NEW YouTube Comment Sharing [November 2010]
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Description
I've titled the video with the date because the YouTube video watch page layout and features tend to change multiple times per year. This should be a fun way to look back at different YouTube layouts! TWEET this: goo.gl -- Last Layout Change: goo.gl Last Scrolling Comments: goo.gl OLD YouTube Layout: goo.gl
In this short update from MKBHD, the focus is on a new set of changes to the YouTube video watch page, particularly a feature for sharing comments. The presenter walks through the UI, noting that the page now displays a like and dislike count directly and introduces a dedicated statistics panel accessed from the right side of the screen. The core highlight is the new comment sharing capability, which allows a user to hover over a comment, reveal a share button, and attempt to share that specific comment to social networks. The demo shows sharing a comment to Twitter, with a tweet generated that includes a shortened link and attribution from the uploader. The video also mentions that the share feature did not yet work universally on all comments pages, but it functions on the example comment on the watch page, enabling sharing to Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. The overall takeaway is that YouTube is evolving its social features to facilitate easier distribution of individual comments, while watch-page analytics are also becoming more transparent for viewers. The video concludes with a lighthearted note about the new capability inspiring viewers to craft more engaging comments and share them broadly.
Topics · technology · social_media · internet_history · user_interface
Questions answered
- What is the main new feature demonstrated in the video, and how does it work on the YouTube watch page?
- The main new feature is comment sharing from the YouTube video watch page. A share button appears when you hover over a comment, allowing you to share that specific comment to social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace, via a generated link and a prepared post.
- Does the comment sharing feature work on all comments pages, and what networks are supported in the demonstration?
- In the demonstration, the share button is shown on the video watch page for a particular comment and works for Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. The presenter notes that it did not work on all comments pages at that time, indicating incomplete universal support across the site.