You Tube - 101

• YouTube Profile: • Website: http://www.youtube.com/

Alexa Ranking: 3 (as of 5/1/08)Description: A video sharing websiteSimilar Websites: Flickr, Yahoo! Video

• YouTube Features• Browse videos based on channel and popularity • Rate videos by giving them from one to five stars • Upload your own videos and share them with your friends • Create video replies to your favorite videos • What is YouTube?: • YouTube was founded in February 2005 and has become one of the most popular web portals in the world. Allowing

users to submit videos and wade through the massive video section by searching for keywords, YouTube has taken the idea of viral videos to a new level.

• Why Should I Use YouTube?: • As the premier video hosting and sharing website, YouTube has something for everyone. From comedy spoofs to

movie clips to music videos, if it has been on video it is probably on YouTube.• Beyond just watching videos, YouTube can empower your blog by allowing you to upload videos and place them on

your blog using the YouTube widget.

• Create & Manage Account– Signing Up – Logging In – Account Information – About YouTube

• Watching– Watching Videos – Searching for Videos – Organizing Videos – Sharing Videos – Video Comments

• Uploading– Uploading Videos – Editing Videos – Promoting Videos

• Channels– Personal Settings – Customizing – Interacting – Subscriptions

• Advanced– YouTube Glossary – TestTube – Insight

– Developer APIs • Solve a Problem

– Account Issues – Common Error Messages – Uploading Issues – Video Player Issues

• Account and Policies– Privacy Complaint Guidelines – Legal Issues – General Policy Enforcement Information – Copyright – Safety Resources

• Mobile– YouTube for Mobile Application

• YouTube for Mobile Partner– Partner Help Center

• Promoted Videos– Promoted Videos – Working With My Account – Working With My Promotions – My Promotion Performance – Troubleshooting

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