The good ship Wilco sailed into YouTube Music this week, with the premiere of their new video " Dawned on Me ", which believe it or not, is the first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon in 30 years. We also featured a curation from Black Bananas , a video from Cymbals Eat Guitars , and more... Busta Rhymes with YouTube and Google Music Back in November, Busta Rhymes offered you all a chance to appear in the music video for "Why Stop Now," his latest single.

Since the dawn of YouTube, we've been sharing the hours of video you upload every minute. In 2007 we started at six hours , then in 2010 we were at 24 hours , then 35 , then 48 , and now...60 hours of video every minute, an increase of more than 30 percent in the last eight months. In other words, you're uploading one hour of video to YouTube every second . Tick, tock, tick, tock " that's 4 hours right there!

If you want to get even more excitement from the NFL Playoffs, check out YouTube's new Ad Blitz Pre-Game program, sharing news coverage, party tips and videos from YouTube partners and sponsor Dodge Durango. The Pre-Game program is the warm-up for our annual Super Bowl Ad Blitz advertising extravaganza, which kicks off February 5. On Ad Blitz Pre-Game we've got fan-friendly recipes from food partners like FoodWishes and AverageBetty . You'll also find football news,

A few months ago we set 14-18 year olds the bold challenge to design a science experiment that could be performed by NASA aboard the International Space Station, something that has traditionally been the preserve of qualified astronauts and scientists. Coming up with a suitable idea required huge imagination, passion and scientific curiosity, which is why we were thrilled with your response"we received a total of 2,

One person can make a difference. Just ask Geoffrey Canada , an education reform advocate whose groundbreaking work in Harlem schools set a precedent across the United States. It's even inspired U.S. President Barack Obama to apply his model to cities across America. On December 28 at 3:00pm PT, Geoffrey Canada will deliver a keynote speech about education reform, hosted by Capella University and streamed live on YouTube.

From squabbling over the family holiday photo, to filming a child unwrapping a dream toy, 'tis the season for recording cherished family moments. Whether you want to share them with the world, or keep them in the family, here are tips for using YouTube to record your family's memories: Save a few Christmas trees, and send a holiday video card . Compile your family's favorite moments from the year, add season's greetings, and blast it out to your family and friends.

This is part of an ongoing series sharing tips from the YouTube Creator Playbook , a resource of best practices and tips you can start using on your channel and videos right away. As we move along in this series, some posts will be focused for more advanced YouTubers or YouTube Partners, like this week's tip. With YouTube seeing 48 hours of video uploaded every minute, it's important to think how you can get your content seen by your regular and new viewers. In many cases,

The Korean music genre K-Pop had a big global moment in 2011. The October SM Town Live showcase in New York " featuring SHINEE, Girls' Generation, and TVXQ " sold out Madison Square Garden. Wonder Girls, who previously opened for the Jonas Brothers' 2009 North American tour, have seen millions of views from around the world in just a few weeks for their latest single " Be My Baby ." American producers are also moving in on the K-Pop action.

Japan has a long and revered history of cinema. Masters Ozu Yasujiro and Kurosawa Akira have made a lasting influence on the art of filmmaking. Moreover, the Japanese nation is well-known for its voracious appetite of films both local and global. So we have some great news for all the film buffs in Japan " YouTube will now offer Japanese and Hollywood releases for rent at youtube.com/movies .

You put a lot of work into your videos, so we're putting a lot of work into making sure they look their best on YouTube. Today we're rolling out an updated Video Manager with some new features that'll help you handle all your videos. To try out the new design, go to the Video Manager and click "try it now.

Starting today, Colombians will have a localized YouTube to show the world their creativity, talent, and ingenuity. Colombia follows Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico as the fourth Latin American country to launch a YouTube domain ) youtube.com.co (. With a local version of YouTube, Colombians will now be able to more easily discover content and share local talent from within their country. The advent of YouTube Colombia also has economic implications,

After a weekend gorging ourselves on music videos - from DJ Shadow's awesome collabo with Little Dragon to French gypsy music and Fishbone's return to recording - we're ready to dive into this week's musical offerings. And, if we do say it ourselves, they're considerable. Bon Iver's video LP Justin Vernon released what many critics are calling one of the year's best albums earlier this year. He also called on a squadron of local filmmakers to craft languid,

Today, the first of hundreds of The Walt Disney Studios movies from Disney, Disney·Pixar and DreamWorks Studios are coming to YouTube. These titles join thousands of full-length feature films from major Hollywood studios that already are available to rent at YouTube.com/movies . Fans of animated movies? We've got the beloved animated classic, Alice in Wonderland and the newly envisioned Winnie the Pooh . Love Disney·Pixar? We have hits like Cars and Cars 2 all in one place.

The battles from the Koprulu Sector between Terrans , the Zerg and the Protoss are coming to the Major League Gaming channel on YouTube. Starting now we'll be broadcasting live to the world Major League Gaming Pro Circuit video game national championships for Starcraft. Thousands of the world's best video game players are descending on the Rhode Island Convention Center starting today through November 20 to compete for more than $600,000 in prizes. Together,

In 2011, YouTube World View has traveled the globe, bringing citizen questions to the world's most influential leaders. Now, World View is headed to a country that has received heavy news coverage this year - Turkey. Starting today, Turkish President Abdullah Gül will take your questions at www.youtube.com/worldview and will answer them at the beginning of December. President Gül wants to hear your questions on topics such as the future of Turkey's economy,

In recent years, artists like the Flaming Lips and Van Morrison have taken to the stage to perform classic albums in their entirety. It's an amazing way to re-experience a significant moment in a musician's career - and to make old favorites new again. Tomorrow, you'll get a chance to hear Mary J Blige's breakthrough 1994 album My Life in its entirety - performed by the queen of hip-hop soul herself. Tune in to youtube.com/maryjbligevevo at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m.

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week: We studied how local TV commercials have become a new )comedy( art form. We saw tense and dramatic scenes from the "Occupy" protest in Oakland. We reflected on the video trend of children using tablet devices . We saw flood videos coming in from around the world.

Did you get spooked? We had a grisly assemblage of videos for you over the Halloween weekend, including a murder ballads playlist from eMusic, BlankTV's Got Horror?! collection, a round-up of vampire-inspired music videos , and other creepy delights . Now that it's November, we turn our gaze in non-Halloween directions - starting now! Rocking With Buraka Yes, we live in a globalized world. You know it when you hear a band like Buraka Som Sistema,

This is part of an ongoing series sharing tips from the YouTube Creator Playbook , a resource of best practices and tips you can start using on your channel and videos right away. There is no substitute for great content, and when you make great videos, your audience will want more. This post will teach you about frequency of new content on your channel and how you communicate when it will be coming out, to help build a loyal and consistent audience on YouTube.

With 800 million people per month coming to YouTube , you have a pretty big stage to share your music, and now we're adding features to also make YouTube your box office, merchandise table and music store. The Merch Store We're launching a feature called the Merch Store that will allow YouTube partners to offer fans merchandise directly on your channel. Fans will be able to buy artists' merchandise, digital downloads,