Commemorating Veterans Day at Google

Today is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day">Veterans Day</a>, the annual U.S. holiday honoring military veterans who have served our country in the armed forces. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I in 1918. We want to take a moment to highlight a few things we're doing at Google to reflect on the service of our veterans.<br /><br />YouTube has become an important platform for current service members as well as veterans who want to share their stories. Starting today, you can visit <a href="http://www.youtube.com/veterans">www.youtube.com/veterans</a> to hear from these brave men and women. In addition, on the homepage, YouTube is featuring content from some institutions and organizations that have provided much-needed support to veterans. You can read more about how YouTube is recognizing Veterans Day on the <a href="http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2009/11/youtube-salutes-vets-and-their.html">YouTube Blog</a>.<br /><br />We also <a href="http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/google-voice-invitations-for-blue-star.html">launched</a> a Google Voice partnership with Blue Star Families, a group of military spouses who work hard to educate civilian communities and leaders about the hardships faced by military families. We're giving priority Google Voice invites to U.S. members of Blue Star Families to help bring them closer to their loved ones during deployments.<br /><br />Finally, we're commemorating Veterans Day in Google offices around the country with an event hosted by the Google Veterans Network, our employee group dedicated to veterans' issues. The highlight of the event is a fireside chat with Google veterans discussing the values associated with military service, issues they face at Google and in the world in general, their hopes to end conflicts, similar groups at other companies and the company's efforts to support our Googler service women and men.<br /><br />We hope to make this Veterans Day a memorable one and we want to thank everyone in the armed forces for their service.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Carrie Laureno, Learning & Development Manager and Founder, Google VetNet</span>

Commemorating Veterans Day at Google

Today is Veterans Day , the annual U.S. holiday honoring military veterans who have served our country in the armed forces. It is also celeb...

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Celebrating free expression 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall

<span style="font-style: italic;">(Cross-posted from the </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2009/10/celebrating-free-expression-20-years.html">YouTube Blog</a><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span><br /><br />In 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall became a striking symbol for free expression far beyond the borders of Germany. Just 20 years later, Iranian citizens used online tools like YouTube and Twitter to share <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUMVwkf2tEY">firsthand accounts</a> of the brutal government crackdown waged against protesters disputing the country's election results. <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/06/violence-breaks-out-in-streets-of.html">Many Iranians risked their lives</a> to document the violence, despite the government's attempts to expel journalists and stifle any voices of dissent.<br /><br />The democratizing power of the Internet has enabled individuals to share their stories with a global audience in ways never before possible, and given a voice to those who wouldn't otherwise be heard.<br /><br />To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we're launching a YouTube channel — <a href="http://youtube.com/googlefreeexpression">youtube.com/GoogleFreeExpression</a> — to highlight and celebrate free expression around the world, and we want to hear from you.<br /><br />This channel is designed to feature your stories and reflections on free expression. Tell us about how you or someone you know has taken a stand for free expression. Perhaps you've <a href="http://www.youtube.com/googlefreeexpression#p/c/31A28F774BE309E2/11/SDAPbRZmT6g">protested against</a> something you didn't agree with, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/googlefreeexpression#p/c/31A28F774BE309E2/8/BNf8a0fjnn8">taken action</a> when someone else's free speech was being suppressed or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/googlefreeexpression#p/c/31A28F774BE309E2/14/KVqj5lcEkBk">been inspired</a> by someone who has stood up for the right to speak out. Make a short video sharing your experience, upload it to YouTube, and add it as a reply to this one:<br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NBirQbsWXw0&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NBirQbsWXw0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />We'll be featuring the best submissions on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleFreeExpression">Google Free Expression channel</a>, so be sure to check back in the weeks to come. We look forward to hearing from you.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Annette Kroeber-Riel, Senior European Policy Counsel</span>

Celebrating free expression 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall

(Cross-posted from the YouTube Blog ) In 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall became a striking symbol for free expression far beyond the borde...

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One-stop shop: Buy Promoted Videos in AdWords

We first launched Promoted Videos as a search advertising program on YouTube, allowing content creators to drive viewership of their videos by targeting the hundreds of millions of searches that happen on YouTube every day. But in the past year Promoted Videos has evolved into a much broader discovery vehicle, appearing on search, the YouTube homepage, video <a href="http://ytbizblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/promoted-videos-now-appearing-on.html">watch pages</a> and recently <a href="http://adsense.blogspot.com/2009/10/youtube-promoted-videos-to-appear-on.html">across the AdSense network</a>. We've also built better conversion opportunities via <a href="http://ytbizblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/use-call-to-action-overlays-to-drive.html">Call-to-Action overlays</a>. As a result, Promoted Videos is now driving millions of video views per week, with clicks having increased 500% since January. In a world where 20 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, Promoted Videos has become a critical way for creators to get their content in front of viewers across the web.<br /><br />Now that it's easier than ever to drive views of your video, we also wanted to make it easier to run these campaigns in the first place. Starting today you can buy Promoted Videos directly in AdWords. Any AdWords advertiser with video content — from a small business looking to promote a product, to a movie studio premiering a new trailer — can use Promoted Videos to make sure their videos find a larger audience. This integration will provide a single destination for your overall Google ad buy, and will give YouTube advertisers access to campaign tools in AdWords.<br /><br />AdWords is a global platform, so we're excited to use this integration as a way to start rolling out Promoted Videos internationally. With this launch, Promoted Videos are now available in Canada, the U.K., France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. We hope our international users, partners and advertisers will take full advantage of this new opportunity to ensure their videos are more easily discovered around the world, and we look forward to expanding to other countries in the coming weeks.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jonathan Goldman, YouTube Software Engineer</span>

