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Jan 22, 2010
YouTube revamps viewing page
<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line -->SAN FRANCISCO - YOUTUBE on Thursday debuted a revamped video-viewing page that offers larger screens and less clutter. 'We're excited to unveil the first major example of our efforts to simplify and streamline the video page to offer the best possible watching experience,' YouTube engineer Igor Kofman and designer Julian Fromar said in a blog post. The concept at the heart of the redesign is to 'make the video the star', according to Mr Kofman and Mr Fromar. 'To that end, the new look is more subdued, stripped down and simple than before,' the pair said. 'The design should help ease users into advanced features, while providing power users with all the functionality they want.' New features include letting YouTube users search for videos while watching one, instead of having to break from viewing to conduct searches. YouTube users can opt-in for the new viewing page format or stick with the old one. 'As with all things on the Web (and in life?), change is hard and can take some time to get used to,' Mr Fromar and Mr Kofman said. 'That's why we did a lot of research, talked with so many of you and incorporated your thoughts into this latest back-to-basics playback page.' -- AFP
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Jan 22, 2010
YouTube revamps viewing page
<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line -->SAN FRANCISCO - YOUTUBE on Thursday debuted a revamped video-viewing page that offers larger screens and less clutter. 'We're excited to unveil the first major example of our efforts to simplify and streamline the video page to offer the best possible watching experience,' YouTube engineer Igor Kofman and designer Julian Fromar said in a blog post. The concept at the heart of the redesign is to 'make the video the star', according to Mr Kofman and Mr Fromar. 'To that end, the new look is more subdued, stripped down and simple than before,' the pair said. 'The design should help ease users into advanced features, while providing power users with all the functionality they want.' New features include letting YouTube users search for videos while watching one, instead of having to break from viewing to conduct searches. YouTube users can opt-in for the new viewing page format or stick with the old one. 'As with all things on the Web (and in life?), change is hard and can take some time to get used to,' Mr Fromar and Mr Kofman said. 'That's why we did a lot of research, talked with so many of you and incorporated your thoughts into this latest back-to-basics playback page.' -- AFP
