If you notice a significant change in your subscriber count within the next few days, don't be alarmed - this is due to a fix we are running to rectify a bug which has affected subscriber counts on some users' channels. Normally, when a user subscribes/unsubscribes from your channel, this change is reflected in your subscriber count almost immediately. We discovered an issue which was preventing these numbers from being updated.

Domo arigato, YouTubers, especially those who love all things robotic. We hope you'll enjoy this week's Trendspotting Tuesday , for which we can truthfully say, "The robots are taking over!" Robots are running rampage through pop culture these days, from disco 'droids Daft Punk to Pixar's much-anticipated new movie, WALL-E . Of course, not all robots are CGI film stars or French funksters. Real-life robots are rolling out of university tech-labs and inventors' garages,

It may be three months away, but the GOP has been planning the Republican National Convention for some time - and YouTube is a key part of their strategy. The Party plans to use the site to help you to get involved in the action, and they're starting today with their American Neighbor contest. Between now and June 26, the Convention staff is asking you to upload video profiles of someone from your community who goes "above and beyond the call of duty.

The challenge: To create a short video addressing the theme, "What Matters to You." The prize: A scholarship to an internationally renowned film school. After parsing through hundreds of amazing entries, Vancouver Film School has narrowed down the field to ten finalists. Hailing from five different countries, these filmmakers, designers, and animators represent some of the best emerging young talent on YouTube. Now,

Do a quick search for "how to YouTube," and you'll find thousands of videos offering advice, tricks and tips on the art of online video. This week, Trendspotting Tuesday is dedicated to those 'Tubers who want to give back to their fellow users by offering free, genuine advice on how to make the most out of your YouTube experience. These seasoned experts have learned that making a quality video is easier then it seems,

Last week, Senator Joe Lieberman )I-CT( contacted us to voice his concerns about seeing videos from several Islamic terrorist organizations on YouTube. We appreciated our dialogue with Senator Lieberman and his staff and wanted to explain to the YouTube community how we responded to his concerns. First, some background: hundreds of thousands of videos are uploaded to YouTube every day. Because it is not possible to pre-screen this much content,

Hey, YouTube! My name is Olivia, and I'm the new News Manager here at YouTube. Thanks to better, cheaper, and easier access to video equipment, there's an amazing amount of news being reported on YouTube every single day by citizens in all corners of the globe. You're conducting interviews with local community leaders, doing weekly reports on the latest campus news for your school television station, and investigating untold stories you think the world should know about.

According to the Chinese state media, there are nearly 600 million cell phone users today in China, resulting in a corps of citizen journalists equipped with the technology to give eyewitness accounts without a moment's notice. Last week's devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province produced an enormous number of photos and videos uploaded by Chinese on their mobile devices. Users documented the havoc wrought by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake,

Hey 'Tubers, it's time for another round of site updates. We added some new features to improve searching for videos, messaging and managing your contacts on YouTube. Check it... QUERY SUGGESTIONS FOR SEARCH A query suggestions option is now available for search. To opt in click the "advanced" link next to the search button, then choose "Display query suggestions as I type" from the search settings.

The Rolling Stones were the first official Living Legends to join the program that connects luminaries with the YouTube community - they asked for questions , you heeded their call, and now they've responded with gusto. Here's a sneak peek: The questions submitted to the band came from old fans as well as new recruits, and ranged from Zapterazor 's query about internet piracy )which he asked dressed as a pirate( to Banteron 's probe into Mick Jagger's voodoo past .

When we first announced YouTube Insight, our free video analytics tool for YouTube, we were excited to see just how users, partners, and advertisers might creatively use information about the viewing trends of their videos. We've since learned that some users and partners are modifying their upload schedules based on when they know their audience is tuning in, and advertisers are studying geographic traffic patterns to assess the effectiveness of regional ad campaigns.

Generally speaking, Cannes is considered the grand-mère of all film festivals. For 11 days every spring, the cinematic world descends on this beach town in the south of France to celebrate everything film, from the lowest-budget student shorts to the summer's biggest blockbusters. Starting today and for the next 11 days, we'll be featuring a diverse selection of content from the French Riviera in our ">Film & Animation section ,

Over the past couple years, more internally-powered, easily-mounted micro video cameras have come on the market for consumers, and the result has been a ton more first-person point-of-view sports footage available on the net. Sports enthusiasts now use these lipstick-sized helmet-, wrist- or foot- mounted cameras to capture the essence of the sports they love. Besides being fun to watch and re-live, these videos can also be extremely useful to athletes,

Today is Pangea Day , a global event dedicated to bringing people together through film. With its eclectic mix of movies, live music and passionate speakers, Pangea Day aims to help us see life through the eyes of others. There are live events taking place right now in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro. But don't worry if you live far from any of these cities or couldn't make the actual festivities: On today's YouTube homepage,

The Short Film Corner at Cannes is one of the world's premier destinations for shorts. But you don't need to make the trip to France to see the best of what the festival has to offer, thanks to the National Film Board of Canada's Online Film Competition Cannes 2008. In its fourth year, the contest features ten shorts, selected from among 650 films from over 40 countries. Representing an eclectic mix of languages and genres,

Last Saturday's devastating cyclone in Myanmar has so far claimed the lives of over 22,000 people and that toll continues to rise. Yet in what has become the largest natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami that ravaged Sri Lanka, aid to Myanmar has had trouble reaching those in need. The military government that runs the small Southeast Asian country has let in little aid from agencies and is not granting visas to aid workers to enter the country. On YouTube,

Welcome to another edition of Trendspotting Tuesday . It's week five, which is certainly time to celebrate and make some noise, courtesy of an orchestra of YouTubers who perform using an array of unique and unusual instruments. From one-of-a-kind cucumber trumpets to drum beats triggered by ball bearings, it's a whole new approach to making music.

Global poverty is an issue that seems to have only one side: it's bad, and we should end it. According to one statistic, the GDP of the 48 poorest nations is still less than the wealth of the three richest people'and most economists agree the gap between the rich and poor grows wider every year. Though the problem is vast, it often feels far away for many Americans. Moreover, global poverty is rarely an issue that drives voters to the polls. In the face of these challenges,

Updates made to the Inbox and My Contacts features are now live for all YouTube users. After announcing the beta launch for these features a couple of weeks ago, we made some changes to the Inbox based on your feedback. Now mini-thumbnails appear on the list of messages for video responses and videos users have shared with you. Also, the link to view all comments has been restored in email notifications for comments made to your videos and responses to comments of your own.

In case you hadn't noticed the athletes sprinting, crawling and vaulting all over our homepage today: we're happy to present videos of the growing sport of parkour, selected by Julie Angel aka SlamCamSpam . Julie is a London-based filmmaker who has been documenting the sport for the past four years, mainly with an organization called Parkour Generations - a team of incredible athletes based in London, including some first- and second-generation parkour practitioners,