Friday, December 28, 2007

December YouTube Site Updates

YouTube instituted a bunch of minor changes to its site in December. Here's what's new and different:

UPDATED VIDEOS TAB

The Videos tab now includes two new viewing options. The "Most Active Today" section displaysthe current day's most buzz-worthy titles, while the "Previously Popular" section displays the most-viewed videos from one week ago or one month ago.

EXPANDED SEARCH RESULTES

YouTube search results now include both videos and channels. When you enter a query, relevant channels may be displayed at the top of the results page.

NEW MUSIC SUBCATEGORIES

YouTube's Music caegory is now broken down into genres such as Rock, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, and Classical.

RSS LINKS ON VIDEO BROWSE PAGES

To stay up to date on the searches you check frequently, you can subscribe to video browse pages by clicking the RSS link located beneath the categories list.

NEW PROFILE PICTURE

You can now choose any image you want to represent your channel, instead of a video still. To do this, just click the "Upload an image" option on your Account page.

COMMENTS VOTING NOW OPTIONAL

You can now choose whether or not you want to allow users to vote on comments made on your videos. This option is under a new "Comment Voting" section in both the Upload and Edit Video and sharing sections.

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