YouTube has made helping users a priority lately. This tradition continues with a couple of announcements.
Users Helping Users
YouTube Introduces Collaborative Annotations
Today YouTube introduced collaborative annotations. Now you can give your friends the opportunity to write stuff that pops up throughout your video.
To enable collaborative annotations:
YouTube Symphony Orchestra Voting Begins
Three months ago, YouTube asked musicians to submit audition clips for its YouTube Symphony Orchestra. About 3,000 people responded. Now, experts have selected the best 200 performers, and it’s your turn to pick winners who will go on to Carnegie Hall.
Tips For Ranking Higher On and With YouTube
Did you know that YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine and the 4th largest web property? It also attracts hundreds of millions of users a month, and 15 hours of video are uploaded every minute.
A web presence with that much power really shouldn’t be ignored. At SMX West, YouTube Product Manager Matt Liu made these points, and they are good points to consider when it comes to your marketing. Liu encourages users to "Take advantage of what YouTube has to offer."
YouTube, Sony Reach New Music Licensing Deal
Here’s some good news for music lovers: a large chunk of the music videos available on YouTube won’t be disappearing anytime soon. Reports indicate YouTube and Sony Music Entertainment have reached a fresh music licensing deal.
YouTube, AP, Hurting Fair Use
“This is what it’s come to,” writes the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Fred von Lohmann. “Teenagers singing ‘Winter Wonderland’ being censored on YouTube.
YouTube Celebrates Black History Month
February is Black History Month in the United States and YouTube is celebrating through a partnership with Grey Goose Vodka to present a month of progamming in its honor. They’ve kicked off the month with four films that "offer unique accounts of moments or themes from African and African-American history," Sara P. explains on the YouTube Blog.
Vote For Your Favorite Super Bowl Ad with YouTube
Well, the day is finally here after two weeks of anticipation. We’ve heard non-stop chatter about the Cardinals and the Steelers since they won their respective championship games. Now the two teams will meet in the biggest game of the year.
Cluttering YouTube Videos wth Text Just Got Easier
YouTube announced that it has made annotations much easier for the average user to engage in. Basically its as easy as signing in, clicking, and typing.YouTube Video Annotations let users add text within their own videos. Kind of like VH1’s Pop-up Video. Users can use the feature to add background information, create stories, link to related content, etc.
YouTube May Be Getting More High Profile Content
YouTube seems to be doing just about everything in its power to make sure it remains the dominant player in the online video industry.