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3. Chapter 1 Everything You Wanted to Know about YouTube In This Chapter Creating accounts Touring YouTube Searching for and creating videos Setting YouTube preferences Joining the YouTube community Promoting a business on YouTube Molding YouTube for you and your kids ouTube is A an appliance B an ergonomic chair C the coolest video site on the Internet f you answered A or B you really need this book But the fact that you own this book or are skimming through these pages at your favorite bookseller means you probably answered correctly but need to know more about YouTube which is great because these pages are written by a couple of card carrying geeks who love video and think YouTube is the coolest thing since one terabyte hard drives We cover a lot of ground in this book In this chapter we give you an overview of what we cover and how we cover it Charting VouTube YouTube popped out of the woodwork when three PayPal employees brain stormed to start a video sharing service They were at a party and people were shooting digital photos and capturing videos After the party they tried to share the videos via e mail but ran into difficulties due to differences in file formats and codecs That s when the lads came up with the idea to start an online video sharing service Their idea was probably one of those blinding flashes of inspiration like the kind that wakes you from a sound sleep the 0 Part I Curtain Up on Str
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5. e to channels and upload your own videos you have to create an account But rest easy the account is free and YouTube doesn t pester you for a lot of information like a credit card number the title to your 57 Chevy or anything like that All you have to do is agree to their terms of service and supply some simple information We show you all the subtle intri cacies involved in creating a YouTube account in Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Everything You Wanted to Know about YouTube Bl You i Videos Categories Channels Community Q Upload Videos Quicklists Last Day in San Mateo s Make it easy to collect the videos you want to see then sit back and enjoy About Quickists gt wD Added October 16 2006 From YouTube to YouTube el waste MacBook Pro Figure 11 aa oe The YouTube ur last day in the San Mateo office an mere staff cele oo i f Yaga wikin mu iim brating their URL hap anamayouiuba sonnan A BIOTIEAOUBE last day in Embed sosject nidth 425 haghi 350 lt param namel their original Related More from this user Playlists office Showing 4 20 of 400 See Al videos A edt m il BE BS Eoo canain xi lt You can maintain multiple personalities on YouTube It s as easy as creating multiple accounts You use one username when you want to upload your Dr Jekyll videos and log in under another username when you want to upload your Mr Hyde videos Touring the Tube Whe
6. eaming Video modern day equivalent to getting hit on the head with an apple and deciding that gravity is a really cool concept However getting a great idea without acting on it is like inspiration with no perspiration Most people never make it past the inspiration phase Then a few months after you dismiss the idea you find someone else is marketing it and you kick yourself squarely on whatever part of your body you can comfortably reach for not acting on your idea Fortunately for Chad Hurley Steve Chen and Jawed Karim the founders of YouTube and those of us who like posting videos that can be shared with a worldwide audience they acted on their inspiration Their first brainstorm ing sessions took place in Chad Hurley s garage where they mapped out a strategy to simplify the process of sharing video with friends family and the world The initial site design incubated from a tiny germ of an idea and an Internet giant was born Free video how cool a concept is that Well that s exactly what Chad and Steve Jawed left the company to further his education supplied from their office in San Mateo California Development of the YouTube site commenced in February 2005 and the beta was launched in May 2005 YouTube was offi cially launched in December 2005 The goal was simple Get as much traffic as possible and build a loyal following You know the old build it and they will come mentality After a short period of time the Yo
7. ed to that channel Another benefit of subscribing to a channel is that you see a thumbnail of the most recent uploaded video from each of the channels you subscribe to when you log in to the Tube see Figure 1 4 a l Hoo Tubor Dummy CZ 0 MeAccount History QuickList Help Loe Out j You UG Broad self i Videos Categories Channels Community QJ Upload Videos Leases My Viceos fawortes Piatta oax Suosceptians Ea Bock Your Face Welcome TuberDummy sadawmincom Statistics Inbox Video views 0 General Messages 0 Channel Views 7 Friend imitos 2 Subscribers 0 Received Videos 0 Featured Videos Sao More Foatwrod Videos yiew Channel Read Inbox e 7 of Montreal Heimdalsaate Like A Promethean Curse What s New at YouTube Figure 1 3 027 Thi first single frorn the new of Monreal record Hissing Fauana Are More Channel Customizations Hello hello You The Destroyer tad vydh mora control Now you can choose which sections appear In your Pro is From ews 78333 kkt More n tausi don t know Read more in our Etag why you say 66 Inch Jump by Adrian Wilson E os THE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS g ood bye Adrian Milson of the Arzona Cardinals ts up and over a 6 inch hurdia with a DONE YOUTUBE STYLE three step stat Unbellevable dick hara YouTube F mwe e kkk More in Spate savs hello jp ere enam Popular Videos for Mobile Devices i M2 tection i gt teers i a Hello TuberDum
