A round up of the latest new features and updates on YouTube summarised in one handy little presentation!

1. YOUTUBE NEWS FROM
February 2014
Friday, 28 February 14

2. Creator Blog
FEBRUARY YOUTUBE NEWS
4/2
KEEPING YOUTUBE VIEWS
AUTHENTIC
11/2
TIPS FOR FOSTERING DISCUSSION
As part of their long-standing effort to
keep the site authentic and full of
meaningful interactions, YouTube have
begun periodically auditing the views a
video has received. While in the past
they would scan views for spam
immediately after they occurred,
starting 4th Feb they will periodically
validate the video’s view count,
removing fraudulent views as new
evidence comes to light. It is not
expected that the approach will affect
more than a minuscule fraction of
videos on YouTube, but it is crucial in
improving the accuracy of view counts
and maintaining trust in fans and
creators. Find out more on this here.
Source: http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.co.uk/
2014/02/keeping-youtube-views-authentic.html
Friday, 28 February 14
On YouTube, engaging with your
community helps bring viewers closer
to your content and enables two-way
discussions. There are great ways you
can interact with your fans and keep it
manageable, even when your
audience is large. Here are four
strategies that some of YouTube's
most popular education channels use
to push the boundaries of fan
interaction.
Source: http://youtubecreator.blogspot.co.uk/
2014/02/four-tips-for-fostering-discussion-from.html
- Crowdsource a hypothesis
- Ask in Advance
- Feature viewer generated content
- Build interactivity into the format
Find out more about these top tips here
Google Security Blog

3. Creator Blog
FEBRUARY YOUTUBE NEWS
14/2
AD BLITZ WINNERS CROWNED
20/2
A NEW LOOK:
MORE LOVE FOR PLAYLISTS
While the Big Game champions may
have been determined by the cleats on
the field, the advertiser champions were
chosen by viewers on YouTube.
Starting today you’ll see some changes
to make it easier to find what you want
to watch on YouTube and collect
playlists to watch again and again.
Viewers casted their votes for their
favorite game day commercials on
YouTube Ad Blitz 2014. After a week of
intense competition, YouTube crunched
the numbers and are ready to name the
victors.
Cheers to Budweiser on being voted
the best Super Bowl Commercial on
YouTube! "Puppy Love" won your
hearts, and the title of YouTube Ad Blitz
2014 Champion.
Your guide now has all of the playlists
that you created, as well as playlists
from other channels you liked. If you
make a playlist, you’ll also see a new
page that makes editing easier.
Source: http://youtube-global.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/
the-youtube-2014-ad-blitz-winners-have.html
Friday, 28 February 14
YouTube now has a center-aligned
look, fitting neatly on any screen size,
and feeling similar to the mobile apps
you’re spending almost half your
YouTube time with.
Find out more on these changes here
Source: http://youtubecreator.blogspot.co.uk/
2014/02/more-love-for-playlists-and-new-look.html
Global Blog