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First Look: YouTube has a New Look

Posted On: August 26th, 2007 | Published Under: Fun Finds

The new YouTube video page uses larger buttons, a much simpler and larger right column, and brighter icons for the tools located below the video. (Click the image below for a larger version of the pageview).

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The new video player is quite simple. It appears they have removed quite a few of the controls, which I assume must not have been used very often. The new look is much sleeker and much easier to understand. The hollow cursor circle is actually beneficial on longer videos where its hard to see if the video is still loading like it is currently with the solid circle.

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The new updated tool bar have been simplified dramatically from the old one.

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The right column has changed the most I would say. They have eliminated the Director Videos column and the tags, URL, and embed code areas have been removed as well.The have added a much larger Related Videos section and a new section called, “Promoted Videos”.

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As for what happens when you click the buttons, here are some screen shots. You must be logged into to use the Favorite, Add to Playlists and Flag buttons.
The Share link without logging in:

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The Share link after logging in:

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Favorite just gives you a quick message that says “added to favorites” when you click it.Add to Playlists pops open a little playlist dropdown.

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Flag opens up a little flag this video dialog box.

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Overall the new design is simple, fast, and much easier to read when It comes to the right column especially. I have no clue when this change will go site wide, nor do I know if this is simply a test and the final updated YouTube setup may look nothing like this.

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One Response to “First Look: YouTube has a New Look”

  1. Robert Says:

    how do ya get your logo above your user name like were the video description

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