One-stop shop: Buy Promoted Videos in AdWords

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More insight into claimed content on YouTube

<span style="font-style: italic;">(Cross-posted from the <a href="http://ytbizblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-insight-into-claimed-content-on.html">YouTube Biz Blog</a>)</span><br /><br />We announced last week that we now have <a href="http://ytbizblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/over-1000-content-owners-now-using.html">over 1,000 partners</a> using our content identification and management tools to control how and where their videos are distributed on YouTube. Every major U.S. network broadcaster, movie studio and music label is using <a href="http://www.youtube.com/t/contentid">Content ID</a> to identify user-uploaded versions of their videos, and decide whether they to want block, track or make money from them. As Content ID is proving to be an effective way for media companies <a href="http://ytbizblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-now-pronounce-you-monetized-youtube_30.html">to control, promote and monetize</a><a href="http://ytbizblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-now-pronounce-you-monetized-youtube_30.html"> their content </a>on our site, we're always thinking about how we can make these tools even more valuable for content owners of all kinds.<br /><br />Today, we're excited to integrate Content ID with <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/insight-into-youtube-videos.html">YouTube Insight</a>. Previously, when you claimed a video with Content ID, we were only able to show you basic information (like view counts and tags) associated with the video you claimed. But now, all the statistics and data we share directly with uploaders in YouTube Insight is available to Content ID partners too, making our content management tools more useful than ever — especially for partners whose claimed user videos generate lots of views for them. For example, using Insight with claimed content, Sony Music learned that the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0">JK Wedding Entrance Dance</a> video is currently the music label's 8th most popular video on YouTube.<br /><br />In addition to rankings, you can also learn about demographics, discovery sources and other metrics for videos that you've claimed, and then compare them to your own uploads. Do the audience demographics of a claimed video differ from those of the official version? What websites or search terms drive the most traffic to user uploaded versions of your content? We think integrating Content ID and Insight can help answer questions like these and will be very helpful as you think about distributing, marketing and making money from your content online.<br /><br />If you're a Content ID partner, you can find this new information in the Reporting section of your CMS (Content Management System) account.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Martin Landers, Insight Software Engineer and Walter Lee, Content ID Product Manager</span>

More insight into claimed content on YouTube

(Cross-posted from the YouTube Biz Blog ) We announced last week that we now have over 1,000 partners using our content identification and ...

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Fast.Forward. Connecting marketers with innovative ideas (and other marketers)

In this ever-changing digital environment, it can often be tough for businesses and marketers to keep up and maintain relevance to consumers. To help out, we've partnered with The Wharton School to launch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/fastforward">Fast.Forward.</a> This site is full of helpful content, including more than 100 videos from leading industry experts — like our own CEO, Eric Schmidt — and academics like <a href="http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/faculty/windj.html">Jerry Wind</a>, Lauder Professor at The Wharton School, offering their perspectives on the changing world of marketing.<br /><br />You can read all about it on our <a href="http://ytbizblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/fastforward-connecting-marketers-with.html">YouTube Biz Blog</a>.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Cindy Goodrich, Google Business Marketing</span>

Fast.Forward. Connecting marketers with innovative ideas (and other marketers)

In this ever-changing digital environment, it can often be tough for businesses and marketers to keep up and maintain relevance to consumers...

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In the future, everyone will monetize their 15 minutes

<span style="font-style: italic;">(Cross-posted from the <a href="http://ytbizblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/in-future-everyone-will-monetize-their.html">YouTube Biz Blog</a>)</span><br /><br />We <a href="http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2007/12/partner-program-expands.html">first launched</a> the YouTube Partnership Program (YPP) to help some of our more popular users make money from their videos on YouTube. While we've focused on accepting prolific users who regularly produce videos that reach a wide audience — like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/fred">Fred</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/valsartdiary">ValsArtDiary</a> — we've occasionally extended the program to include some of the site's more unforgettable videos, such as the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM">Battle of Kruger</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs">David after dentist</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUk3T2Kfno">Otters holding hands</a>. These individual video partnerships recognize the role popular "one-off" videos play on YouTube, and have helped many people earn thousands of dollars a month as their videos went viral and endured over time.<br /><br />We decided it was time to spread the wealth. Today we're excited to announce that we're extending the YouTube Partnership Program to include individual popular videos on our site. Now, when you upload a video to YouTube that accumulates lots of views, we may invite you to monetize that video and start earning revenue from it. To determine whether a particular video is eligible for monetization, we look at factors like the number of views, the video's virality and compliance with the YouTube Terms of Service. If your video is eligible for monetization, you will receive an email and see an "Enable Revenue Sharing" message next to your video on the watch page, as well as in other places in your account:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xqC-mD19oVhI5eFU62QcKG-QyTfKVftFCFimoMldkPP-YIgjsgWBr52OrTyXY0Qlua8OJ7NExV8k6NGo9Vv0Jglcv8oe5JsrR238uuhDedLWlRkeDCOL7BhK-0eyd5lwgx2T0CFvi-eP/s1600-h/YTMonetization.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373948130484086898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xqC-mD19oVhI5eFU62QcKG-QyTfKVftFCFimoMldkPP-YIgjsgWBr52OrTyXY0Qlua8OJ7NExV8k6NGo9Vv0Jglcv8oe5JsrR238uuhDedLWlRkeDCOL7BhK-0eyd5lwgx2T0CFvi-eP/s400/YTMonetization.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 160px;" /></a><br />Once you've chosen to enable revenue sharing, YouTube will sell advertising against your video and pay you a revenue share into your <a href="http://www.google.com/adsense">Google AdSense</a> account each month. (If you don't have an AdSense account, you'll have the opportunity to create one.) Individual video partnerships will not be eligible for many of the benefits of user partnerships, like enhanced channel features or the ability to monetize other videos in your account, so we encourage you to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/partners">apply to be a member</a> of the YPP. We'll consider your individual video partnerships when reviewing your YPP application. For now individual video partnerships are available only in the United States, but we hope to roll these out internationally soon.<br /><br />It's taken us some time to build out the YouTube Partnership Program, our content management tools and other infrastructure to handle expanding the YPP to so many individual users and videos. Now that we're ready to share these opportunities with a wider audience, we're excited to see how individual video partnerships will help even more people make money from their success on YouTube.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Shenaz Zack, Product Manager</span>

