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YouTube failure mars site's relaunch

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

Thursday, April 1, 2010
14 years ago2,312 views

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/1034730/youtube-failure-mars-site-relaunch

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

From the Australian article:

"The popular video sharing site crashed before 11am (AEDT) this morning, displaying a white screen with a "Service Unavailable" message.

It was intermittently replaced with a tongue-in-cheek error message telling users: "Sorry, something went wrong".

"A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched to deal with this situation," it followed.
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Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

Here is some information about the change itself:

"....
The revamped video page is structured to appeal to power users and novices alike. At first glance, the changes are subtle, but longtime YouTubers will spot the changes right off.

Additional information about the clip you're watching has been consolidated in one place--underneath the video window. To see more details about the video, you click an arrow to the right of the description snippet, or in the "views" box.

The "next up" video list on the right side of the screen is now smarter, in that it takes into consideration how you arrived at the site. If you reached the video via search query, for instance, the suggestions list shows the other search results.
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Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/193060/youtube_makeover_designed_to_keep_you_watching.html

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