8. eye or for that matter the ear The intellectual highbrow type can find instructional videos on many topics The artsy fartsy kind can find video blogs from film festivals videos from aspiring actors and much more The trick is to get past the home page and start surfing the categories and channels Another place to look for your kind of video and your kind of people is in the YouTube Community section After you find what you like on the Tube you can add the content to your channel Each Tuber with an account gets his own channel and many people like to make this space their own When a fellow Tuber visits your channel she sees the first page of your channel Figure 1 11 shows the public view of a Tuber s channel Fellow tubers can dive deeper into a channel by clicking the section links A YouTube channel has the following sections 1 Videos This section contains a list of videos the user uploads to YouTube Favorites This section shows thumbnails of videos the user selects as his favorites Playlists This section features playlists the user creates YY Groups This section shows groups that the user joins 1 Friends This section shows the people the user adds as friends 1 Subscribers This section shows a list of Tubers who subscribe to the user s channel 1 Subscriptions This section shows a list of channels to which the user subscribes Chapter 1 Everything You Wanted to Know about YouTube 23 a F
9. if you re interested in securing your privacy don t forget about the content of the videos you re uploading Sure your YouTube contact information may be private but what about what s in your video We show you how to protect every aspect of your iden tity in Chapter 11 22 Part I Curtain Up on Streaming Video Seeking the VouTube Experience When we told our friends and relatives about this book project we received mixed reviews Some people thought the videos on the homepage of YouTube were the greatest thing since the release of the Xbox 360 Our older friends and relatives weren t quite as enthusiastic But there s something for every one on the Tube You ve just got to be an ambassador and show your friends how to find the stuff they want to see That s what we show you in this book Not everyone finds all of the top played videos interesting In fact you may find some of them repulsive However YouTube truly does have something for everyone If you set up a YouTube account you can have it your way When you set up an account follow some of our sage advice on how to search YouTube and start looking for videos that pique your curiosity After you find something you like you can save it as a favorite for future viewing and create video playlists You can also leave comments for the users who upload videos you like Chances are they l be your kind of people too YouTube has so much more to it than meets the
10. igure 1 11 A YouTube channel is a place for your video stuff aaa The YouTube Home of the Samurai Photographer a Subscribe To Tuber is The lists are comprised of thumbnail icons which after clicked display the associated item For example if you click a playlist icon you see the associ ated playlist The easiest way to make the Tube your way is to find some videos you like and then view the channel of the user who uploaded the clips When the user s channel page is displayed in your browser click through the sections and look at the playlists the user has created the friends in her channel the user s favorite videos the videos she s uploaded and so on This gives you a good starting off point Within no time you re subscribing to channels you like creating playlists and creating friends with other YouTube users So if you re ready to start experiencing everything YouTube has to offer keep reading 24 Part l Curtain Up on Streaming Video
11. ike Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver Well don t limit yourself to students in seminars You can also be a guru online In fact YouTube has a Guru account which is right up your alley Sally Being a guru online is different than being a guru in person Instead of using a projector to display your computer screen to the audience you use an application to capture video of every move you make while using an application You can record audio at the same time We show you how to create instructional videos in Chapter 7 x Preview fem td Representing Artists 20153 Audion Gallery selected yer pays Aat Postage rates Postage service s offered Standard Fiat Rat Insurance not offered Da net charge sales tax a Is gt Tem tof 1 ose Chapter 1 Everything You Wanted to Know about YouTube 2 VouTube and the Copyright Police Gobs of video get uploaded to YouTube every day If you upload a video to which you don t own the copyright or haven t purchased rights to the video you re in violation of the copyright law YouTube does a pretty good job of policing its site YouTube also gets feedback from users when a video isn t considered appropriate If you upload a copyrighted video and YouTube catches you it yanks the video and your account YIKES If the copyright owner of the video finds out you could find yourself in deep water which may require a life preserver in the f
