: just include the hashtag #askobama in your tweet. And be sure to have your say in what should be asked by voting on questions submitted by others, too.
A few suggestions before submitting your questions:
Video questions are highly preferred (though we also accept text). Videos should be about 20 seconds long and be sure to ask the question directly.
Speak clearly and try to film in a place with minimal background noise. Keep the camera as still as possible.
Feel free to be creative (use props, charts, etc.) to help your question stand out. If you have time, find an interesting backdrop that may help reinforce your message.
Submit your question early. The final deadline is Wednesday January 25 at midnight ET.
President Obama’s responses to a selection of your top-voted questions will be streamed live from the White House on
youtube.com/askobama
at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday January 27.
This interview is the first in a series of world leader interviews coming to YouTube in 2011 as part of
YouTube World View
. These interviews will give people around the world the chance to engage in conversation with their elected officials and other influential people from the world of business, philanthropy, technology, media and the arts. Check back on the
channel
in the next few months for more opportunities to participate.
You have until Wednesday, January 25 at midnight ET to submit your question for President Obama. The YouTube community made history last year when the President
answered your questions
in the first ever citizen-powered interview of a United States president. If you didn’t get an opportunity to ask the President a question last year, make sure you don’t miss out this time—get your submission in early.
Remember, after the President’s address you’ll have the opportunity to watch Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) deliver the GOP response to the State of the Union as well. And within the month, we’ll be holding a similar YouTube Interview with a prominent Republican leader—more details soon.
Posted by Olivia Ma, YouTube News and Politics
YouTube Highlights 1/20/11
January 20, 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.
Since our last update, we’ve featured new music programs, brought you closer to what’s going on in government and highlighted some of the best ads of 2010.
Music videos now on YouTube app for Android
We’ve welcomed
VEVO’s
extensive library of official music videos from artists like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Kanye West and U2 onto the
YouTube 2.0 app for Android
, available for mobile phones running Android 2.2 (Froyo). Enjoy!
Broken Social Scene goes live on YouTube
Earlier this week, Canada’s indie rock collective Broken Social Scene
kicked off their Winter 2011 tour
with a live performance at NYC’s Terminal 5. You can still catch the show on
http://www.youtube.com/bowerypresents
.
Your window into the 112th U.S. Congress
John Boehner, the new Speaker of the United States House, and House Oversight Committee Chairman
Darrell Issa
are making the activities of the House of Representatives
more accessible to U.S. citizens
via YouTube. Starting in this 112th Congress, all committee hearings of the House Oversight committee will be available on YouTube, on a new channel called
HouseResourceOrg
. This was made possible via a
Google Project 10^100 grant
made to Carl Malamud at PublicResource.org, who will be working with the House to access and upload all of the hearings that the Oversight Committee holds.
Meet the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011
The new members of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 have been selected: 101 people from more than 30 countries around the world are heading to Sydney Opera House to rehearse together for the first time under the conductorship of Michael Tilson Thomas.
Come meet the winners
and stay tuned for the final performance on Sunday, March 20, which will be streamed live to the world on YouTube.
A sneak peek at “Life in a Day”
In anticipation of the world premiere of “
Life in a Day
,” at the
2011 Sundance Film Festival
next week, we’re releasing
a series of clips
between now and then. Life in a Day is a documentary film directed by Oscar-winner Kevin Macdonald, produced by Ridley Scott, and filmed on July 24, 2010 by thousands of YouTube users around the world. Watch the first teaser below.
Looking back at the best YouTube ads of 2010
2010 was a breakout year for online video advertising. Earning people’s attention has become ever more challenging—but that’s only making advertising more fun. Old Spice’s “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” was ranked number one among YouTube ads in an informal poll of the YouTube advertising team and reporters in the industry.
Find out
what other ads topped last year’s list.
Until next time, visit the
YouTube Blog
for news and updates.
