Talk:YouTube

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Date of review: November 28, 2006

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[edit] You Tube is Different

They googlized it! Someone should include this in the article. --TheBooRadley 22:40, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussions archived

This discussion page was way to big and therefore has been archived. If you want to continue a discussion please copy and paste it into this page from the archive, do not edit the archive. Thanks and sorry for any disruptions this may cause. Martin Porcheron 23:25, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suggested Link Update

As there is no information about how to download and convert youtube flash videos i suggest adding the following link to the article:

Worlduser 06:27, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestion for Notable

I came to find out about N64Kids after seeing them on a tv commercial. I was surprised not to find them. It should be added to the notable list which would mean starting a new page, which I don't have the proper skills to do. N64Kids has been on Jay Leno and VH1. They have a web site here. JoyceD 04:01, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I was mistaken; there's an entry here N64_Kid I just updated my email address, though, so I'm blocked from editing the page. JoyceD 04:54, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox Website

The name YouTube may refer to the company and the website. Moreover the article begin saying "YouTube is a popular free video sharing Web site " so I think having an {{Infobox Website}} is not incoherent. 16@r 20:18, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

yes though when it says youtube.com was founded feb2005, it means the company. the site went online only on nov2005 (according to the article).capi 00:13, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Failed GA

Due to being in Category:Semi-protected, Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating, and Category:Articles with unsourced statements. --SeizureDog 15:32, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] incorrect info in article

"...FlashPlayer 8, which uses On2 Technologies' VP6 video codec, providing a large increase in video quality compared to FlashPlayer 7..." "Without this new technology, it's unlikely YouTube would have taken off as fast as it did."

Youtube video player SWF file is version 7 and the video codec used is Sorenson H.263. It could have been version 8 and VP6, but it isn't. 85.107.157.16 20:26, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Possibly related, the article mentions an update causing videos not to start. The only such problem I've noticed is it tells me I don't have Flash (though I can grab the video link from the source code and view it), and this seems to be a Flash Player bug, not a site problem. 75.153.221.227 08:40, 3 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Add to famous youtube users

DCLugi, creator of the Someone Tell Sam Jackson He's My Bro video, gets thousands of views for his videos every week.

Zach Braff has a few posts on youtube, may be worth a mention.

Also out of interest, how come I can't edit this page? Thanks

[edit] Needs Citations

I just added to the Famous Users Section, mentioning the free hugs campaign and the sick puppies etc. but I didn't have time to put in any cites, can someone please add some.Spec ops commando 01:39, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

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