12. in person but it s still fun And let s face it the world is a serious place Adding some fun to your life is a good thing it keeps you younger and relieves the stress in your life So feel free to strike up a relationship with people who leave comments on your videos and leave comments when you watch a video you really like You can also send messages to other Tubers If you re not sure how to do it we show you everything about the YouTube community in Chapter 6 Creating the Perfect VouTube Video Pixelated blurry video is ugly and shouldn t be seen or heard When you sift through the myriad of videos on YouTube you may shake your head and ask the question Why We did the same and that s why we re on a two man cru sade to stamp out ugly video After all if you ve got something to show the world and it has your username attached it ought to be the best it can be Digital video is fun However many people who own camcorders don t even know how to get the video into their computers Face it if you can t get the video into your computer you ll never get it on YouTube But there s a lot more than getting the video into your computer You need to render your video in a format supported by YouTube and you need to do some editing Let s face it nobody except family members and a few close friends want to see the video where you forgot to stop recording after taping a scene and captured an additional two minutes of you
13. n of the site No matter where you go in the vast YouTube universe you get to watch an animated ad on the right side of the site After all someone s got to pay for the terabytes of bandwidth that YouTube consumes every month Here s a question to ponder If YouTube removed half the videos and advertisements from their vast Web site would it be half vast YouTube invites you to upload videos on every page of the site If you re a registered user and click the Upload Video button you can upload a video a task that we simplify in Chapter 7 However if you don t have a YouTube account and click the button you re presented with a simple form to fill out which makes you an official Tuber After you re an official Tuber you get to enjoy all the benefits of the YouTube Web site and become a part of the YouTube community After you sign in the site welcomes you with your username and statistics as shown in Figure 1 3 Tubers get to upload videos as often as they want and the price is zip zilch nada Tubers who like videos provided by a specific user can subscribe to that user s channel Subscribing to a channel is as simple as clicking a button When you subscribe to a channel an icon of the channel appears on your Subscriptions list which is part of your Channel Click the Channel icon the Chapter 1 Everything You Wanted to Know about YouTube 13 Tuber s equivalent of a remote control and you re transport
14. n you visit YouTube for the first time you might be wondering what all the hubbub is about YouTube isn t a particularly cool looking site which in a way is a good thing After all the coolness is in the content not the interface Nevertheless you have to be able to find what you want quickly which is the hallmark of any good Web design The YouTube Web site looks inviting enough Figure 1 2 shows the site as it appears to someone who hasn t set up an account You re greeted with little icons that have a plus sign in the lower left corner We won t tell you what that icon s used for at least not now Viewing videos on YouTube is easy Just click an icon and then the page changes the video is served up danger Will Robinson video is loading and begins playing in a little window Viewing a video is just that simple Each video comes complete with a controller that lets you pause the video when you have to take care of some annoying task like answering the phone or responding to your boss s e mail You can also control the volume of the video When the video finishes playing you can replay the video share it with a friend look for another video or do something really boring like your day job 11 12 Part I Curtain Up on Streaming Video PCS Figure 1 2 YouTube welcomes you with featured videos Ce Stan Up MyAccount History QuickLiss W Help Log in You ULG En Broadcast Yourself
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16. o fill in the blanks You can put in the stuff that matters to you in your channel You can save videos in your channel create playlists look at com ments posted by other viewers and so on The channel is your home base on the Tube That s where you and other Tubers go to find your videos view your playlists and so on You can change the way your channel looks by changing the channel design Your channel features an icon which by default is a frame from the last video you uploaded or you can choose an icon from your favorite video Figure 1 7 shows a user channel that s tricked out 27 ways to Sunday We show you how to customize your channel and fine tune your YouTube experience in Chapter 5 16 Part I Curtain Up on Streaming Video Rm Holo TuberDummw E C tiy Aosount History Quiet ist 0 Hea Loar ut la You Tube Videoz Categories Charnas Communaty Liplaad Search Want a Free iPhone Now TY on the Radio fou can get a Fraa iPhone Raturn Te Co Best Album kie Mountair 08 Buy Hers A ids by Googie Videos Favoriias Playlists Groups Eriends Subscribers Subscriptions Te Secur You have no favorites Eaa Joret 5 days ago Last Lagr 1 hour ago You can esslly add any videa you re watchine Save to Favorites fo yours y clicking Ihe Bave to k undemeath i P add Comma fe added new videos y uploading 3 or by adding Fi gure 1 6 i
