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 Google is improving their normal updated to support Google Gears. She said:
In order to consolidate engineering efforts, the team has decided to retire the bulk-uploader and concentrate on improving the regular uploader moving forward. Please note that the regular uploader also lets you upload up to 10 files at the same time.We suggest that you use the following link to upload your video files: http://upload.youtube.com/my_videos_upload?restrict=gears
Make sure that you have Google Gears installed - you can get Google Gears by visiting: gears.google.com
(2) AudioSwap feature is causing a black screen in the videos. This is a known issue that should be resolved now, if not, let them know.
(3) Some YouTubers that are trying to upload are not succeeding. There is another known issues thread that is discussing just that. Liz said:
Some of you may have experienced recent upload processing delays, and then the file you're trying to upload eventually fails. This is a known issue and our engineering team have been working on resolving the situation. For those of you who were impacted and the video failed to upload to the site, we recommend re-uploading your file.The team is working on a fix so that the files will not fail in the future and you should also receive clearer messaging explaining what occurred.
(4) If your account was hijacked or compromised in some way, Liz announced there is a new way to report the issue. A new document details the steps on how to contact Google/YouTube about hijacked accounts. Liz said:
The information you provide in the form will go directly to the Team here and we will investigate the matter. Once we've looked into the case, you will receive an email update letting you know your options and whether we were able to help you retrieve the account.
There you have it, four quick YouTube bytes for you.