Posted by Serena Satyasai, Marketing Manager, The YouTube Team
Meet the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011
January 10, 2011
(Cross-posted from the
YouTube Blog
)
Your votes are in. The professionals have had their say. And now, 101 people from more than 30 countries around the world are heading to Sydney Opera House to perform together in March as the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011.
These final 101 outstanding musicians—who range in age from 14 to 49, and hail from five different continents—have emerged from the
336 finalists
selected last month by partner orchestras worldwide (including London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker and Sydney Symphony). Your votes on those finalists then helped artistic advisor Tilson Thomas and composer
Mason Bates
settle on the final line-up.
Among the final group is a
vuvuzela-fixated trombonist
from Germany, an
Arizona-based clarinetist
who has never left the U.S. and a
Guzheng player
from China, whose instrument is one a lot of the world has never seen or heard before. They’ll come together from March 14 to prepare for a final performance on Sunday, March 20, which will be streamed live to the world on YouTube.
We want to open up every stage of the orchestra process. We
called for auditions
from around the world on YouTube and were blown away by the amazing videos we received in response; the YouTube community voted on their favorites and visited the channel in their millions; and now we’re inviting you to join the winning musicians as they begin their creative journey to Sydney. We’ll post their videos and behind-the-scenes footage of the orchestra—from rehearsal and master classes to performance—to the
YouTube Symphony channel
, and to our mobile apps (which you can download on the Android Market by searching for [youtube symphony orchestra] or
Apple App Store
). In March we’ll start broadcasting from Sydney, so tune in!
Next stop: Sydney.
Posted by Jamie Dolling, Marketing Manager
YouTube Highlights 1/6/2011
January 6, 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.
Happy New Year! Since our last update, we’ve rolled out some new programs and features to help you share and discover great video content on YouTube. We’ve also got advice and tips on how to succeed as a videomaker, content publisher or advertiser on YouTube.
Sports favorites on YouTube and ESPN
More than 2,000 YouTubers submitted sports videos to “
Play of the Year
,” vying to make it onto
ESPN’s SportsCenter
. After closely reviewing thousands of entries, we’d like to congratulate the winner of the latest
YouTube | ESPN Your Highlight Presented by AT&T
, Jay Fleming of Nashville, TN. In
this video
, shot by his father, the one-armed swimmer won his heat in the 25m fly at the 2010 Nashville city swim meet. See the
runners-up here
.
YouTube Trends feature helps you find your favorite content
With 35 hours of video now being uploaded to YouTube every minute, keeping up can be a challenge. With
YouTube Trends
, you can watch the hottest local videos in your area and see how to stay on top of the latest popular videos and content overall on YouTube.
Tune in
so you don’t miss YouTube’s best content.
New capabilities for YouTube
We’ve been working to make it easier customize your YouTube experience so you can both discover and share great content.
Personalize your own YouTube homepage
. Opt in to try enhancements such as recommended videos based on your viewing history, what your friends are up to, a single place to view all the videos you’ve subscribed to and more.
Send a personal video greeting
. We’ve made it easier for friends and families to stay in touch through video greetings. Try the “Unlisted” feature to share videos with a specific URL so only those people you want to view a video will see it.
Customize your personal video greeting
using background themes and other bells and whistles. You can quickly make original videos starting with video templates from third-party tools from
Animoto
,
Stupeflix
and
Xtranormal
.
New $1,000+ partner grants
Whether you’re a filmmaker, musician or other content provider, you can continue to build the next generation of media companies as a
YouTube partner
. To help spur our partners’ success, 500 of our top 2010 partners worldwide
received new grants of $1,000 to $5,000
to help fund the necessary tools (cameras, sound equipment, etc.) to produce even higher-quality videos and garner bigger audiences.
Useful advice and tips for filmmakers
The web and YouTube continue to change filmmaking and online video publishing, and you can take part.
Gain insight and tips on why it’s important to
surround your videos with context
.
Filmmaker
Sam Kauffmann
, Professor of Film at Boston University, has chosen to tell his stories using short documentaries and the web.
