YouTube Channel Articles

Unwanted YouTube Channels Can Be Blocked by These Browser Extensions

Sick of the same old YouTube videos and channels getting recommended when you go to YouTube? Well, that's the beauty of using an open source browser like Firefox or Chrome, there are people out there who think like you do and work to make annoying YouTubers a thing of the past.

The YouTube Advertiser Wish List: YouTube, Get On This (Part 3)

After we talked about what we'd like YouTube to do for uploaders and viewers, now it's the advertisers' turn. What would they really want out of the YouTube experience if they could make wishes and get it to happen? Consider this Part 3 of The YouTube Wish List, in which we rub our magic lamps and hope the genie has YouTube skills.

YouTube, Get On This (Part 2): The YouTube Wish List Continues

No wait, there's more! In Part 2 of the YouTube Wish List, we talk about how nice it would be to interact with your commenters better than just the comments section. And more people getting a chance to use that YouTube Live Stream would be awesome, too.

John Green of Vlogbrothers Talks Ads in New Video

John Green talks about the various funding for things like YouTube channels and discusses the various problems with all of them, and perhaps coming up with a solution, at least an alternative to the ads vs. paywall argument.

New YouTube Channel Design Available for All Users NOW [UPDATE]

The new channel design is set to be up by the end of the day. And today is March 7, so be on the lookout for these changes in the next few hours. The new channel design will offer a consistent look over all devices and a few more neat features.

YouTube Introduces 'One Channel': New Design Starts Rolling Out

YouTube is rolling out the new channel design called One Channel. And it looks like all the partners and businesses of the world now have access to it after the initial test for a few partners in the past month. The new channel design promises a consistent look across all devices, plus a few more bells and whistles.

INTERVIEW: The Fine Bros. Take Web Series Beyond Video [Web Series School]

Our interview with Ben and Rafi Fine, best known as The Fine Brothers, sheds light on the transmedia experience, "workaholism," and the unique experience of their MyMusic show, which gets so deep into faux-reality, they sometimes need an Inception-style kick to get back into the real world.

How VidIQ Grows Audiences: Announces YouTube Marketing Suite for Brands

Sometimes, a content creator has no idea what they need to do after the video is finished and uploaded. A ton of work has to be done to ensure that it will be seen. How do brands do that? VidIQ is a service that does all that hard work for brands, so that they can rest easy that their video's visibility has been optimized.

YouTube Channel Functionality Flips Out Today: Is New Channel Design Coming for Everyone Soon?

Today, many, many YouTubers noticed that they couldn't edit anything on their channel. Could the new channel design be right around the corner for all users? Seems like that's what's happening. And the new changes will be met with the usual please, please, please don't change this! But you don't have much chance of getting this turned around anytime soon.

Play Your Part To Get Sesame Street To One Billion YouTube Views

How great is Sesame Street eh? No, really though. Not only is it the greatest kids show ever (after The Clangers - one for the UK readers there), but their YouTube Channel is just a few million plays away from hitting an amazing 1 Billion ...

Art & Context - Reflections on the YouTube Sundance Channel

In his 2008 Pullitzer Prize-winning article, Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten posed the question of whether people would still react as if they were hearing something magnificent if world-famous violinist Josh Bell were dressed as a street musician and played at a D.C. Metro Station. (Short ...

YouTube's New Channel Design is Live for a Few Creators

Seven YouTube channels now have the new channel layout that we talked about last week, and we appear to be heading for even more "Google-plussing" of the site, as these channels all have mostly a plain white background with a simple banner at the top, ...

How to Get YouTube Subscribe Buttons for Your Website [Creators Tip #76]

In the past we've talked about the idea of having a separate video website for your YouTube content, benefits and drawbacks of having a video website on your own versus as a YouTube channel, and ways you can use the two to work together.  Along ...

YouTube Preparing for Another Channel Design Overhaul

It's only been 6 weeks since YouTube announced their last set of major design changes but they've been super busy in the meantime and there are more updates on the way. YouTube made it clear back on the 12th of December that they wanted to improve ...

Why Smosh Is #1 and Your Audience Belongs to Them

Smosh is many things. A comedy brand from longtime YouTubers Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla. The #1 most subscribed channel on YouTube. The only channel to reach 7 million subscribers. And a channel with 2 billion views. So who's house is it? Smosh's house. Their ...