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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo : Another YouTube Revenue Guess: $1 Billion in 2011

There are several new things going on with YouTube and since I am a big time YouTube director (kidding), they interest me. (1) The YouTube Bulk Uploader tool will be taken down shortly. Liz from the YouTube team explained that…

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YouTube Update: Bulk Uploader Discontinued & Misc Bugs

Mia / YouTube Blog : YouTube & the Online Video Revolution

And thus concludes probably the only time in my life I’ll intentionally quote Top Gun . Yesterday, YouTube released a Speed Dashboard to clock how fast your video downloads are coming through. In addition to displaying your Internet speed, the dashboard also offers comparative data. For example: The comparative data comes from not only other customers of your ISP but other YouTube users in your neighborhood with different ISPs—in case you wanted to know just how fast the Joneses can watch the latest Weezer single . Says YouTube : The goal with this dashboard is to give you insight into what your YouTube speed looks like compared to the YouTube speed of users in other regions and different ISPs. We may also list the YouTube speeds for users in you neighborhood but with different ISPs. The speed numbers are calculated by measuring the speed at which YouTube video is received by the browser. This is then averaged over the previous 30 days provided you’ve used the same browser during this time period. It’s always good to check up on your ISP and make sure you’re getting Internet speed in the tier you’re paying for—and to compare other ISPs if you want a faster connection. But speed isn’t apples to apples when it comes to Internet subscriptions: YouTube doesn’t tell you how much they’re paying, what else they’re using their bandwidth for while viewing videos, or how much bandwidth they’re paying for What do you think? Will YouTube help people to switch, or ISPs to speed up the Internet?

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YouTube Feels the Need . . . the Need for Speed

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(Cross-posted from the YouTube Blog ) Diversity of content is one of the great things about YouTube. But we know that some of you want a more controlled experience. That’s why we’re announcing Safety Mode , an opt-in setting that helps screen out potentially objectionable content that you may prefer not to see or don’t want others in your family to stumble across while enjoying YouTube. An example of this type of content might be a newsworthy video that contains graphic violence such as a political protest or war coverage. While no filter is 100% perfect, Safety Mode is another step in our ongoing desire to give you greater control over the content you see on the site. It’s easy to opt in to Safety Mode: Just click on the link at the bottom of any video page. You can even lock your choice on that browser with your YouTube password. To learn more, check out the video below. And remember, ALL content must still comply with our Community Guidelines . Safety Mode isn’t fool proof, but it provides a greater degree of control over your YouTube experience. Safety Mode is rolling out to all users through out the day, watch for the new link at the bottom of any YouTube page. Posted by Jamie Davidson, Associate Product Manager

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Safety Mode: giving you more control on YouTube

E! Online (blog)Crash! Johnny Depp’s not dead, but your PC isTechRadar UKPlenty of us are familiar with the notion of getting breaking news via Twitter these days. Ever since a plane pitched into the Hudson River .

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Spoiler alert: there’s news below! -I started a twitter war when I revealed the big secret ending to Splice. Therefore the world’s ending and I’m now “hip and cool.” Or something. -So what does the YouTube and Sundance partnership look …

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