Find out why
.
Learn
how the web has changed film school
.
Learn how to
share videos on YouTube
courtesy of
TeachParentsTech.org
.
Ads Worth Spreading with TED
TED and YouTube have issued a challenge called
Ads Worth Spreading
, and you’re invited to submit an entry. TED’s mission is to spread worthy ideas around the world—and why should advertising be different? We believe that advertising should make you think, respond and want to share—whether it’s a great idea, a product that makes the world better or an initiative that might change the world. So create an ad that makes a difference—see the submission rules
here
.
We’ll update you again in a few weeks. In the meantime, get more info from us on the
YouTube Blog
.
Posted by Serena Satyasai, Marketing Manager, The YouTube Team
A sneak peek at “Life in a Day”
January 6, 2011
(Cross-posted from the
YouTube Blog
)
In December, we announced that “
Life in a Day
,” a documentary film directed by Oscar-winner Kevin Macdonald, produced by Ridley Scott, and filmed on July 24, 2010 by thousands of YouTube users around the world, was finished—and would have its world premiere at the
2011 Sundance Film Festival
on January 27.
Today we’d like to share with you the first in a series of clips we’ll release between now and the world premiere. In this clip, beautifully shot by Toniu Xou and Patricia Marinez del Hoyoa of Spain, a young girl climbs a human castle in the small town of San Jaume dels Domenys in the Spanish province of Tarragona.
If watching this clip gets you excited for more, subscribe to the
Life in a Day channel
to be automatically updated when new clips are released.
And, most importantly, don’t forget to tune into the world premiere of “Life in a Day” at 5pm PT on Thursday, January 27, to see the 1,125 clips—out of more than 80,000 submitted—that made it into the final film.
Live in an incompatible time zone? Not to worry. The film will be re-broadcast at 7pm on Friday, January 28, in your local time zone, whatever that may be. This will be your only chance to see “Life in a Day” before it is released later in 2011, so don’t miss out!
And for those of you who want to experience Sundance even more intimately, check out the Life in a Day channel daily from January 24 to January 27 to see on-the-ground updates from Kevin Macdonald and a group of contributors to the “Life in a Day” project whom Kevin has invited to join him for the world premiere. You can also submit questions on the channel during that time for a chance to take part in a live Q&A with Kevin and the 20 contributors following the world premiere.
Posted by Tim Partridge, Product Marketing Manager
YouTube Highlights 12/16/2010
December 16, 2010
This is the latest in our series of YouTube highlights. Every couple of weeks, we bring you an update 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.
Since our last update, we’ve taken a look at the year on YouTube, asked for your ideas on how to make the world a better place, launched a series of contests and announced a wave of new features. We have a lot to cover!
The year on YouTube
From videos that blew our minds to ones that made dreams come true, the
Top 10 YouTube videos
show what video stars captured the world’s attention this year. In the past year, viewers watched more than 700 billion YouTube videos, and uploaded more than 13 million hours of video. See what people
watched in 2010
:
We are also
counting down YouTube highlights
for the year with the
New Year’s Countdown
.
Your ticket to Davos, Switzerland
Do you have an idea about how to close the poverty gap? If so, submit it to the
Davos Debates program
for a chance to win an all-access pass to the World Economic Forum in Davos. To enter, submit a one-minute video sharing your ideas about the importance of inclusive growth—economic growth that benefits everyone—a key theme of this year’s event. The deadline to submit your ideas is January 14, so visit the
Davos channel
today.
Your vote counts on YouTube
Your opinion can help determine bragging rights for artists of all stripes. Get the chance to weigh in on your favorite music star, auditions for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra—and find out who won another recent competition.
Rihanna or Justin Bieber? Show these artists how devoted you are with the
MyYouTube contest
. Artists score points if you subscribe to their channels and share with your friends. You, in turn, get their latest videos delivered to your YouTube homepage and get to win some great prizes.
