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YouTube Redesigns and Moves to Google Accounts
via Google Operating System by Ionut Alex Chitu on Jun 14, 2007
After updating their embeddable player, YouTube experiments with a new layout for the site. The new design places the search box in the center, moves the metadata below the video, makes it easier to rate the video and to find other related videos. There's also an option to embed a video using the old player.To get the new interface, add &v3 at the end of a YouTube URL, like for this video.
YouTube also added to the homepage a list of videos that are being watched right now using active sharing, cleaned their search results and included a new option to view the results as thumnbnails.
But more importantly, you can now use your Google account to login to YouTube. You can link an existing YouTube account to a Google account or create a new one, but you'll still be able to use your YouTube credentials, so this is more like a temporary solution.
The login page proudly lists YouTube's features:
- Upload, tag and share your videos worldwide
- Browse millions of original videos uploaded by community members
- Find, join and create video groups to connect with people with similar interests
- Customize your experience with playlists and subscriptions
- Integrate YouTube with your website using video embeds or APIs
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