YouTube has undergone a makeover that would make What Not to Wear fans green with envy, and which is likely to make owner Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), and its new channel strategy, green, too.
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YouTube's redesign features more personalization options. |
The redesign rumors of which began circulating last month, includes more personalization and more emphasis on channels, which Google is rumored to have committed at least $100 million to develop.
The redesign should help position Google for its run at a virtual cable service, if it moves forward. The redesign also brings YouTube more in line with Google's other properties and makes its social networking component Google+ a more prominent piece of the site. Google has also added a YouTube icon to every Google+ page to make it easier to access directly.
As part of the redesign, YouTubers get a new homepage that is designed to make it easier to find and follow content. Users can create personalized, customizable YouTube Channel line-ups, for example, browse recommended channels; customize their homepage's feed, and, of course, link to their Google+ and Facebook accounts.
For more:
- see this Wall Street Journal article
- see the YouTube blog
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