We’re down to
336 finalists from 46 countries
for the
YouTube Symphony Orchestra
, and voting ends on December 17. The winners will perform for a global audience at the Sydney Opera House in March 2011.
The winner of this month’s “
On the Rise
” competition is the irresistible Jack Russell terrier,
Jesse
.
Check out
some of his fun antics.
Creating an efficient, healthy home
Ask any working parent and they’ll tell you they have two jobs: the day job, and the one that takes up all the other hours of the day—that of “
Chief Household Officer
” (CHO). A
new YouTube series
from
HP
takes you inside the lives of women who meet the demands of work and family using new media know-how.
Eating right can also be a challenge for busy families.
Sesame Street
and
Chef Art Smith
have teamed up to raise awareness about how families can eat healthy food on a budget.
See what Elmo and Chef Art have to say
.
New features for YouTube
We’ve made a handful of updates over the last two weeks to make your viewing experience and more robust:
Enhanced the video discovery experience in
Leanback
with
Personalized Channels
.
Allowing selected users to
upload videos that are longer than 15 minutes
.
Improvements to annotations
including a new annotation editor and a new title annotation type.
And we announced the
three-year anniversary
of
Content ID
, a technology that lets rights holders control their content online.
Google Apps for YouTube
Businesses and organizations using Google Apps
can now use YouTube
. YouTube can help Google Apps customers in lots of ways—whether archiving company videos, marketing their company through branded video channels, or assisting with private, internal communications.
We’ll update you again in a few weeks. Till then, for more information on what we’re up to, head on over to our
YouTube Blog
. Happy holidays and see you in 2011!
Posted by Serena Satyasai, Marketing Manager, The YouTube Team
Double rainbows, annoying oranges and bed intruders: the year on YouTube
December 12, 2010
(Cross-posted from the
YouTube Blog
)
It’s time to
rewind
back through the YouTube videos that people in the U.S. and around the world were watching and searching for in 2010. These lists of most-watched videos reflect the people, places and events that captured our collective attention and imagination throughout the year. During 2010, you all watched more than 700 billion YouTube videos, and uploaded more than 13 million hours of video. We met a bunch of new faces, some new words and phrases entered our shared lexicon, and we celebrated as some new YouTube partners hit the big time with millions of views. Remember these moments?
It started with a crime scene and ended up on the Billboard chart: when
Antoine Dodson met the Auto-tune the News guys
, a viral hit was made.
Columnist Dan Savage took to YouTube to respond to a spate of suicides by gay teenagers by launching the
“It Gets Better”
project to send messages of hope to bullied gay teens. The campaign went viral, with everyone from
President Obama
to
Pixar employees
taking part.
The next Justin Bieber? That was the buzz, as
this performance by 13-year-old Greyson Chance
went viral and led to a record deal for this sixth grader from Edmond, Okla.
He’s an orange and, yeah, he’s pretty annoying.
And that’s been the key to this channel’s meteoric rise in 2010: in less than one year, more than 1 million people have signed up for a regular dose of wise-cracking citrus.
Paul “Yosemite Bear” Vasquez’s
emotive footage of a spectacular rainbow in Yosemite National Park
caught the attention of a few pop culture sites and comedian Jimmy Kimmel, whose tweet helped make this clip and the “double rainbow” one of the most beloved memes of 2010.
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for … here are the most-watched videos of 2010, compiled based on the view counts of videos uploaded during 2010. In some instances we aggregated totals across multiple versions of the same video to find the most-watched clip that really set YouTube on fire this year.
