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Old 05-12-2009, 09:16 PM
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Default YouTube Goes Social With YouTube Realtime

http://help.youtube.com/support/you...y?answer=145714

"YouTube has invited you to try out YouTube RealTime - an exclusive new way of discovering what your friends are doing on YouTube. Next time you login to YouTube you will notice a fancy new toolbar at the bottom of the window. Turn it on and start exploring! The more friends you have on YouTube, the more fun it becomes - so make sure you add your friends."

YouTube has certainly had features that fall into the social networking realm for some time, but this takes it to the next step: sharing with your friends exactly what you're watching right now. Can you see the hilarity ensuing as your friends catch you watching videos no one would expect you to? Oh yes - this should be good for a laugh or two. YouTube is clear about the privacy impact, making it very obvious when you're sharing what you're watching and when you're not. The toolbar appears at the bottom of your browser and follows you around YouTube.

I have 25 invites to give out, so if you want one, feel free to post your YouTube name in this thread and become friends with Thoughts Media on YouTube.

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Old 05-13-2009, 12:45 AM
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I have 25 invites to give out, so if you want one, feel free to post your YouTube name in this thread and become friends with Thoughts Media on YouTube.
Sounds intriguing. My username is OSUKid7 on YouTube, so I'll give it a try if you can send me an invite. Thanks!
 
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Old 05-13-2009, 03:36 PM
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YouTube name: SAPINC

Thanks, Jason!
 
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Old 05-13-2009, 05:50 PM
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Ugg. YouTube's system for inviting friends is HORRIBLE. I can't find specific people, they just give me a list of SOME of the usernames...

http://www.youtube.com/peeps?action_...gYE&t=qzt3agnm

That link is valid for 15 minutes - hope you guys are subscribed to thread updates!
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Old 05-13-2009, 06:17 PM
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That link is valid for 15 minutes - hope you guys are subscribed to thread updates!
Darn, missed it... I was subscribed to the thread and got the email, but didn't view it within 15 minutes. I just sent the friend invite to ThoughtsMedia on YouTube, so maybe it'll work that way.
 
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Old 05-13-2009, 06:19 PM
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Here's another invite:

http://www.youtube.com/peeps?action_...gYE&t=7qoxs840

I literally can't invite people via their YouTube username...YouTube's system is horrible.
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Old 05-13-2009, 06:26 PM
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Alright, that worked. So now that we're friends, are you able to send the YouTube RealTime invite?
 
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Old 05-13-2009, 06:34 PM
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Alright, that worked. So now that we're friends, are you able to send the YouTube RealTime invite?
Wait, you mean that link isn't a RealTime invite? It's just a link to become friends? AUUGH. This is how YouTube expects me to invite people:



I have 100's of friends on YouTube, and they don't give me a way to filter/find specific people.

Sorry, I guess this isn't going to work.
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Old 05-13-2009, 06:40 PM
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Wait, you mean that link isn't a RealTime invite? It's just a link to become friends? AUUGH. This is how YouTube expects me to invite people
Ouch, yeah that's not a very intuitive way to invite people. If you want to try, hit Ctrl+F and see if you can search the page for my username. *Maybe* it will scroll to the right place in that list. That seems to do the trick on my Facebook Chat list.
 
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Old 05-13-2009, 06:42 PM
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*Maybe* it will scroll to the right place in that list. That seems to do the trick on my Facebook Chat list.
Wow, that actually worked! You've been invited. :-)
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