YouTube Now Has Face Blurring Technology

It might not stop identity theft, but YouTube has recently added one of it's most unusual video editing tools yet.

YouTube Merch Store Available to All Partners. Eventually.

YouTube has decided to make the Merch Store feature available to all Partners, instead of just Musician channels.  Just don't be in a big hurry to set up shop...

Subscriber Count Update... Update

Earlier this year, YouTube announced changes to the current Subscriber count system, but the complete process had yet to occur.

Remember that New Series I was talking about?

Remember when I mentioned creating a new video series?  Here it is, sorta.

YouTube Partner Program Changes

The YouTube Partner Program has had it's critics since it's initial launch (I'm one of them), and the program itself has seen various changes as it's benefits became available to more users.  This week has marked a dramatic change on the definition of who is a Partner.

Looking at some new changes

The often discussed change to the newer YouTube channel designs is finally live.  If you are reading this, you probably already know that.

For those of you with YouTube accounts, have you noticed the change to the Settings page?  It's also gone through a makeover, though this change is more recent, and was much lower on the radar.  Thankfully most of the functionality is still there.

(No official blog post for this, at least not one I can find.  I think it was officially posted on Google+ somewhere, though.)

A Bit of Advice Concerning YouTube Channel Designs

It shouldn't be too hard to find out that YouTube is forcing a change to it's channel designs soon, but how many people remember the channel design change from 2009?  If you remember the '09 change or not, there's something you should keep in mind when searching for information on YouTube's upcoming channel design change.