Globally, as of November 2010, the most-watched YouTube videos (excluding major label music videos) were:
BED INTRUDER SONG!!! (now on iTunes)
TIK TOK KESHA Parody: Glitter Puke - Key of Awe$ome #13
Greyson Chance Singing Paparazzi
Annoying Orange Wazzup
Old Spice | The Man Your Man Could Smell Like
Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow 1-8-10
OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine version
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE - Trailer
Jimmy Surprises Bieber Fan
Ken Block's Gymkhana THREE, Part 2; Ultimate Playground; l'Autodrome
And globally, as of November 2010, the most-watched major music label videos were:
Justin Bieber - Baby ft. Ludacris
Shakira ft. Freshlyground - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Song)
Eminem - Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna
Eminem - Not Afraid
Rihanna - Rude Boy
Justin Bieber - Never Say Never ft. Jaden Smith
Justin Bieber - Never Let You Go
Lady Gaga - Alejandro
Justin Bieber - Somebody To Love Remix ft. Usher
Lady Gaga - Telephone ft. Beyonce
The most-searched for queries on YouTube during the year show what was on our collective minds as 2010 played out. Like
Google Zeitgeist
, these lists reveal the interests, issues and entertainment that connected us.
January - haiti
February - luge
March - eclipse trailer
April - ipad
May - eminem not afraid
June - shakira waka waka
July - double rainbow
August - bed intruder
September - halo reach
October - whip my hair
November - firework
For more reminders of the people, places and events that played out on YouTube during 2010, visit
youtube.com/rewind
or check out
YouTube Trends
for more detailed lists.
Posted by Mia Quagliarello, Community Manager, YouTube
YouTube highlights – 12/2/2010
December 2, 2010
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.
Since our last update, we’ve premiered a new film on YouTube, highlighted a host of holiday content to get you geared up for cooking, entertaining and decorating with style, celebrated the one-year anniversary of auto-captions on YouTube and introduced a “viewer’s choice” video ad format.
New film premieres on YouTube
Wong Fu Productions
(Wesley Chan, Ted Fu, Philip Wang) and
Ryan Higa
premiered their new film,
Agents of Secret Stuff
, on YouTube. Written in a few days and shot in an intense week by a small crew, the movie is a
powerful example
of what a little ingenuity and a video camera can do. More than 3 million people have already checked out the film, which is about an assassin trying to fit into high school while carrying out an assignment.
Cooking for the holidays
If you’re looking to pick up a few new culinary tricks for the holidays, you can learn how to make chocolate sea salt crostini, scalloped oysters and more from Chef John Mitzewich, star of YouTube’s most subscribed cooking channel,
FoodWishes
. More than 97,000 foodies have viewed Chef John’s 500th video posted to YouTube,
Potato Ball in Potato Box
. He
recently answered a few questions
about how he makes his videos and the trends he’s seeing in viewer demand for recipes.
More recipes and how-to tips on the YouTube Holiday Solutions Center
Every holiday season we see a surge in viewers searching for cooking videos and recipes on YouTube. To discover a delicious new dish, check out the
YouTube Holiday Solutions Center
, where
we’ve collected a range of videos on a single channel
from party-planning experts such as
Chow.com
,
Cool Mom
,
the Food Network
,
Real Simple
,
Southern Living
and
Target
. In addition to recipes, this channel also includes fun projects and home decorating tips.
Happy birthday to YouTube’s automatic captions
November 19 marked one year
since we launched
automatic captions on YouTube
. Captions not only help the deaf and hearing impaired, but with
machine translation
, they also let people around the world access video content in any of 51 languages. Captions can also
improve search
and even enable people to jump to the exact parts of the videos they're looking for. Since last year, people have watched video with automatic captions more than 23 million times. We’ve also seen more than 7.6 million caption translations.
How to upload great-looking web video and other helpful tips
Heather Menicucci, director of the
Howcast
Filmmakers Program, has returned to the YouTube Blog for her series of tips on improving your video-making skills. In
one post
, Clayton Long, producer for the
Bajillionaires Club
, offers his expertise on the preferred genres, cameras and workflows for making web videos. For advanced videomakers, Professor Compressor
provides insights
on best-quality codecs (H.264 and MP4), how to fix common issues such as video that looks squished or stretched, why multi-pass encoding is important and more.
