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YouTube Redesign: Becoming the Google of Video?
Posted by Hassan Alsheikh in Articles, Google, YouTube on August 1st, 2009
YouTube may be testing changes to its navigation design, according to reader Eric Calouro. While visiting the site’s homepage today, he grabbed a screenshot of a previously unseen design that puts a large search box at the top of the page, removes the “Broadcast Yourself” tagline and de-emphasizes all menu items. In other words: the site looks increasingly like a video search engine.
However, the change has not been rolled out to all users: Eric’s is the only report we have so far, seen in Google Chrome on the PC – in Firefox, he sees the old design.
Whether it gets a full rollout remains to be seen, but such a move would continue Google’s moves to put search at the center of the YouTube experience. Watch this space. Read the rest of this entry »
Men Waste More Time On YouTube Than Women
The research keeps confirming our suspicion: online video is still growing at a rapid pace. A new YouTube generation is quickly emerging as alternatives to cable flourish and new mobile technology makes it easier than ever to watch online video.
The latest research, a report from Pew Internet, reveals a bit more information about this trend, including this intriguing stat: men engage in online video activities more than women. On top of that, Pew reports that 62% of American web users now consume video online, making it a more popular activity than social networking. Read the rest of this entry »
Wait … Microsoft Had Its Own Version of YouTube?
Is there any industry where Microsoft isn’t competing with bitter rival Google? Think about it: Bing vs. Google Search, Google Docs vs. Microsoft Office (soon to be online), Gmail vs. Hotmail, Windows Mobile vs. Android, and let’s not forget Windows vs. Google Chrome OS.
With all of these high profile battles, you really can’t blame us if we’re saying “meh” to the news that Microsoft is closing Soapbox. Wait, what’s Soapbox you ask? Why, that’s their version of YouTube, and part of the far more popular MSN Video website. Read the rest of this entry »