YouTube 4 You

<>VIEW. UPLOAD. SHARE. That’s what YouTube is all about–viewing, uploading, and sharing your favorite videos. And the book you hold in your hands will help you get the most out of this hot website. You’ll learn how to find the latest viral videos, share your favorite videos with friends and the YouTube community, and shoot and upload your own videos to the YouTube website. YouTube 4 You is the first book to take you inside YouTube, show you how the site works, and provide tips and tricks for becoming a more successful YouTuber!

 

You’ll Learn How To

 

• Find and watch the latest videos

• Manage and share your favorite videos

• Download and save YouTube videos to your computer or iPod

• Upload your own YouTube video creations

• Get more out of the YouTube community

• Troubleshoot viewing and uploading problems

 

Contents

 

Introduction  1

Part I YouTube 4 Everyone

1 Welcome to YouTube  7

2 Getting Around the YouTube Site  13

Part II YouTube 4 Viewers

3 Finding Videos to Watch  27

4 Watching YouTube Videos  39

5 Managing and Sharing Your Favorite Videos  49

6 Downloading YouTube Videos to Your PC–and Your iPod  61

Part III YouTube 4 Video Makers

7 What Type of Videos Do You Want to Upload?  75

8 Creating Videos 4 YouTube  89

9 Uploading Videos to YouTube  99

10 Managing Your Uploaded Videos 109

11 Who Owns What: Legal Issues with YouTube Videos  117

 Part IV YouTube 4 Advanced Users

12 Joining the YouTube Community–and Creating Your Own Channel  133

13 Adding YouTube Videos to Your Own Site or Blog  153

14 Profiting from Your YouTube Videos  163

15 Getting More Out of YouTube–With Third-Party Tools  175

16 Troubleshooting YouTube Problems  183

Index  191

 

 

Michael Miller has written more than 75 nonfiction how-to books in the past two decades, including Que’s Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, iPodpedia: The Ultimate iPod and iTunes Resource, Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics, Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay, and How Microsoft Windows Vista Works. He also writes about digital lifestyle topics for a number of websites.

 

Mr. Miller has established a reputation for clearly explaining technical topics to nontechnical readers, and for offering useful real-world advice about complicated topics. More information can be found at the author’s website, located at www.molehillgroup.com.