In the future, everyone will monetize their 15 minutes

(Cross-posted from the YouTube Biz Blog ) We first launched the YouTube Partnership Program (YPP) to help some of our more popular users ma...

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Innovation in video on the web

Today, video is an important part of many people's everyday activities on the Internet and a big part of many Google products.<br /><br />Because we spend a lot of time working to make the overall web experience better for users, we think that video compression technology should be a part of the web platform. To that end, we're happy to <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/ir_20090805.html">announce today</a> that we've signed a deal to acquire On2 Technologies, a leading creator of high-quality video compression technology.<br /><br />The deal is still subject to approval by On2 Technologies' stockholders and review by relevant regulatory authorities, including the SEC, but we expect it to close in Q4.<br /><br />Although we're not in a position to discuss specific product plans until after the deal closes, we are committed to innovation in video quality on the web, and we believe that On2 Technologies' team and technology will help us further that goal.<br /><br />We'll update everybody when we're able to share more information. In the meantime, nothing will change for On2 Technologies' current and prospective customers.<div><br /></div><div><i><b>Update</b> on Feb 19, 2010:</i> On2 <a href="http://investor.google.com/releases/20100219.html">has been acquired</a> by Google.<br /><div><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jeremy Doig, Engineering Director - Video, and Mike Jazayeri, Group Product Manager<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br />This document includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the expected timing of the acquisition, Google’s and On2’s ability to close the acquisition, Google’s ability to integrate On2’s technology and employees, and the expected benefits of the acquisition, including that the acquisition will further Google’s goal to enhance the web experience with video. These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of managements of Google Inc. and On2 Technologies, Inc., and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein due to (1) changes in economic, business, competitive, technological and/or regulatory factors, (2) failure to receive the required stockholder and regulatory approval for the acquisition, (3) failure to compete successfully in this highly competitive and rapidly changing marketplace, (4) failure to retain key employees, and (5) other factors affecting the operation of the respective businesses of Google and On2. More detailed information about these and other factors that may affect current expectations may be found in filings by Google or On2, as applicable, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including their respective most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Google and On2 are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any such obligation to, update or alter their respective forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Additional Information and Where to Find It</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br />Google plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-4 in connection with the transaction, which will include a Proxy Statement of On2 that also constitutes a Prospectus of Google. On2 will mail the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its stockholders in connection with the transaction. The Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will contain important information about Google, On2, the transaction and related matters. Investors and security holders are urged to read the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus carefully when they are available. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by Google and On2 through the web site maintained by the SEC at </span><a href="http://www.sec.gov/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">www.sec.gov</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> and by contacting Google Investor Relations at 650-253-7663 or On2 Investor Relations at 518-881-4299. In addition, investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC on Google’s website at </span><a href="http://investor.google.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">investor.google.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> and on On2’s website at </span><a href="http://www.on2.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">www.on2.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">.<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Participants in the Solicitation </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br />Google, On2 and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding Google’s executive officers and directors is included in Google’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the SEC on March 24, 2009, and information regarding On2’s executive officers and directors is included in On2’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the SEC on April 7, 2009. The Proxy Statement / Prospectus for the proposed transaction will provide more information about participants in the solicitation of proxies from On2 stockholders, which participants may have interests different from On2 stockholders generally. You can obtain free copies of these documents from Google or On2 using the contact information above. </span></span></span></div></div>

Innovation in video on the web

Today, video is an important part of many people's everyday activities on the Internet and a big part of many Google products. Because w...

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I now pronounce you monetized: a YouTube video case study