Choice and control with TrueView Video Ads
Our new family of ad formats called
TrueView Video Ads
gives viewers choice and control over which advertiser’s message they want to see and when. We think TrueView has something for everyone: consumers choose ads that are more relevant to them, advertisers more precisely find the audiences they want, and content creators continue to fund great content with an ad experience that is less intrusive. Read
our announcement
on the InsideAdWords blog.
We’ll update you again in a few weeks. Till then, for more information on what we’re up to, head on over to our
YouTube Blog
.
Posted by Serena Satyasai, Marketing Manager, The YouTube Team
YouTube highlights – 11/18/2010
November 18, 2010
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.
Since our last update, we’ve reached a new milestone in video uploads, seen new comedy and music programs launch, and shared a new, more “cinematic” YouTube viewing experience with Google Chrome. Read about all of it below.
35 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute
Remember in March when we shared that more than 24 hours of video was being uploaded to YouTube every minute? Well, our users continue to amaze us, and as of last week,
35 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute
. If we were to measure that in movie terms (assuming the average Hollywood film is around 120 minutes long), it’s the equivalent of more than 176,000 full-length Hollywood releases every week.
Laugh along with us and Comedy Thunder
NextNewNetworks
, the YouTube partner responsible for bringing original content like
Obama Girl
and
Key of Awesome
to YouTube, recently launched a new series called “
Comedy Thunder
.” Eight comedy teams and comedians will each post a video based on a specific theme that changes every week. Here’s one of the latest videos:
Do you love K-POP?
Korean pop music or “
K-POP
” has earned millions of fans around the world. MBC, a major TV network in Korea, has joined with YouTube to search the world for the
next big K-POP talent
. Check out some of the top Korean music labels like
YG Entertainment
,
SM Entertainment
and
JYP Entertainment
for inspiration before submitting an audition video. Don’t worry if you don’t speak Korean;
you can audition
in any language.
The Mexican Revolution on YouTube
November 20 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Mexican Revolution and we’ll
observe that anniversary on YouTube
by celebrating a new revolution: Mexican film-making. Thanks to YouTube partner
Mubi
, we’ll present feature film
Revolución
, made up of 10 individual shorts that explore the topic of Mexico’s revolution from celebrated filmmakers such as Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Carlos Reygadas, Rodrigo Garcia and Patricia Riggen. You’ll also have the opportunity to get your questions answered by the filmmakers using Google Moderator for YouTube.
Google Chrome browser extensions for YouTube
For you movie buffs out there,
we did some research
and found a few handy
Chrome extensions
that can make your YouTube viewing experience more “cinematic.” For example,
Window Expander for YouTube
maximizes YouTube videos to fill your entire browser. With
Turn Off the Lights
, you can make the entire page outside the video fade to dark like you’re in a movie theater. The
OpinionCloud
extension summarizes comments on YouTube, so you can quickly get the crowd’s overall opinion.
The Google Chrome team also recently released an extension called
YouTube Feed
, which notifies you whenever new videos are available in your YouTube homepage feed. You can directly access, rate and like videos—right in your browser.
Give YouTube Topics on Search a whirl
We know that sometimes people come to YouTube looking for a specific video, but at other times, they have only a rough idea of the kind of videos they want. We’ve been there too, and have been thinking for a while about this challenge of searching when you don’t yet know exactly what you’re looking for.
Here’s
our take on how discovery for videos could work on YouTube in the not-too-distant future. Find out what happens when we search for [LOL] and [cat] to find funny cat videos.
YouTube marketing tips for advertisers
Many businesses use YouTube to get the word out about their company, launch a new product or connect with customers.
Orabrush
has earned 13 million video views from
a video made for just $500
about its tongue-cleaner, and has used YouTube along with
Google AdWords
to achieve more than $1 million in sales. The Orabrush team offered five tips for success in this
recorded webcast
with AdAge.
