We are starting to test full-length programming on YouTube, beginning with some fan favorites requested by you. Let's see if you know your full-length TV ... You asked to be beamed up with Scotty, to devise a world-saving weapon using only gum and paperclips, and to get your grub on at "The Peach Pit". So we're giving you full-length episodes of these shows and many others. These shows will be available in the new Theater View style we rolled out earlier this week,

James Nachtwey has spent his life documenting some of the most pressing conflicts, wars and critical social issues of our time , but today takes on the comparatively safe task of guest editing the YouTube homepage. Since his first assignment covering the troubles in Northern Ireland in 1981 â€" at the height of the IRA hunger strikes - he has traveled from the West Bank to Rwanda and from Bosnia to Afghanistan,

We have worked out the kinks and are now happy to announce the relaunch of the YourMoney channel, in association with Bank of America. With the economy foremost in the minds of almost everyone from Wall Street to Main Street, the YourMoney channel is YouTube's one-stop destination for expert financial insight. Whether you are looking for a high-level perspective on the state of today's financial system, investing tips,

When you view a YouTube video with a great soundtrack, you often see comments from YouTube users asking about the name of the song and where they can download it. Or when users watch the trailer for an upcoming video game, they want to know when it will be released and where they can buy it. Today, we're taking our first steps to providing YouTube users with this kind of instant gratification,

Two weeks ago, we announced Lionsgate's sponsorship of the YouTube Screening Room - our platform for premium film content from around the world - with a line-up of religious satires in honor of Bill Maher and Larry Charles' "Religulous" , which opened in theaters today. Now it's our great pleasure to bring you a round of films that examine the real lives of real people in conjunction with Oliver Stone's highly anticipated "W." ,

The U.S. presidential election is just over a month away, but you won't be able to exercise your right to vote on November 4 unless you've first registered to vote. And those deadlines are approaching fast - in many states, the deadline is next Monday, October 6. How do you find out where to register? Google has created a great maps platform into which you can type in your home address and get information on where to register in your state - you can find it at maps.google.

Today we announced YouTube Live, a celebration of the vibrant communities that exist on the site, to be held on November 22 in San Francisco and streamed for a potential worldwide audience of millions. YouTube users have been gathering informally for years, but this is the first time that YouTube is officially leaping off screens for an event unlike any other. With live performances, celebrity guests, original videos, surprise collaborations and much more,

Get a better handle on your finances with a collection of smart, sound videos on the Your Money channel, which launches today. With the markets in the headlines every day, people are seeking out more information on every subject from financial markets to personal finance and tips on debt management. Presented with Bank of America ,

YouTube Insight has helped you learn more about your YouTube videos, enabling you to establish when and where your videos prove popular. But what if you could learn not just which of your videos are hot on the site, but which specific parts of those videos are hotter than others? What if you could know exactly when viewers tend to leave your videos, or which scenes within a video they watch again and again? Happily,

In response to our call for aspiring journalists with untold stories to tell, reporters from around the globe have been sharing profiles of interesting, compelling individuals in their communities. Already, we've heard about a former truck driver who lost his job and found himself on the streets, a World War II veteran who served his country heroically on D-Day, and an 11-year-old baseball player diagnosed as deaf at the age of one.

We're excited to unveil our new and improved video uploader. A random sample of YouTube users have already been using the beta version, but now we're inviting everybody to check out this more streamlined uploading experience. Just login to your YouTube account and click this link to opt in. The new video upload flow includes these cool features: You can enter in your video's metadata )title, description, tags, etc.( while the upload is processing.

YouTube's FANalysts - the site's resident sports experts -have been pulling out all the stops in their bid to break-down the week's NFL news and serve up the most fantastic fantasy football advice available this side of the locker-room door. This week's hightlights include Cowboys' loyalist Shango's waiver-wire pick-up tips, which are nothing short of heroic ,

Today, in New York City, world leaders will meet to discuss the United Nations Millennium Development Goals )MDGs(, eight time-bound, measurable goals that they set in the year 2000 to combat global poverty. These ambitious objectives were promises made to the poor, meant to hold world leaders accountable for ending global poverty by 2015. Today, we are halfway there. That's why YouTube, Will.i.am, and nonprofit organizations Oxfam , GCAP ,

Chescaleigh , the winner of the Red Carpet Reporter contest, has returned from her celebrity-filled weekend with plenty of videos to share with you. This summer, YouTube teamed up with People.com to find a new entertainment reporter. Hundreds of you rose to the challenge, and after two rounds of community voting, Chescaleigh was anointed the winner. She earned a weekend in Hollywood filled with parties, stylist appointments, and a spot on the red carpet alongside People.

Today marks the beginning of something new in The YouTube Screening Room , our recently launched platform for premium film content. It's the beginning of a one-month sponsorship by Lionsgate , during which upcoming releases from the Hollywood studio have set the theme for the selection of independent short films you'll see featured in the program. For the next two weeks, we're showcasing a hilarious line-up of religious satires in honor of Bill Maher's forthcoming documentary,

If you're a football fan and you haven't checked out our FANalysts channel, it's a one-stop shop for all things football: color commentary, timely fantasy advice and no shortage of trash being talked. This week, Fitzy recovered from the loss of Tom Brady to rediscover his love of fantasy football , Shango's alter ego brushed up on his Madden skills and K-Fed himself big-upped Uncle Joey's fantasy acumen. If you've got the goods to be a FANalyst - to provide original, timely,

Did you know YouTube has an official presence on Facebook and Twitter? Sign up for these groups to receive the latest company news, product updates, hot video alerts, and much more. Here's how... ...to become a YouTube Facebook fan: * Create a Facebook account if you have not already * Sign in to your account * Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/YouTube/7270241753 * Once you are on the YouTube page,

Back in June, we launched Video Annotations , a feature that allows you to add background information, create branching )"choose your own adventure" style( stories or add links to any YouTube video, channel, or search results page - at any point in your video. Being the creative lot you are, we should have anticipated all of the amazing uses that you would have found for this feature: you are putting it to work to create elaborate narratives and games, teaching tools,

Stretching the limits of our imaginations and endlessly wowing us with their dazzling visuals, animators constitute one of the most creative - and sprawling - communities on YouTube. That's why we're devoting every Monday's Film & Animation spotlight to a YouTube animator in a feature we're calling "Animated Mondays." We figure there's no better way to start the week than with a healthy dose of mind-twisting storytelling, as only YouTube's finest can provide.

The summer of 2008 might be remembered more for where people didn't go than where they did. Rising gas prices and sluggish economies forced many people to give up their originally ambitious vacation plans in lieu of options that weren't so hard on the wallet. Enter the "staycation." As the YouTube community so often proves, it's all about how creative you can be with the resources available to you. Finding and forging adventures in their own backyards,