by Michael Miller (Author)
<>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
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: 1
Publisher: QUE
Published: 26 Apr 2007
ISBN 10: 0789736985
ISBN 13: 9780789736987
Book Overview: YouTube 4U is the first book on the market to cover the YouTube video sharing site. This book is a hands-on guide to everything there is to know about the popular YouTube site. Readers will learn how YouTube works, how to find and view videos, how to upload their own videos, how to embed YouTube videos in their own sites and blogs, and how to hack YouTube to download videos to their own PCs. The book is divided into four major sections: Part I: Introducing YouTube, provides a general overview of the YouTube phenomenon. Part II: YouTube for Viewers, shows how to browse, search for, and view YouTube videos online. Readers will also learn how to subscribe to YouTube channels and groups, and to participate in the growing YouTube community. Part III: YouTube for Video Makers, is for anyone who wants to upload their own videos to YouTube. Readers will learn how to prepare various types of videos for YouTube distribution, how to upload their videos to YouTube, and how to benefit from YouTube distribution. Part IV: Beyond Basic YouTube, is for advanced users. Readers will learn how to hack YouTube to enable video downloads how to import YouTube videos into iTunes, how to use third-party sites to index the YouTube catalog, how to embed YouTube videos in their own web pages and blogs, and how to find other video sharing and distribution sites that provide alternatives to the YouTube experience.
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.