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America’s Got Talent YouTube auditions are back!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

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youtube.com/agtAndroidiPhoneContest Infochannel’s rulesyoutube.com/agtSue McCauley, YouTube Entertainment & Film marketing programs manager, recently watched “America's Got Talent YouTube Special - Jackie Evancho.”

Introducing MusicBeautyLife, Next Beauty Guru Contest winner

Monday, April 2, 2012

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Introducing Your September “On The Rise” Nominees

Thursday, September 15, 2011

On The RisehomepagevideosUncutSportssimplekidscraftstheneedledroppineappleboyfilmsJasonMundayMusicDestinWS2been in the newsOn The RiseBrowseDevon Storbeck, Partner Support, recently watched “How to Edit Videos for Free.”

August’s On The Rise nominees

Monday, August 15, 2011

On The RisehomepagevideosTheGeekGroupJasonMundayMusicRobynStampsMilTownKidDestinWS2CuteGirlsHairstylesThePianoGuysfeaturedin the newsperformed at VidConOn The Rise channelBrowseDevon Storbeck, Partner Support, recently watched “Mud is Interesting - Smarter Every Day 18.”

Making the planet a little less lonely

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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YouTubers on America’s Got Talent revealed tonight

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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July’s On The Rise nominees: educators and artists

Thursday, July 14, 2011

On The RisehomepagevideosHowToLizdestinws2VSOHOTTjeremiahjwOn The Rise is all about giving a kickstart to the next generation of Partners who will go on to do big things on YouTube, and helping you discover new talent. Past winners like emilynoel83, joshsundquist, and CuteGirlsHairstyles have seen lots of new viewers thanks to your support. If you’re interested in checking out more rising YouTube Partners, visit our On The Rise channel, which features nominees, trending partners and monthly blog winners.Devon Storbeck, Partner Support, recently watched “2D Photography Rube Goldberg.”

A special invitation from The Wiggles

Thursday, June 30, 2011

The Wigglesbig red carNorth American TourThe Fine Printselected in each cityfruit saladErnesto Soriano, YouTube Australia, recently watched “Let’s make Australia a reading nation."

Meet May’s On The Rise nominees

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

homepagevideosFacebookTwitteremilynoel83joshsundquisttheslowmoguyscast your vote by May 18, 2011 at 6:00pm PSTYourTeacherMathHelpDisneyKid15awesomegaysPaulDatehCuteGirlsHairstyleschannelBrowseJulie Kikla & Devon Storbeck, YouTube Partner Support, recently watched “Inbetweeners - Rude Road Trip - Red Nose Day.”

America’s Got Talent wants you

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

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youtube.com/agtLiuba Petkova, Marketing Programs Manager Entertainment & Film, recently watched “America's Got Talent YouTube Special - Jackie Evancho.”

The Slow Mo Guys are April’s “On The Rise” winners

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The Slow Mo GuysOn The RiseYouTube homepagebirds of prey swoopingdroplets collidingball to the face"I have loved watching stuff in slow motion ever since I was a kid. I used to watch fight scenes from movies frame by frame on VHS so I could see all the action. When I got the opportunity to work with high speed cameras I saw this as my opportunity to film as many things as possible in super slow motion. I have been doing it for about 6 years now as a profession, but only recently got a computer powerful enough to deal with such massive files for my own show! Looking at things in slow motion makes you realise what you actually miss out on when you see things at "human speed". Sometimes you see something completely unexpected, sometimes can see how stuff works and sometimes stuff in slow motion just makes you laugh! It has been a great honour to participate in YouTube's On The Rise contest. I would like to thank everyone who voted for us and to welcome all our new subscribers!" Gavin FreechannelbrowseDevon Storbeck, Account Manager, recently watched "The Slow Mo Guys - Fly Eats Fly in Slow Motion."’

Your great sports video. Shown on SportsCenter. Here’s how.

Friday, March 18, 2011

One of the most beautiful things about sports on YouTube is that, on any given day, the best play wins. It can come from a professional athlete in a 35,000 seat arena, or from an inspirational 11-year old swimmer from Hendersonville, Tennessee.

Just in time for March Madness basketball in the US, we’re happy to tip-off the second version of the YouTube + SportsCenter Your Highlight program presented by AT&T – a chance to have your best play shown on air on SportsCenter:

Go to ESPN’s YouTube channel, check out the rules, and submit your great sports video before May 5, 2011. SportsCenter’s Emmy-winning producers will select the best videos, which will then be voted on by the YouTube community. The winner will be flown to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., for the taping of a special segment on SportsCenter.

Even if you’re not submitting a video, come back to the channel to see a gallery of the best submissions throughout the season. Good luck!

Andrew Bangs, Sports Manager, recently watched “The Sickest Pass In Basketball? Pat Da Roc Showing Off.”

What makes an ad worth spreading?

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Today we bring you a guest post from Chris Anderson, Curator of TED, a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Anderson explains how TED and YouTube are teaming up to present a challenge called 'Ads Worth Spreading'.
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Our mission -- of spreading ideas around the world -- is supported in part by advertising. And we believe that advertising should evoke the same emotions a TEDTalk does -- it should make you think, make you respond, make you want to share -- a great idea, a product that makes the world better, an initiative that might change the world. Like YouTube, we want to see the same level of passion in online ads as we do in our TEDTalks. So, we’ve created a challenge called 'Ads Worth Spreading' to solicit the best ads that raise the bar, elevate the craft and invent new forms of online engagement.

We invite you to enter the competition. Entries can be hysterically funny, stunningly beautiful, or just intriguing, fascinating, ingenious and persuasive. For inspiration, check out examples of great creative on YouTube Show and Tell. It is free to enter, the submission deadline is February 7, 2011, and full contest rules are right here.

We’re excited to see your ads worth spreading!

Chris Anderson, TED Curator, recently watched "Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man."

Play of the year

Thursday, December 16, 2010

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well playedAndrew Bangs, Sports Manager, recently watched "SLAP Magazine "One in a Million" 2010 Episode 7".

Announcing the “I Want my Google TV!” contest

Monday, December 13, 2010

hereupload your videoCamille Hearst, Product Marketing Manager, recently watched “Sony Google TV: Hands-On”.

YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011: The shortlist is in, let the voting begin

Friday, December 10, 2010

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Do you love K-POP?

Saturday, November 6, 2010

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