There are two kinds of people in the world: those who watch Spaghetti Westerns by themselves and those who watch them with their YouTube buddies. If the latter sounds like fun, join us for a live viewing party of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" at 6pm PT in t he Screening Room . T o the right of the player, you'll see a Twitter feed collecting real-time tweets from other fans watching the film. If you want to contribute to the conversation,

Last week, we announced the CNN/YouTube Climate Debate in Copenhagen, an effort to make sure that your voice is included in the climate debate â€" and that your questions are posed to decision-makers on an international stage. Today, we want to inform you that panelists will include former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, journalist Thomas Friedman, U.N. Executive Secretary Yves de Boer and author Bjorn Lomberg. To submit your question for these leaders,

Today, we're shining the spotlight on the men and women who have bravely served - and are presently serving - in all branches of the U.S. military. Video has become a vital tool for current soldiers who are trying to communicate their wartime experience to the public and for older veterans who want to share their stories from past battles, like Lewis Bennett, the youngest member of the 84th District in World War II: In addition, on the homepage,

Every day, people with video cameras are changing the ways we get our news. We see it during elections . We see it during earthquakes , fires and other natural disasters . We see it on our freeways , in our schools and in our public spaces . Almost any event that takes place today has a chance of being captured on camera. As YouTube has become a global platform for sharing the news,

YouTube and Kodak have teamed up to launch For Mom , a robust resource for anyone raising children today. The videos housed on this channel cover everything from cooking and parenting tips, to the best toys and games for kids, to easy ways to maintain your own health and beauty routine. There are even responses to some of life's most difficult questions, like how much to pay the tooth fairy: Browse through For Mom )and come back often!

Face facts: in a swimming race against 14-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps, you'd have no chance whatsoever...but you may be able to beat him in speed putting! If you can make more than 12 five-foot putts in a minute, you'll have bragging rights forever: This is " The Best of Us Challenge ," presented by the International Olympic Committee, where Olympic athletes challenge the YouTube community to compete in some truly unique events. For example,

The YouTube Help Forum is nearly entirely community-powered. In it, users answer each other's questions, share tips, and discuss the best ways to use the site and make videos. The system works pretty well: 78% of questions receive a response within three hours. While there are a lot of helpful folks in the forum, we'd like to take a second to commend a group of exceptionally engaged and active users whom we've dubbed "the PowerPosters ." They are: anmoose , battlefielddoktor ,

Movie buffs of YouTube unite. Tonight, we'll be hosting a live viewing party of the critically-acclaimed feature film Taxi Driver in the YouTube Screening Room, courtesy of our friends at Crackle . Visit the Screening Room at 6pm PT to start watching. You'll see an embedded Twitter feed collecting real-time tweets from other fans watching the film. If you want to offer your own comments, log in to your Twitter account and post them with the hashtag #yttaxidriver.

In December, world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to discuss a global agreement on climate change as part of the United Nations' Climate Change Convention )often referred to as COP15 (. The goal of the meeting is to reduce global warming emissions and ultimately chart a course that avoids the most severe impacts of climate change . The road to Copenhagen begins now, as heads of state flock to the United Nations in hopes of laying the groundwork for COP15. That's why today,

Music Licensing: It's complicated. Let's face it. But today all of that is beside the point: we are happy to announce that Warner Music Group )WMG('s artists are returning home to YouTube. Under this new, multi-year global agreement, you will be able to discover, watch and share Warner music on the site. The partnership covers the full Warner catalog and includes user-generated content containing WMG acts. With Warner on board,

YouTube's Creator's Corner and Videomaker magazine are excited to bring you the first in a series of Webinars that explore the basics of video production and will help you take your videos to the next level. Videomaker offers intensive weekend courses here in Northern California, and they've generously offered to share their knowledge with the global YouTube community for free, as well as take your questions.

There's still technically some time for us to slink past Vin Diesel, Megan Fox, Will Smith, Lady Gaga and Adam Sandler in the race for the most Facebook fans , but with just 14 days left, we'll admit it's not looking good )though, Sandler, can you feel our hot breath on your neck?!(. We've gained over 500K fans since announcing the challenge; thanks to each and every one of you who humored our chest-thumping and joined our Facebook group . As realists,

Today is the International Day of Democracy and what better way to celebrate than to announce the second round of the Democracy Video Challenge , a partnership between YouTube, the State Department, and several public and private partners who want you to fill in the blank in this sentence: "Democracy is..." Last year, over 900 videos were submitted from over 95 countries and the six winners are currently in the United States, touring film studios, the United Nations,

" Choose a different ending " is an interactive video describing the life of a teenager trying to survive the slums of London. The story, which is shot from a first-person point of view, lets viewers control the hero's actions )e.g. deciding whether or not he should take his knife to school(. Only when the plot reaches one of its grim endings do you realize that the video, commissioned by the London Metropolitan Police,

As fires continue to spread through the hills of Los Angeles and thousands are forced to evacuate the area, citizens are turning to YouTube to post footage of the blaze. For example, in this video , you can clearly see the flames over San Gabriel, while this one uses a time-lapse technique to show just how much smoke is being emitted into the air: To support his footage,

A month ago, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services )HHS( Secretary Katherine Sebelius put out a call asking you to raise awareness about how citizens can steel themselves against the H1N1 )aka, "swine flu"( virus. Today, the HHS announced the 10 best citizen-created PSAs - and you get to vote on the winner.

We're pleased to present YouTube's first live-streamed concert, featuring selected performances from the Outside Lands Music & Arts festival happening this weekend in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Beginning at 2pm today and running through 10pm on Sunday, tune in to www.youtube.

Pop-culture-ridiculing dolls, beautiful backstabbers, and one of the most popular talk show hosts on TV are headed to YouTube, thanks to a new partnership announced today with Time Warner. Through this deal, U.S. viewers will get a wide selection of clips from Turner, the Cartoon Network and CNN, along with Warner Brothers movies and choice moments from shows like Robot Chicken on Adult Swim, Gossip Girl, and the Ellen DeGeneres Show .

News is nothing without context, and video is no exception. Helping you discover and watch news videos that are relevant to the stories of the day or to the issues unfolding in your neighborhood is one of our big goals when it comes to YouTube News & Politics. That's why we developed a "News Near You" module on our news page to surface videos from local news partners in your area. As the New York Times also reported earlier today,

OK, Ashton might have more followers on Twitter than we do, but we're not going quietly into the night. Let's take a friendly celebrity tussle to Facebook, shall we? where we've got the 12th most popular Product/Celebrity fan page )thankyouverymuch(. With 3.1 million fans, we're hovering above Mr. Demi Moore, Rihanna and, er, potato chips )Pringles(. That's not too bad, but our sights are on you, Will Smith, Megan Fox, Lady Gaga, Adam Sandler and Vin Diesel.