17. orm of an attorney So be cool and respect other artist s materials Don t upload copyrighted videos We show you the skinny on what is and isn t cool to upload in Chapter 11 A VouTube Parental Guide Kids do the darndest things including looking up inappropriate Web sites If you have young children monitor their computer usage Even though YouTube does contain video not suitable for children you can make YouTube a safe and enjoyable experience for your child as long as he is at least 13 years of age In fact you have to be 13 years of age to qualify for a YouTube account We show you how to do this and more in Chapter 11 Being a Model VouTube Citizen In addition to making YouTube a safe experience for your children we also show you how to play well with others To be a model Tuber you must respect the rights of your fellow video buddies Our parents always told us not to say anything if you don t have anything nice to say Well we take that one step further and show you what we consider to be proper etiquette when commenting on other videos Flaming that is saying nasty or derogatory things about other Tubers or for that matter anybody is verboten If you re the shy retiring type who likes to surf the Tube in relative anonymity you can don the Tube veil of secrecy You can share your videos with the world or just a few close friends and family and either way you can preserve your identity when you do so And
18. r shuffling feet In Chapter 7 we give you some tips on recording good video and how to get that video into your computer Let s say you want to kick your videos up a notch or two Editing video isn t rocket science You can easily add transitions between scenes or titles and credits with an application like Windows Movie Maker or Apple iPhoto Figure 1 8 shows a video being christened with an appropriate title credit in Movie Maker 18 Part I Curtain Up on Streaming Video QQ Untitled Windows Movie Maker File Edit View Tools Clip Play Help S n 9 Bads Collections Taps 1 Jp 001 vi Enter Text for Title Fade In and Out Click Done bo add the bile to the move The Samurai Photograsher YouTube a The Samurai Photographer on YouTube Done Cancel More options Chanas the bte animai hinda the taut fort and icki E Pause 00000 00 0 00 04 80 Figure 1 8 Give yourself E 4 WB stow Imene credit when eas ee Photographer you create on i YouTube videos for the Tu be The Samurai Photographe o ees Creating Specialty Accounts Are you a musician celebrity celebrity wannabe or a reasonable facsimile thereof If so YouTube likes people like you In fact they let you create spe cial accounts Yes Virgina the special accounts are still free and your videos appear in the appropriate channel For example if you sign up for a Comedians account all of your videos are found in the Comedians channel
19. s Week 51 0 000 ortgage 16 oe 1 698 mo Think You Pay Too Much for Your Mortgage Find Out dierent 131407 ereit 33737 Subsotaors 2172 Siker Alabama x Click Your Rate 3 00 339 m Click Credit Type 19 20 Part I Curtain Up on Streaming Video VouTube for the Entrepreneur PCS Figure 1 10 An auction that moves bidders es Do you have a product to sell or a message to tell If you do get your cam corder out take a video of the product or tape your message and upload the video to YouTube You might find some prospects for your product or service by surfing the Tube When you do create video to promote a product or ser vice make sure you add ending credits with the URL to your Web site or to the site where Tubers can actually purchase your product or service Figure 1 10 is a YouTube video embedded in an eBay auction that s being previewed via eBay s Turbo Lister software You can also embed your product video in your Web site What a deal Lucille full video to promote your product or service and your site doesn t get the bandwidth hit If you ve got a warehouse full of products to sell you can embed a YouTube video on your site s home page that shows site visitors your facility and the awesome merchandise you have available We show you how to use YouTube to promote yourself or your products in Chapter 10 Do you teach people how to use software applications l
20. scientific and search YouTube You can do a wild guess search or really get down to brass tacks and use YouTube features to search the vault and find what you deem the perfect video You can search through all videos or refine your search by perusing channels groups or playlists You can also sort search results You view each video in turn or compile a Quicklist which can be viewed at your leisure We show you how to do all this and more in Chapter 4 Figure 1 5 shows the results of a category search If you find yourself frequently opening your favorite Web browser and typing www youtube com in the address bar you may be a Tubeaholic Advanced symptoms of the disease include keeping the YouTube Web site open ina minimized browser so that you can maximize it when none of your fellow employees or supervisors are nearby Fortunately the disease isn t harmful to your health but it can pose problems when it s time for an employee review Unfortunately little help is available for this problem Tubeaholics Anonymous hasn t been invented yet 15 Chapter 1 Everything You Wanted to Know about YouTube EEE Figure 1 5 Searching the Tube for a way cool video is easy a Log Out Search Q Upload Videos Hello TuberDummiy gt 30 My Account History Heig Youu o Rcaeicast nse Videos Channels Categories Community CAN YOU P lenovo H STAT Search Search In Pagos 1 2 3 4
