YouTube Announces YouTube Gaming (and sort of blog update)

Well, my last post was more recent than I first thought... anyway, looks like YouTube has caught on to the popularity of Twitch.

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.

YouTube Makes New Design Official

For those who saw it earlier (in the forms of Cosmic Panda or the homepage experiment), YouTube's latest design is now live.

Want to know what Channel Branding Options will be in Cosmic Panda?

Seems the answer is, "Not much".

On the bright side, it seems that while channels may be losing some customization, the video watch pages may be gaining something new.

Oh, and no more channel autoplay.  For anyone.  That's mentioned somewhere.

YouTube Announces 'Cosmic Panda'

No, it's not YouTube's entry into the space program.