We wanted to share some big news that was just announced on the Google Code blog: the YouTube API now supports partial responses and partial update requests. Both these features allow you to drastically cut down on the amount of data you send and receive via the API, which means simpler, faster API operations and happier users.

The announcement post on the Google Code blog goes into much more detail, so take a look at that first. When you’re ready to start writing code, check out the partial response and partial update sections of the YouTube API Developer’s Guide.

Cheers,
-Jeff Posnick, YouTube API Team
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We wanted to share some big news that was just announced on the Google Code blog: the YouTube API now supports partial responses and partial update requests. Both these features allow you to drastically cut down on the amount of data you send and receive via the API, which means simpler, faster API operations and happier users.

The announcement post on the Google Code blog goes into much more detail, so take a look at that first. When you’re ready to start writing code, check out the partial response and partial update sections of the YouTube API Developer’s Guide.

Cheers,
-Jeff Posnick, YouTube API Team
YouTube is hiring! ~ http://google.com/jobs/workyoutube

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Since launching YouTube Direct last November, our team has been hard at work adding new functionalities, fixing bugs, and answering developer's questions. We wanted to take a momentary break from all that to share some updates.

Separate from but related to the main YouTube Direct project are two other Google Code projects: video capture and YouTube Direct upload applications for the Android and iPhone operating systems. These two projects are basic implementations that we hope will inspire organizations to add video capture and YouTube Direct upload functionality to their Android or iPhone applications.

We've been gradually, and quietly, checking in various bug fixes and enhancements to the current release's Subversion repository on Google Code. One recent change is especially important, as it adds support for the new video page URLs that will start becoming more common. Periodically, we package the current release into a new "tagged" release, and generate release notes summarizing what's new. If you haven't updated your YouTube Direct codebase recently, we strongly suggest that you read the release notes and perform a sync with our code repository. Starting with the next YouTube Direct release, we will send email announcements to the low-traffic, announce-only Google Group. We recommend that all developers using YouTube Direct sign up to the group — actually, all YouTube API users should sign up to receive periodic important notifications.

Many organizations, in addition to our launch partners, have deployed YouTube Direct on their websites since our launch, and we wanted to highlight a few here.

Gannett rolled out a company-wide initiative in honor of Black History month, in which they ask people to interview civil rights heroes via video. Al-Jazeera invited the community to share their thoughts and experiences around Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrammage to Mecca. And if you have news videos around any of the big stories of the day, ITN News wants them. Even Tufts University is using YouTube Direct to solicit personal videos from the community called "You, in One Minute".

As always, the best resource for developers looking to embed YouTube Direct functionality on their website is our Getting Started Guide. If you have any technical questions about YouTube Direct, our YouTube API Developer's Google Group is the place to turn.

Cheers,

-Jeff Posnick on behalf of the YouTube Direct Team

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YouTube is an extremely team-oriented, creative workplace where every single employee has a voice in the choices we make and the features we implement. We work together in small teams to design, develop, and roll out key features and products in very short time frames. Which means - something you write today could be seen by millions of viewers tomorrow.

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