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How goes it, folks?

By The YouTube Team

We have added a ton of new features to our site.

  • You can now embed the YouTube video player into your own webpage! That way people can view the video on your website without even coming to YouTube! See examples and instructions here.
  • See how many videos other people have watched :) Just click on their profile and look for the "I have watched 100 videos!" sentence under their username. Try this user for example.
  • Rate videos between 1 and 5 stars. Just click on the appropriate rating underneath the video while it's playing.
  • Find the top rated videos on the site.
  • Allow/Disallow comments on your own videos. You can set this preference for each video.
  • Allow/Disallow ratings on your own videos. You can set this preference for each video.
  • Email preferences: tell us for which events you like to receive emails.
  • Honors: When you watch a video, we'll tell you what Honors it has received (Top Viewed, Top Discussed, Top Favorite, ...). This list is shown to the right side of the video, above the related videos list. View this video as an example.
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