<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Cross-posted from the <a href="http://ytbizblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-now-pronounce-you-monetized-youtube_30.html">YouTube Biz Blog</a>)</span><br /><br />Last week the world watched in wonder as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0">Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz's wedding party</a> transformed a familiar and predictable tradition into something spontaneous and just flat-out fun. The video, set to R&B star Chris Brown's hypnotic dance jam "Forever," became an overnight sensation, accumulating more than 10 million views on YouTube in less than one week. But as with all great YouTube videos, there's more to this story than simple view counts.<br /><br />At YouTube, we have sophisticated <a href="http://www.youtube.com/t/contentid">content management tools</a> in place to help rights holders control their content on our site. The rights holders for "Forever" used these tools to claim and monetize the song, as well as to start running <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-clicked-to-buy-and-i-liked-it.html">Click-to-Buy</a> links over the video, giving viewers the opportunity to purchase the music track on Amazon and iTunes. As a result, the rights holders were able to capitalize on the massive wave of popularity generated by "JK Wedding Entrance Dance" — in the last week, searches for "Chris Brown Forever" on YouTube have skyrocketed, making it one of the most popular queries on the site:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnjNQAEcwibWDqUDzVZSF0XyH_ANWS_YUbsQbXrLnaiNvhUmP_9ABcORtDEBPk8i8Ufty_uKCFwE7hnckYihiTdddYzi0fO_zQ9tPN8fMRgPPP8uzkk2jA69-eQIRJHuwR4G6_jsF7aEo/s1600-h/chris+brown+forever.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364282734135124178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnjNQAEcwibWDqUDzVZSF0XyH_ANWS_YUbsQbXrLnaiNvhUmP_9ABcORtDEBPk8i8Ufty_uKCFwE7hnckYihiTdddYzi0fO_zQ9tPN8fMRgPPP8uzkk2jA69-eQIRJHuwR4G6_jsF7aEo/s400/chris+brown+forever.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 153px;" /></a><br />This traffic is also very engaged — the click-through rate (CTR) on the "JK Wedding Entrance" video is 2x the average of other Click-to-Buy overlays on the site. And this newfound interest in downloading "Forever" goes beyond the viral video itself: "JK Wedding Entrance" also appears to have influenced the official <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2IExa2A198">"Forever" music video</a>, which saw its Click-to-Buy CTR increase by 2.5x in the last week.<br /><br />So, what does all of this mean? Despite compelling data and <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7967908.stm">studies</a> around consumer purchasing habits, many still question the promotional and bottom-line business value sites like YouTube provide artists. But in the last week, over a year after its release, Chris Brown's "Forever" has again rocketed up the charts, reaching as high as #4 on the <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/top-100/songs/">iTunes singles chart</a> and #3 on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/dmusic/digital-music-track/ref=pd_ts_dmusic_nav">Amazon's best selling MP3 list</a>. We've seen <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/monty-python-youtube-move-boosts-dvd-sales-23000">similar successes</a> in the past with partners like Monty Python.<br /><br />One of our main goals at YouTube is to help content creators effectively make money from the distribution of their content online. That they can do so in a way that brings artists and our community together to create fun, spontaneous and inspiring works, is one of the best and most exciting things about YouTube.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Chris LaRosa, Technical Account Manager, and Ali Sandler, Music Partner Manager</span>

I now pronounce you monetized: a YouTube video case study

(Cross-posted from the YouTube Biz Blog ) Last week the world watched in wonder as Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz's wedding party transf...

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Digital activism on YouTube

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(This is the second of a series of posts from YouTube's news and politics blog, <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/">Citizentube</a>. -Ed.)</span></span><br /><br />Activism today isn't limited to picket lines and marches on the Mall — people have taken their movements to the web, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> has become an important platform for exposure. Every day, people use YouTube to fight for causes, whether they're hunger-striking celebrities like <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/05/mia-farrow-fasts-for-darfur-vlogs-on.html">Mia Farrow</a>, or <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/05/9-year-old-uses-youtube-to-save.html">9-year-olds trying to save the neighborhood kickball lot</a> from destruction. On <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/">Citizentube</a>, our YouTube blog that chronicles the way people use video to change the world, we've seen digital activists use YouTube in three basic ways: to shine a light on issues that need more exposure, to drive action around causes they care about, and to create connections between people and organizations that share their desire to make a difference.<br /><br />Some of the most compelling videos we see are those that spotlight important issues that aren't being covered in the mainstream media. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/witness">Witness</a>, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to document human rights abuses around the world through video, offers an excellent example — <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2EEJkyntV4">this video</a> from their YouTube channel chronicles the clashes between the Burmese military and rural ethnic minorities. <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/07/invisiblepeopletv-giving-voice-to.html">Invisiblepeople.tv</a>, a relative newcomer to YouTube, is taking a similar approach by tackling a more domestic issue: homelessness. This summer, the group is traveling across America to document the real, unedited stories of people living on the streets, in tent communes and in cars — and posting all of the footage to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/invisiblepeopletv">their YouTube channel</a>. And of course we've seen protesters in <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/07/new-round-of-protests-in-iran.html">Iran</a>, <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/07/violent-riots-in-urumqi-china.html">China</a> and elsewhere use YouTube to amplify their causes far beyond national borders.<br /><br />Other individuals and nonprofits are using YouTube as a direct advocacy tool, experimenting with ways to drive action from their videos to a particular cause. And we're building new products to make it even easier for them to do this effectively. For example, in March, we <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/03/youtube-nonprofit-raises-10000-for.html">launched</a> a tool called "Call to Action," which allows nonprofit organizations to drive traffic from an <a href="http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=150471">in-video overlay</a> to an off-site page where they can collect donations, signatures or email addresses. Shortly after launch, to commemorate World Water Day, we featured a video from charity:water on the YouTube homepage that used a call-to-action overlay to encourage YouTube users to donate money to build wells and provide clean, safe drinking water for those who don't have it. Through YouTube, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/charitywater">charity:water</a> was able to raise over $10,000 in one day — enough to build two brand-new wells in the Central African Republic and give over 150 people clean drinking water for 20 years.<br /><br />Yet some of the most innovative uses of YouTube for digital activism are those that leverage the communities that exist on YouTube around particular causes. YouTube is inherently a social experience and many of our users are hungry to partner and collaborate with others who share their passions. Last December, popular YouTube users the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers">Vlogbrothers</a> launched the "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4hqWfp3374">Project for Awesome</a>," a campaign which asked fellow budding change-makers to make videos about their favorite charities. Over 1,200 people joined the effort to promote their cause of choice. And just a few weeks ago, in partnership with President Obama's launch of serve.gov, we created "<a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/06/announcing-service-20-video-volunteers.html">Video Volunteers</a>", a new platform on YouTube which connects nonprofits that lack video resources with proven video-makers who want to use their skills to do good. There are already hundreds of posts from nonprofits seeking help on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/videovolunteers">Video Volunteers YouTube channel</a>, so if you're interested in creating a video for an organization, head over to the channel now and find a cause you care about.<br /><br />Activism is constantly evolving on YouTube, so we'll keep posting fresh accounts of how citizens and nonprofits are changing the world, one video at a time, on Citizentube.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Ramya Raghavan, YouTube Nonprofits & Activism</span>

