YouTube News - December Edition

Check out the latest updates made to YouTube during the wee hours. This list is jam-packed with greatness and some improvements that many of you have been requesting. Enjoy! NEW VIDEOS TAB We've merged the Categories and Video browse pages into one new, easier-to-navigate home for video search. All the old search options can be found there, along with a new "Spotlight" section that allows you to scroll through featured videos. You'll find some design improvements on the Channels and Community tabs as well. MOST ACTIVE & PREVIOUSLY POPULAR The Videos tab now includes two new viewing options. Click "Most Active Today" and you'll see the current day's most buzz-worthy titles, which can then be filtered by category. Click "Previously Popular" to find the most-viewed videos from one week ago or one month ago. CHANNEL RESULTS IN SEARCH YouTube search results now include videos and channels, making it easier for you to access the content you're looking for. When you enter a search term, highly relevant channels may be displayed at the top of the results page. MUSIC SUBCATEGORIES Our Music section is now broken down into genres such as Rock, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, Classical, and more. This will make it easier to find and promote all sorts of music videos on the site. RSS LINKS ON VIDEO BROWSE PAGES To stay up to date on the searches you check frequently, subscribe to our video browse pages by clicking the RSS link located beneath the categories list. PROFILE PICTURE You can choose any image you want to represent your channel, instead of a video still. Just click the "Upload an image" option on your Account page. SUBSCRIPTIONS UPDATE Closed and suspended accounts will now be automatically removed from your subscriptions. If you were subscribed to several closed/suspended accounts, you will notice a one-time large drop in numbers as your list is updated. COMMENTS VOTING OPTIONAL Now you can choose whether or not you want to allow users to vote on comments made on your videos (thumbs-up/thumbs-down feature). You can select this under a new "Comment Voting" section for both Upload and Edit Video and sharing options. Don't forget to comment here, email us [editor@youtube.com] or vlog and tell us what you think after poking around these new features. Take it easy, The YouTube Team