21. sts to be added to other Tuber s Friends list If you re really lucky you may get some Tuber groupies Just don t let your significant other know But if you want to do some really cool stuff like look for some videos you actually want to view you need to know how to get from Point A to Point B to Point C The YouTube designers have made that task relatively simple You get reminders when new stuff is available or when new features are added You can take the point and click approach to finding out what YouTube has to offer or follow our road map in Chapter 3 If you re watching a YouTube video at work and you hear the unmistakable stiletto click of your supervisor s high heels rushing toward your cubicle mute the sound and dim your monitor so that the video isn t visible When your supervisor arrives slap the side of the monitor and frown If you re lucky your supervisor will think you re experiencing a technical malfunction not watching a YouTube video The previous tip doesn t work if you re employed by the IT department of your company Finding the Perfect Video NG RS YouTube has videos Lots of videos Finding a video you actually want to view is like looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack You can randomly sift through each portal of the YouTube Empire until you find what you want However that could take years Instead of randomly tip toeing through the YouTube video collection you can get
22. t a partner must cough up cold hard cash in order to get the account But hey somebody has to pay the bills so we Tubers can have our fun for free The Partners channel is also an interesting place to visit when the partners crank out some serious videos For example in the CBS channel you ll find interesting video clips about current events YouTube created a You Choose 08 channel which serves as another platform for politicians who have thrown their hat into the ring for the 2008 Presidential Election Now you can surf the Tube for fun and then figure out which politician you d like to see as the next President of The United States People have been discovered through the videos they ve posted on YouTube According to the YouTube founders at least one person who posted a music video has signed a record contract When you set up a specialty YouTube account and post a cool video the world is your stage If you think you re the next Mariah Carey Jim Carrey or Martin Scorsese check out Chapter 9 You Tube Broadcast Y Channels Type All Channels Comedians Directors Musicians Partners Browse tho Mos Mos wad Time Thie Week This Marth Al Tma cribed e self l gt Sian Up MyAccount History QuickList 2 Halo Loc in Search Videos Categories Channels Community Q Upload Videos My Visens Favames Playitsts Inbox Subserptians Most Subscribed Comedians Thi
23. uTube site had more traf fic than some of the most popular existing video and short film Web sites including Atom Films www atomfilms com In the final days of their beta phase Tubers this book s official term for people who use the YouTube site viewed a staggering three million video clips a day and uploaded close to eight million clips a day Can you imagine the bandwidth YouTube consumed And the founders weren t getting paid for their efforts but they were getting a lot of press A solid influx of cash had to be on their timeline in the very near future YouTube gained momentum and then they got cash 3 5 million green backs of venture capital to be exact And then YouTube gained more momen tum and Google bought them for 1 65 Billion however YouTube is still a private entity calling its own shots The history of YouTube is still being writ ten and might change considerably while we re writing this book Lots of interesting tidbits about the history of YouTube haven t even been men tioned yet Figure 1 1 shows the YouTube Web site playing a video of the staff s last day in their San Mateo office There are no free lunches You have to give to get You can surf the Tube our slang for the YouTube Web site a new entry in our unabashed dictionary of YouTube terms as often as you like in perfect anonymity However when you want to do something interesting like interact with other Tubers create playlists subscrib
24. which makes it easy for people who need a good laugh to find your material Talk about having your cake and eating it too Specialty accounts come in four flavors 1 Comedians The hot spot to be if you re a performing comedian or an aspiring comedian It s also the place to visit if you want a good laugh These guys and gals will leave you in stitches It s their job Figure 1 9 shows the first page of people who have Comedians accounts 1 Directors The hotspot if you re a videographer aspiring actor ora director wannabe 1 Gurus The hotspot if you re a brainiac and you want to pass your knowledge on to other Tubers This is also an excellent place if you re an instructor of some sort and want to drive traffic to your Web site EMBER S Dn Figure 1 9 Outta the way knuckle head have a joke to tell Soitenly Chapter 1 Everything You Wanted to Know about YouTube YY Musicians The hotspot if you re a musician singer recording label owner or are involved in music in some other way So if you have the notion to rock the boat baby create a Musicians account Who knows MTV and Virgin Records may be surfing the Tube for talent and discover you YouTube also has a Partners account But this type of account isn t available for mere mortals and the general Tuber population Here you ll find compa nies like CBS Capitol Records and VH1 to name a few The name Partners leads the authors to believe tha
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