Digital activism on YouTube

(This is the second of a series of posts from YouTube's news and politics blog, Citizentube . -Ed.) Activism today isn't limited to ...

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Media and citizens meet in the YouTube Reporters' Center

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This is the first of a series of posts from YouTube's news and politics blog, <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/">Citizentube</a>.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> -Ed.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> is the biggest video news site on the Internet, and at no time in our site's history was that more apparent than in these last two weeks of the crisis unfolding in Iran. As hundreds of thousands of Iranian citizens took to the streets of Tehran to protest the national elections, the government kicked out foreign journalists, leaving citizens themselves as the only documentarians to the events unfolding there. We've been highlighting many of these videos and keeping track of the latest developments on our YouTube news and politics blog, <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/">Citizentube</a>.<br /><br />Though the circumstances in Iran are unique, this isn't the first time that citizens have played a crucial role in reporting on events around the world. Burmese citizens uploaded exclusive video footage to YouTube during the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=i_r4JhbhmgU">protests in Myanmar</a> back in 2007; people in China's Sichuan province documented the devastating and historic <a href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=pB40GKtrVQY">7.8-magnitude earthquake</a> of 2008 in real-time; and eyewitnesses to the shooting of young <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tmh9B8LVxM">Oscar Grant</a> by Oakland police forces captured the event on their cell phone cameras and uploaded videos to YouTube for the world to see. Citizens are no longer merely bystanders to world events. Today, anyone can chronicle what they see and participate in the news-gathering process.<br /><br />Though it's the phenomenon of citizen reporting that YouTube is probably best known for, we also have hundreds of news partners who upload thousands of videos straight to YouTube every day. You can see lots of these on our news page at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/news">youtube.com/news</a>. Many of these organizations have used YouTube in unique ways, like asking the community to <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/01/washington-post-asks-your-government.html">submit questions for government officials</a>, providing a <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/04/view-from-press-corp.html">behind-the-scenes look</a> at traveling with the Obama press corps and accepting video applications for a <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/02/last-chance-to-win-trip-with-nick.html">reporting assignment in West Africa</a>. We believe the power of this new media landscape lies in the collaborative possibilities of amateurs and professionals working together.<br /><br />And so today, we're launching a new resource on YouTube to help citizens learn more about how to report the news, straight from the experts. It's called the <a href="http://youtube.com/reporterscenter">YouTube Reporters' Center</a>, and it features some of the nation's top journalists sharing instructional videos with tips and advice for better reporting. Learn how to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eOynrI2eTM">prepare for an interview</a>; or how to be an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVKGUctuoXE">investigative reporter</a> from the legendary Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward; or how to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVVdH8n5470">report on a global humanitarian</a> crisis from Nick Kristof of the New York Times. All of the videos are available on the<a href="http://youtube.com/reporterscenter"> </a>YouTube Reporters' Center channel.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Olivia Ma, YouTube News and Politics</span>

Media and citizens meet in the YouTube Reporters' Center

This is the first of a series of posts from YouTube's news and politics blog, Citizentube . -Ed. YouTube is the biggest video news sit...

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Citizentube: Watching video change our world

As you might have noticed, there's a lot of fascinating stuff that happens on YouTube every day. For example, did you know that a nine-year-old recently used YouTube to successfully <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/05/9-year-old-uses-youtube-to-save.html">campaign</a> to save his local kickball lot? Have you seen the video of a Guatemalan lawyer who predicted his own <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/05/dead-lawyers-video-accusation-causes.html">assassination</a> on YouTube moments before it happened? Or did you know that YouTube and Google have launched a <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/2009/06/new-model-for-political-interviews-and.html">new technology platform</a> for political debates, which allows you to submit and vote on the most important issues you want to discuss with political candidates?<br /><br />These are the sorts of things you can stay on top of with <a href="http://www.citizentube.com/">Citizentube</a>, a special YouTube blog devoted to chronicling the way that people are using video to change the world. If you've followed news and politics on YouTube, you might have <a href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=zADtM47GcO0">noticed</a> that we started Citizentube as a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/citizentube">video channel</a> on the site a few years back, but we soon realized that keeping track of all the phenomenal uses of YouTube by posting our own videos just wasn't fast enough — so now we're blogging, too. We generally focus on two types of posts: the compelling political and social uses of YouTube that we see the community bubble up every day, and our own programming initiatives and partnerships in the political, news, and nonprofit arenas.<br /><br />Our team creates opportunities for you to engage with content that goes beyond the humorous or even the educational — content that changes the way you interact with your communities, institutions, and leaders. The first initiative we launched in this space was the You Choose '08 platform and the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/republicandebate">CNN/YouTube Debates</a> in 2007. Since then we've expanded our programming to the fields of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/senatehub">government</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/inmyname">activism</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/projectreport">news & information</a>. On the blog, we'll post an occasional series that gives a bigger picture perspective of what's happening in the worlds of news reporting, government, and social change on YouTube.<br /><br />So be sure to check out www.citizentube.com and subscribe to our <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/PrYR">RSS feed</a> (we're on Twitter, too: @citizentube). With more than 20 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute, our blog helps provide you with a filter that you can use to see the way that video is changing our world.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Steve Grove, YouTube News and Politics</span>