And finally—if you missed the
live-streamed Bon Jovi concert
, you can still catch it on the band’s YouTube channel. To stay-up-to-date on YouTube news and events, visit us on the
YouTube Blog
.
Posted by Serena Satyasai, Marketing Manager, The YouTube Team
YouTube highlights – 11/4/2010
November 4, 2010
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.
Below is our update from the last two weeks with news from the recent U.S. elections, product improvements, video contests for both viewers and partners and a couple milestones reached.
Debating the issues on YouTube
Leading up to the US midterm elections this past Tuesday, political campaigns, voters and interest groups came to YouTube to debate the issues. Who emerged on top of the YouTube elections heap? We took a look at all videos categorized as News & Politics on YouTube and found a mixture of official campaign videos, viewer-generated content and videos from interest groups. Here are the
top 10 most-viewed videos
—by the numbers.
Celebrate the natural world
If you enjoy nature or are passionate about environmental issues, a
new program
gives you the chance to create a video that brings your passion to life. The most innovative short film—judged by the YouTube community—will receive a National Geographic photography workshop and $1,000 gift card from The North Face. Get started at
Planet Inspired
.
Release notes: improvements in 3D, new languages and easier bug reporting
We’ve made several
updates
since our last product release in September. Try our
new player for 3D videos
, which is faster than the previous player. YouTube is also now available in Amharic and Swahili, and the virtual keyboard that appears on your computer or mobile screen is available in 26 languages. Finally, we’ve added a "report a bug" link at the bottom of any YouTube page.
Here's where you can turn on the virtual keyboard
On the rise
Many YouTube partners are hitting subscriber numbers in the 100,000s and even in the millions. To help more video makers get to those kind of subscriber numbers, we started a new feature on the YouTube Blog called “
On the Rise
,” where your vote counts on who should be featured on the YouTube hompage. So far,
emilynoel83
has received the most votes—check out an example of her work below.
A billion subscribers and a half a billion Promoted Video views
In 2006, we introduced an easy way for community members to keep track of each other’s updates on YouTube: the yellow subscribe button. When you subscribe to a channel and sign in, new videos from that channel show up as “Subscriptions” on your personalized YouTube homepage. Today, the button that’s been
immortalized as a throw cushion
hits an important landmark: it’s been clicked more than
1 billion times
.
We also announced last week that
Promoted Videos has hit half a billion views
. Promoted Videos allow you to promote your video ad alongside search results and related videos on YouTube. The first Promoted Video campaign was “
Penny Pranks
” by
Office Max
in November 2008.
And congratulations to
Lady Gaga
who has received more than 1 billion video views on her YouTube channel!
Happy Halloween
Finally, Halloween’s already over, but we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss the first-ever user-designed doodle, which was created by
xperpetualmotion
and spent last Sunday on our homepage.
Don’t forget to check out the
latest advice
on filmmaking in the digital age, and for more information on all things YouTube, please visit us at the
YouTube Blog
.
Posted by Serena Satyasai, Marketing Manager, YouTube Team
Trip report: Google and YouTube in Iraq
October 26, 2010
(Cross-posted from the
YouTube Blog
)
Earlier this month, a small team from Google and YouTube spent a week in Iraq on a trip arranged by the Department of Defense’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (
TFBSO
). Our goals were to explore opportunities for Google in Iraq, to understand the landscape of Internet access and connectivity in the country during this critical transition period and to bring top-voted questions from YouTube to Iraqi leaders in a series of interviews. We met with students, private sector companies, NGOs and Iraqi leadership in the Kurdish city of Erbil in the north, and in Baghdad.
Pictures taken by the Google/YouTube team in Iraq: Harry Wingo (Policy), Carrie Farrell (Google.org), Debu Purkayastha (Corp Dev), Olivia Ma (YouTube), Mary Himinkool (Business Development) and Steve Grove (YouTube).
