Congratulations to YouTube's most hyperactive star, the helium-voiced Fred Figglehorn, on the occasion of his Fred channel recording its millionth subscriber, the first YouTube channel to do so. What's even more amazing is that all this was accomplished in under one year. A few Fred facts for the uninitiated )if there is such a thing(: Fred is the creation of Lucas Cruikshank,

Today on the homepage, we're featuring a hot Oscar-nominated film set in the slums of India. No, not that one - this film tells a real story. In honor of World Health Day, we're highlighting The Final Inch , an inspiring short documentary about a group of dedicated workers who are going door-to-door to give polio vaccines to children in the poorest areas of India: Since polio no longer exists in the developed world, many assume that the crippling disease has been eradicated.

As Congress considers this year's budget and the many areas that require funding - health care, education, defense, the stimulus - they're going to have some tough choices to make due to the economic crisis. That's why this week's Representative of the Week . , Congressman Tim Ryan )D-OH(, wants your input as to what Congress's budget priorities should be: You can visit the YouTube House Hub now to offer your budget suggestions to Congressman Ryan. In addition,

We must admit, given all the trickery going on today we didn't quite believe it when we heard it, but it's true: YouTube has won a Peabody Award. The Peabody Awards recognize outstanding achievements in electronic media, including radio, television and cable. Naturally, we are extremely honored to receive this prestigious accolade. But it goes without saying that this honor truly belongs to you,

With things like Release Notes , we're focusing on sharing our philosophy behind changes on YouTube to give you a better understanding of why we make certain product decisions. We review the emails, blog post comments and Tweets you send our way, and want to thank all of you who wrote in to share your opinions. Today, we are beginning to roll out the new watch page. The update will begin with videos on the home page - go to www.youtube.com , click on any video featured,

As you might have already heard, today we are pleased to announce that short-form content from the Disney/ABC Television Group, including ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Family and SOAPnet, and ESPN is coming to YouTube, bringing an even greater audience to much-loved shows. Over on ABC's YouTube channel , which officially launches in early May, you'll find clips of popular prime-time shows like Lost , Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy ,

Amazingly, it's been two weeks since our last adoptafeature post and, though we've gotten some good new submissions since then, like this video from BeforeandAfterTV , we're still hungry for more, more, more. So we thought we'd up the ante a bit. For one, this Thursday, we're planning a homepage "Adopt a Feature" takeover during which we'll highlight many of the videos created thus far for the program, about one every hour.

When it comes to celebrity impersonation on YouTube, one thing is true: whether someone is grandstanding with 100 Impressions in Under Ten Minutes or making their first faltering steps into the world of funny voices , the spirit of Christopher Walken walks amongst us. For that reason alone, on his 66th birthday, we salute the wonderful world of the wannabe Walken. You can hear him - or, at least, someone pretending to be him - as the voice of a GPS system ,

In approximately two weeks, the members of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra will travel from around the world to New York City, where they will meet for the first time for the summit and performance at Carnegie Hall. In anticipation of this gathering, some of the winning musicians have created video introductions that reveal a bit about who they are and where they're from )there are even a few family member cameos(.

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There are a lot of ways to discover comedy content on YouTube: browsing the comedy category , subscribing to comedy channels, exploring the related video suggestions when watching comedy videos, and tracking friend activity are just some ideas. Indeed, exploring the site can be half the fun. But sometimes it's nice to kick back and find a collection of guaranteed funny stuff all in one place. That's where Best in Jest comes in.

Earlier this week, we announced the launch of YouTube EDU ) youtube.com/edu (, a hub for videos from over 100 of our leading university and college partners. Think campus tours, news about cutting-edge research, and lectures by professors and world-renowned thought leaders. There are also 200 full )and free!( courses, in a range of subjects, from some of the world's most prestigious universities, including IIT/IISc , MIT , Stanford , UC Berkeley , UCLA , and Yale .

This week, we launched a new "Call to Action" feature for YouTube's nonprofit partners, which allows them to use InVideo overlays to drive traffic to an off-YouTube web page, where they can collect signatures, email addresses, or even donations. Already, we're seeing nonprofit organizations use this new feature with great success. On Sunday, to commemorate World Water Day, we featured a video from charity:water on the YouTube homepage.

NFL linebacker Dhani Jones is a true sportsman. When he's not tackling ball carriers for the Cincinnati Bengals, he's hosting a new show on YouTube partner Travel Channel in which he travels around the world playing interesting, unusual global sports. So far he's tried his hand at Muay Thai Kick Boxing, Hurling, Schwingen )Swiss wrestling(, throwing a giant rock and being thrown from a horse . On his YouTube channel ,

Traditionally after site maintenance we've only shared information about the most significant new features. But after watching you guys take to the forums and Twitter to discuss what else has changed, we figured more frequent, casual "release notes" would be good to publish as well. That way you can get a broader sense of what's new on the site, from major features to cosmetic touches, as well as background on the thinking or motivation behind some of these items.

It's spring cleaning at YouTube, so you might notice that today we've renamed a few modules on the home page, watch page, and on the search results page, and we wanted to explain what the changes mean and why we're making them. Like all spring cleaning exercises, you might ask "Why bother?" Well, in part because we want to help you discover videos on YouTube in lots of different ways, so it's important that you know where they came from and why we think you'll like them.

The dunk is one of the most exciting plays in sports â€" it represents athleticism, elevation, creativity and power combined in one moment. Incredible dunk videos are always popular on YouTube, and in many cases, amateur dunkers have view counts that rival the pros. The YouTube Slam Dunk contest â€" presented by the new Nissan 370Z â€" seeks to discover and reward the best amateur dunk artists in the United States.

Currently, 1.1 billion people don't have access to clean drinking water - that's one out of every six people on the planet. Today, to commemorate World Water Day, we're featuring three videos on the home page that highlight the urgency and importance of providing clean water and sanitation to every single global citizen. This video, from YouTube nonprofit partner charity:water ,

South by Southwest )SXSW( is an annual music, film and interactive conference and festival in Austin, Texas, and they've just launched a robust YouTube channel that offers a peek into the panels , screenings and music showcases that define the 10-day event. To celebrate, we're teaming up with these Texans to present highlights from this year's festival on our home page today,

Our goal is to provide you with a great YouTube experience wherever you want to watch videos - whether it's on your computer, on your television , or on your mobile phone. While YouTube has been available for many mobile phones for over a year, today we're taking a big step forward with a new version of our mobile YouTube application. It's optimized for most Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 devices )a list of supported Nokia S60 devices is available here (.