Citizentube: Watching video change our world

As you might have noticed, there's a lot of fascinating stuff that happens on YouTube every day. For example, did you know that a nine-y...

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Get creative with the Google Chrome icon

Two years ago, we invited people around the world to participate in a <a href="http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/help-make-gmail-video.html">video project</a> imagining how Gmail messages travel around the world. The response was overwhelming, with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/video_response_view_all?v=VfDW7qAdFGk">971 video submissions</a> in total — many of which were <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR_61WdpcmU">really</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coraBHKcX5M">absurdly</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eojiOhMvTAg">cool</a>.<br /><br />Today, we are announcing a new global project. Your task? Film yourself building the Google Chrome icon in a creative way, with whatever materials, as big, small, or crazy as you want. We will feature the best submissions.<br /><br />A handful of Googlers and a couple of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/flippycat">our</a> <a href="http://annathered.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/bento53-google-chrome-bento/">friends</a> created some sample videos for inspiration. Check them out:<br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bGJOmGL6mYM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bGJOmGL6mYM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/landing/chrome/ugc/">Learn more and submit your video</a> by July 22. For more information on this project, visit the <a href="http://chrome.blogspot.com/2009/06/join-google-chrome-icon-project.html">Google Chrome blog</a>. We can't wait to see the clever ways that you build the Google Chrome icon.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jason Toff, Google Chrome team</span>

Get creative with the Google Chrome icon

Two years ago, we invited people around the world to participate in a video project imagining how Gmail messages travel around the world. ...

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Live stream on YouTube: the President's First 100 Days News Conference

<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Cross-posted from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=KnCjVcOtSsM">YouTube Blog</a>)</span><br /><br />The first three months of the Obama Administration have brought the new American President unprecedented challenges. Back in November, when he was elected, everyone knew the economy and the Middle East would be critical issues for Obama to attack early on. But like every president before him, he's had to deal with the unexpected as well: who could have predicted pirates off the Somali Coast or swine flu?<br /><br />As citizens and pundits from all political perspectives analyze the President's first 100 days in office today, Obama himself will address the nation tonight on the 100-day anniversary of his inauguration -- and we're going to carry a live stream of the conference from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/whitehouse">White House YouTube channel</a>. Be sure to tune in at 8pm EDT to watch it live.<br /><br />We're also featuring commentary and analysis from top news organizations on our homepage today. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZKlUIjQ4kM">Hear Karl Rove</a> grade the President on Fox News. Get <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCv3JFdAcTc">a re-cap</a> from Al-Jazeera on what Obama has accomplished in his opening act. Watch the Washington Post <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhqOFGWRUXY">talk with Americans</a> in DC about their early impressions of the new President.<br /><br />You can join in the conversation by making a video: How is the Obama Administration doing, and what advice would you give the President moving forward? Upload your thoughts to YouTube and add them as a video response to this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geljx1wXdnY">Citizentube video</a>, and we'll feature some of them on our News page tomorrow.<br /><br />Finally, don't forget to come to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/whitehouse">youtube.com/whitehouse</a> at 8pm EDT to watch President Obama address the nation.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Steve Grove, YouTube News & Politics</span>

Live stream on YouTube: the President's First 100 Days News Conference

(Cross-posted from the YouTube Blog ) The first three months of the Obama Administration have brought the new American President unprecedent...

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Coming soon to YouTube: Besson's and Bertrand's environmental film project

Today we're pleased to share an exciting new project that taps into the power of YouTube and Google Maps to spread the word about the state of our planet. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Besson">Luc Besson</a>'s and <a href="http://www.yannarthusbertrand.org/index_new.htm">Yann-Arthus Betrand</a>'s 90 minute full-length film "Home" will exclusively be available online on YouTube for English, French, Spanish and German–speaking countries beginning June 5 — just in time for the 37th <a href="http://www.unep.org/wed/2009/english/">World Environment Day</a>.<br /><br />Through stunning displays of aerial camerawork, the film will give people from all corners of the world a glimpse of our planet like never before and visually demonstrate the urgency for preservation efforts. In addition to its Internet premiere, "Home" will be shown in movie theaters and outdoors on big screens at key locations around the globe. It will also air on TV stations around the world. Using this unique distribution model, one with a massive online and offline effort, the film creators are able to reach the widest audience possible. So whether you'd prefer to head to the theaters, watch it under the stars, or just stay put on the couch — the way you view "Home" is up to you.<br /><br />And starting today, YouTube channels in English, French, Spanish and German will feature behind-the-scenes looks from the making of the film, as well as interviews, and extras. To add even more dimension, Google Maps is featuring specially created layers that shed more light on some of the material covered in the movie. You can also use Maps to find a theater location near you.<br /><br />To get a preview of what you can expect on June 5, check out some of the spectacular footage in the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/homeproject">Home YouTube channel</a>, like the video below of the Arctic world and its wild terrain that's essential to preserve. Or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rET3CvmyD4&feature=channel">this one</a> of Los Angeles exclusively seen from the sky, giving us a new perspective of the cityscape at night. And please respond and react to the film via video responses, comments, and ratings and share links via email with your friends.<br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sLbHicGdXvw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sLbHicGdXvw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Mats Carduner, Head of Google France and Southern Europe</span>

Coming soon to YouTube: Besson's and Bertrand's environmental film project

Today we're pleased to share an exciting new project that taps into the power of YouTube and Google Maps to spread the word about the st...

