YouTube expands live-streaming for desktop — and all you need is a webcam
Desktop live-streams just got much simpler. YouTube launched an update that allows desktop users to go live in a few clicks and without any additional equipment or software.
YouTube could bring its picture-in-picture feature to desktop soon
YouTube's picture-in-picture functionality is already available for mobile and for Safari on MacOS, but now YouTube is testing it for all desktop platforms and browsers.
Conspiracy theories surface on YouTube Kids
YouTube Kids has had a rough few months and things don't seem to be slowing down. It has been reported that the family-friendly service has been playing host to conspiracy theories
YouTube will add factual links to conspiracy-theory videos — using Wikipedia
After a conspiracy theory video that was later removed made it to YouTube's trending section, the platform is making changes to help cue viewers in to potentially false content.
Google launches YouTube Studio to help video creators nab more views
YouTube Studio will help creators see just how well each video is performing with new metrics and an upgraded dashboard.
Watch as this hydraulic press rips through packs of playing cards
Although it totally wastes 10 packs of playing cards, there's something soothing about this video of a hydraulic press cutting through the cards.
Which social media platform wins?
There are plenty of different social media platforms and they all fill a different niche, but Facebook and YouTube remain on top.
Social Feed: Fire department saves kid on Facebook; YouTube’s latest gaffe
When one mom needed 911 but don't have a phone -- she used Facebook Messenger. The odd rescue story along with a YouTube moderation spoof and new guidelines for removing illegal content in this week's Social Feed.
YouTubers can soon replace ugly video backgrounds — no green screen required
Google is developing a tool to swap out backgrounds on video -- with the same real-time, smartphone accessibility as AR face filters.
YouTube Live’s new geotags allow world exploration from your couch
YouTubers can now browse videos by location, use a Super Chat to trigger a pet feeder or confetti canon, or watch live videos with automatic captions in YouTube Live.
Soccer giant Manchester United finally gets its own YouTube channel
Manchester United has launched its own YouTube channel. Fans can enjoy lots of behind-the-scenes footage, match action, and classic archive footage.
Android won’t be getting long-awaited systemwide ‘dark mode’
A Google engineer has recently spoken refuted the rumors of a system-wide dark mood coming to future versions of Android
Governments are stepping in to regulate social media, but there may be a better way
Whose responsibility is it to keep fake news and terrorism off social media? An NYU Stern study suggests social networks, not the government, should be responsible for moderation.
How to make a YouTube channel
Want to become the next YouTube sensation? You'll need a channel for that. In this guide we'll teach you how to make a YouTube channel to get yourself started.
YouTube boss says Facebook should ‘get back to baby pictures’
Wary of Facebook's video ambitions, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki suggested this week that the social networking giant should "get back to baby pictures."
CNN is closing its doors on Beme, YouTube star Casey Neistat’s video company
YouTube star Casey Neistat's video-sharing app Beme, is officially shutting down. After CNN purchased the company for $25 million dollars in November 2016, both Neistat and his Beme co-founder are leaving.
Logan Paul returns to YouTube with a different kind of video
YouTube vlogger Logan Paul faced a huge backlash recently when he posted a video showing an apparent suicide victim in Japan. He's now trying to make amends, and on January 24 posted a short film very different from his usual high-energy content.
Listening to one artist on YouTube could get simpler with Official Artist Channels
YouTube is combining multiple artist channels under a single Official Artist Channel, a move designed to simplify listening for viewers and expand reach for musicians.
YouTube creates one-of-a-kind Grammys invitations with Google Home Maxes
YouTube's calling card for an upcoming Grammys party is a custom Google Home Max made even more unique by the work of New York graffiti artist CYCLE.
This Nerf gun mod fires 20 rounds per second, destroys nieces and nephews
YouTuber Captain Xavier has built a Nerf minigun that is capable of firing 20 balls per second, with a magazine that holds 2,000 rounds.
Here’s what social media giants are doing to keep extremism off your screen
What are social media networks doing to fight extremist content? A hearing with a Senate committee offers insight.
Keep out of reach of … teenagers? YouTube pulls Tide pod videos
YouTube is pulling Tide pod challenge videos as Poison Control reports a spike in the number of teenagers ingesting the packets.
YouTube is making it harder for small-time creators to make money
YouTube is changing the threshold that allows creators to make money from their videos, upping the entry terms for its Partner Program.
Crazy Russian YouTuber opens sleeping bag in a can dating back to 1952
A YouTuber calling himself the Crazy Russian opens a sleeping bag in a can that was issued by the U.S. government back in 1952.
YouTube punishes Logan Paul for Japan ‘suicide forest’ video
YouTube has punished Logan Paul for his controversial video posted at the end of 2017 showing an apparent suicide victim.
Social giants to testify before Congress on extremist content
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter will testify before a Senate committee next week on how the platforms are dealing with extremist content.
Logan Paul’s graphic YouTube video may have cleared initial human reviewers
YouTuber Logan Paul released two apologies for a video showing an apparent suicide, while the video may have made it through a human review.
Web browsers on the Fire TV make second screens a thing of the past
Amazon's Fire TV already serves as a great streaming device and even a gaming machine, but now it can surf the web, too.
Amazon may be working on a YouTube rival with an awkward name
Amazon may be considering its own YouTube competitor, as hinted at by trademark requests for two names: Amazontube and Opentube.
The official YouTube VR app is here … with mixed results
Google has launched the official YouTube VR app into Steam Early Access, but a number of early testers are not happy.
Facebook aims to lure creators with Sound Collection and 360-video tools
This morning Facebook released Sound Collection as well as 360 video tools in an attempt to lure content creators to the platform.
YouTube to try again with new paid music service, aiming for March launch
Google-owned YouTube is determined to make a success of at least one of its subscription services, with the next one expected in March, 2018.
Google is yanking YouTube from Amazon Fire TV and Echo Show
Google said the Amazon Echo Show and Fire TV violates YouTube's terms of service and pulled its videos from the devices.
YouTube will revisit its ad system, add more human reviewers in 2018
Creators will see more changes to YouTube's revenue system, while more review staff will work to keep content slipping through the cracks.