Ads Worth Spreading

People use YouTube to create original content that will connect, inform and inspire others across the globe, and we encourage advertisers to...

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Ad Blitz winner revealed

It's been about two weeks since the Super Bowl aired, but our ears are still ringing from the noise of advertisers jockeying for positio...

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Super Bowl XLV: fun facts about food, football, and ads

You may notice the streets will be exceptionally quiet this superb 'ol Sunday afternoon, with perhaps only a few pizza delivery vehicles...

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The ad your ads could look like: Looking back at the best YouTube ads of 2010

2010 was a breakout year for video advertising, which is an unmitigated good thing for advertisers and viewers alike. As audiences, platform...

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What makes an ad worth spreading?

Today we bring you a guest post from Chris Anderson, Curator of TED, a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading from three worlds: Technol...

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TrueView Video Ads give viewers choice and control over ads

Advertising is what allows many of YouTube’s most creative video producers to keep producing their great material - it directly funds their ...

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Longboarding around the world with YouTube

Today’s guest blogger is Scott Imbrie, CEO and Co-Founder of Original Skateboards . His passion is longboarding, a popular new form of skate...

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Promoted Videos hit half a billion views

Update: As of December 1st, 2011, you will start to see Promoted Videos referred to as TrueView in-search and TrueView in-display. When we a...

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Tricking and treating with Disney this Halloween

We’d like to welcome today’s guest blogger, Annjanette Isorda, Senior Manager of New Media Business Development at the Walt Disney Company. ...

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Individual Video Program, one year later...

What if Michelangelo had sculpted the David and that was his one and only masterpiece? What if Francis Ford Coppola had shot one scene of Th...

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Tips for partners: LockerGnome reveals how he built his brand and audience

In our Tips for Partners series over the last month, we have certainly covered a lot! Beyond our suggestions, our partners have given their...

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Tips for partners: Ask and you shall receive

Over the last few weeks in our ' Tips for partners" series , we’ve shown you tips on: metadata  annotations and playlists   finding...

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Viewers say 'You have our undivided attention'

How much television did you watch yesterday? A half hour? Three? If you're anything like the average American, you watched for five hour...

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Tips for partners: LinusTechTips shares how he found his niche

In our series of partner optimization tips, we covered metadata with Betty from BettysKitchen , how to use playlists and annotations with ...

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Tips for partners: Gimme content (and then analyze it!)

As promised, we’re excited to feature a series of blog posts with advice and actionable suggestions regarding what has helped partners be s...

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Tips for partners: ZackScott tells it like it is

YouTube loves random weirdness, comedy bits, and cute pets. We also love when our partners make it really easy for us to watch one video aft...

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Tips for partners: Never leave me wanting more

As promised, over the next few weeks, we’re excited to feature a series of blog posts with advice and actionable suggestions regarding what ...

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In the YouTube lab, promotion works

Remember high school chemistry? Beakers, test tubes, Bunsen burners...aqueous solution dilutions? Alright, so maybe the recall isn’t as stro...

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Tips for partners: Betty's recipe for metadata

Our partners teach us something new everyday, whether it’s about science, art or cooking. Sometimes they even teach our team YouTube optimiz...

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Tips for partners: Words, Words, Words!!

As a partner, you have probably asked yourself, “How can I make my videos more discoverable?” “Is it kosher to ask for subscribers?” and “Wh...

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