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YouTube Symphony Orchestra: from idea to reality

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Cross-posted from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=mjTQtrvsAP8">YouTube</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=mjTQtrvsAP8"> Blog</a>)</span></span><br /><br />Today represents the final culmination of an idea many months in the making: a first-class global orchestra brought together by YouTube. This week, over 90 musicians from around the world -- including a Spanish guitarist, a Dutch harpist and a Lithuanian birbyne player — have gathered in New York City in preparation for tonight's historic YouTube Symphony Orchestra performance at Carnegie Hall. And today on YouTube's homepage, we are proud to present the world premiere of Tan Dun's composition "Internet Symphony, Eroica," as selected and mashed up from nearly 3,000 video submissions from around the globe.<br /><br />Maestro — the mash-up, please!<br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oC4FAyg64OI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oC4FAyg64OI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><br />Along with the "Eroica" premiere, we're also posting exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the preparation leading up to tonight's performance. Learn more about the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/symphony">YouTube Symphony Orchestra</a> by watching candid vlogs, early rehearsals with conductor and creative director <a href="http://www.youtube.com/michaeltilsonthomas">Michael Tilson Thomas</a>, and meet-and-greets between the musicians lucky enough to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime event. Many thanks to our "Vlog Squad" team of classical musicians (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/alicelizard">Caeli Smith</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/jeremydenk">Jeremy Denk</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/eikosudoh">Eiko Sudoh</a>), and to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/gramafilm">Harmony Films</a>, who are currently putting together a full-length documentary on the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.<br /><br />And for those of you who can't make it to New York in time for the big show, don't fret. We'll be posting the full performance from Carnegie Hall on YouTube tomorrow at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/symphony">www.youtube.com/symphony</a>.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Michele Flannery, YouTube Music</span>

YouTube Symphony Orchestra: from idea to reality

(Cross-posted from the YouTube Blog ) Today represents the final culmination of an idea many months in the making: a first-class global orc...

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Click-to-Buy expands to 8 new countries

Whether you come to YouTube to watch a specific video, discover related content, or engage and interact with people and videos from all around the world, our goal is to put you in control of your online video experience. This means making it easier for you to find what you're looking for (like dedicated channels for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/music">music</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=mphd">HD</a> videos) and offering you new and innovative ways to engage with that content.<br /><br />One way we already offer you this kind of deeper experience on YouTube involves music videos on the site: <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-clicked-to-buy-and-i-liked-it.html">Click-to-Buy</a>, our eCommerce platform, helps you find products (like songs and DVDs) related to the videos that you're watching. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7967908.stm">A recent study</a> found that after watching a music video on YouTube, 50% of adult users in the U.K. then go on to purchase music from that artist. And we've seen these results for ourselves — three of the four major music labels are Click-to-Buy partners and are already selling millions of songs a year from these links on YouTube.<br /><br />We're excited to announce that today we're rolling out Click-to-Buy links on music videos in 8 additional countries: Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, and Sweden. Now Click-to-Buy partners can offer music downloads to hundreds of millions of people around the world.<br /><br />We enjoy working with our music partners to provide them with these kinds of opportunities, and we look forward to further expanding the program in the coming months.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Thai Tran, YouTube Product Manager</span>

Click-to-Buy expands to 8 new countries

Whether you come to YouTube to watch a specific video, discover related content, or engage and interact with people and videos from all arou...

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YouTube Symphony Orchestra winners are announced

<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Cross-posted from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=Hc0bh6GiXlw">YouTube Blog</a>)</span><br /><br />Today we are proud to announce the winners of the world's first online collaborative orchestra. The global YouTube community and a judging panel containing members of the world's most renowned orchestras have selected over 90 talented musicians to be part of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Together, these professional and amateur musicians play 26 different instruments and come from 30+ countries and territories on six continents.<br /><br />To grasp the level of talent we’re talking about, just take a look at the stellar string section:<br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p/AE38CDDE6DAA23CC&hl=en"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p/AE38CDDE6DAA23CC&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />The selected musicians will travel from around the world to New York City to participate in a collaborative summit for classical music on April 12-15, 2009, concluding with a concert at Carnegie Hall under the direction of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/michaeltilsonthomas">Michael Tilson Thomas</a>, San Francisco Symphony Music Director, New World Symphony Founder and Artistic Director, and London Symphony Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor.<br /><br />All the winning audition videos are on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/symphony">YouTube Symphony Orchestra Channel</a>; please share your congratulations with these musicians in the comments section, and don’t forget to stay tuned as we follow them on the road to Carnegie Hall. (If you’d like to cheer them on in person, tickets are on sale now at <a href="http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_13015.html?selecteddate=04152009"> www.carnegiehall.org</a>.)<br /><br />Cue the congratulatory strings!<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Michele Flannery, YouTube Music</span>

YouTube Symphony Orchestra winners are announced

(Cross-posted from the YouTube Blog ) Today we are proud to announce the winners of the world's first online collaborative orchestra. Th...