Regardless of your feelings about the Iraq War, it’s immediately evident upon arrival just how completely the country missed the Internet boom during Saddam Hussein’s regime. Internet penetration rates in Iraq are among the lowest in the Middle East—somewhere between one and eight percent. Only 15 percent of Iraqis say they use the web, and the largest percentage of them live in Baghdad. There are no commercial data centers in Iraq and much more fiber connectivity is needed to meet consumer needs. Most connections are via satellite, and those who do have connections pay dearly for it—we heard estimates of up to $150 U.S. dollars per month for a 512kb connection. To incentivize and enable private companies to lay more fiber in Iraq, a complex set of roadblocks must be addressed—from security concerns to regulatory frameworks to licensing structures. As the country is still struggling to form a government more than seven months after its last election, much of this progress has been stalled.
There are signs of progress, however. Mobile penetration has skyrocketed in Iraq in the past seven years, from effectively zero percent in 2003 to over 70% today. And the Iraqi people are highly educated. We met with dozens of computer science students at Salahaddin University in Erbil and at Baghdad University, and though they lack equipment and resources, they’re highly motivated to innovate and believe the web is a critical component of their economy’s future.
Many young people in Iraq and around the world
submitted questions
in Arabic and English for three interviews we conducted in partnership with Middle Eastern news agency
Al Arabiya
.
Google Translate
enabled anyone to vote on their favorite questions regardless of language, and we brought the top five questions to current Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Prime Minister of the Kurdish Regional Government in Erbil, Dr. Barham Salih and Iraqi politician and once the interim Prime Minister of Iraq, Ayad Allawi. Here is the television special that Al Arabiya produced showcasing their answers:
The Iraqis we met consistently expressed their desire for increased access to the web and for more access to content and tools in both Kurdish and Arabic. We believe access to information and high-speed connectivity to the cloud will be key to the future of the country. The power of the web to change people’s lives grows the further one gets from Silicon Valley, and we look forward to continuing our work with companies, governments and citizens in Iraq and other countries in transition.
Posted by Mary Himinkool, New Business Development, and Olivia Ma, YouTube News & Politics
Join the birthday salute to John Lennon
October 9, 2010
(Cross-posted with the
YouTube Blog
)
Today we join Yoko Ono in asking fans around the world to upload video tributes to John Lennon on what would have been his 70th birthday.
If you have memories to share of this legendary member of the Beatles and his music, upload a video to
www.youtube.com/johnlennon
and you’ll join a global chorus that includes
Jeff Bridges
,
Jonas Brothers
,
Ringo Starr
and the entire crowd at an Aerosmith concert.
As part of today’s celebration, you may have noticed a special YouTube logo that’s being featured in 25 different countries highlighting the artist’s famous self-portrait. This unique artwork is also part of a birthday video that you can find at
www.google.com
. It’s the very first time that a YouTube video has been embedded into a one-of-a-kind Google doodle—read a bit more about it in
this post
.
“Spread Peace. Imagine Peace.” is how Yoko suggests you celebrate the day, along with sharing your video tribute with the world.
Posted by Michele Flannery, Music Manager, YouTube
Your questions on the future of Iraq
September 21, 2010
(Cross-posted from
the YouTube Blog
)
There is perhaps no other country in the world that has undergone more change or been under more scrutiny in the past decade than Iraq. The draw-down of U.S. troops and a recent election that has yet to produce a formal government have left Iraq in a state of flux. The country’s destiny has implications not just for the Arab world, but for the world at large.
That’s why, in partnership with the Arabic-language television network,
Al Arabiya
, we’re launching “Iraq Looks Forward,” a series of interviews on YouTube in which Iraqi leaders answer your questions about the future of the country. This is your chance to engage directly with top Iraqi officials, so visit
youtube.com/alarabiya
to submit your questions and vote on which you think should be asked.
A selection of the top-voted questions will be posted to sitting Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Barham Salih, and others.
The deadline for submitting questions is Monday, September 27.
Posted by Olivia Ma, News Manger, YouTube
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