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The Pope on YouTube

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Cross-posted from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=f1o091p3dk0">YouTube blog</a>)</span></span><br /><br />Today we're delighted to announce that the Vatican has launched a dedicated YouTube channel.<br /><br />To find out more about why the Pope has taken the decision to interact with YouTube on a regular basis, here is a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEnO2FgbcnQ">short introduction</a> from Father Federico Lombardi, S.I., Director of Vatican Radio, the Vatican Television Centre and the Holy See Press Office.<br /><br />So, for regular updates on the Pope and the Catholic Church's take on the major problems facing the world today, subscribe to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/vatican">the Vatican on YouTube</a>.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by The YouTube Team</span>

The Pope on YouTube

(Cross-posted from the YouTube blog ) Today we're delighted to announce that the Vatican has launched a dedicated YouTube channel. To fi...

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Safety, education, and empowerment on YouTube

<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Cross-posted from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/blog">YouTube Blog</a>)</span><br /><br />We've always been committed to providing you the tools to have the best possible YouTube experience. Educating parents, teens, and families on how to stay safe on our site is a critical part of that commitment, so we can't think of a more appropriate place to introduce our new <a href="http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/request.py?contact_type=abuse">Abuse and Safety Center</a> than at the Family Online Safety Institute (<a href="http://www.fosi.org/cms/">FOSI</a>) conference in Washington, D.C., today.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPzJRG3dljFyXQNFhcxu4FdDx-II_1vRYE42QyLusvrCeK9EM-6nAI0DBAsDnfJQ4HIsctxpkLiHrk7ENDv5uRw-SJ5Bqpn4tzRLpmSx6KvCkotXQuVgx3SYaBq1Eq6kmT1E_pyXZV5GX/s1600-h/Abuse+and+Safety+Homepage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278401253487315554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPzJRG3dljFyXQNFhcxu4FdDx-II_1vRYE42QyLusvrCeK9EM-6nAI0DBAsDnfJQ4HIsctxpkLiHrk7ENDv5uRw-SJ5Bqpn4tzRLpmSx6KvCkotXQuVgx3SYaBq1Eq6kmT1E_pyXZV5GX/s400/Abuse+and+Safety+Homepage.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 194px;" /></a><br />The center features straightforward safety tips and multimedia resources from experts and prominent safety organizations. We are empowering people with the information and tools they need to help them deal with issues like cyberbullying, online harassment, and hateful content.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__bujkNa295QIy7wBKRc3PFzQ9nWxY0qCYBH9qHRkrfFgeLPojDCjYFAp3O5gy_N1ayjtzj3FOHhqdK0i1WgvITmMMBPS9kgVeiUp75JhA2ta3AA6iEvnQwiW7JyhpEoABu0t4ot2hLR6/s1600-h/Abuse+and+Safety+Teen+Safety.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278401683031763522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__bujkNa295QIy7wBKRc3PFzQ9nWxY0qCYBH9qHRkrfFgeLPojDCjYFAp3O5gy_N1ayjtzj3FOHhqdK0i1WgvITmMMBPS9kgVeiUp75JhA2ta3AA6iEvnQwiW7JyhpEoABu0t4ot2hLR6/s400/Abuse+and+Safety+Teen+Safety.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" /></a><br /><br />The new center also makes it easier for you to find our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/signup_login?next=safety_help">Help and Safety Tool</a>, which lets you report concerns to us and gives you granular control over your channel, like the option of blocking comments from specific users or disabling the video comments feature on specific videos.<br /><br />The Abuse and Safety Center is easy to find. Just look at the bottom of any YouTube page and click on the link titled "Abuse and Safety Center." From phishing scams to just learning what it means to be a good YouTube citizen, you'll find the information you need.<br /><br />Finally, check out FOSI's meeting <a href="http://www.fosi.org/cms/index.php/ann-conf-08-overview.html">page</a> for more information about our presence at the conference, where Shantal Rands from Google's legal team will receive a FOSI Award for Outstanding Achievement in advancing the goal of a safer Internet. Plus, Andrew McLaughlin, Google's Director of Global Policy & Government Affairs, is speaking about "Protecting Kids and Free Speech Online," and YouTube's Policy Analyst Micah Schaffer will address online safety in social media.<br /><br />We'll continue to add new information and features to the center, so check back often. <br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by The YouTube Team</span>

Safety, education, and empowerment on YouTube

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Calling all musicians: Join YouTube's Symphony Orchestra

YouTube is offering musicians around the globe the opportunity to join a symphony orchestra via video through the world's first collaborative online orchestra. This is a chance to perform alongside world-renowned conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, learn from composer Tan Dun and many members of the London Symphony Orchestra, and consult with pianist Lang Lang. All video entries will be combined into the first-ever collaborative virtual performance, and people around the world will select their favorites to perform at New York's Carnegie Hall in April 2009.<br /><br />If you're interested in auditioning, or would like more information about this program, head over to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/symphony">YouTube Symphony Orchestra channel</a> and the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=qwTiF0HMrog">YouTube Blog</a>.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by The YouTube Team</span>

Calling all musicians: Join YouTube's Symphony Orchestra

YouTube is offering musicians around the globe the opportunity to join a symphony orchestra via video through the world's first collabor...

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