Sunday, 9 December 2012
YouTube is on the verge of rolling out a new look to the site with a definite focus on subscriptions and channels, according to a blog post on the Official YouTube Blog. Also, the revamped design will be seen across platforms ie. desktop, smartphones and tablets, which is something that was missing initially. This will make your YouTube experience seamless across all platforms, the way it should really be.
Of course, YouTube had the Guide feature which was introduced last year which gave you a streamlined view of your subscribed channels and the activity on those channels in the centre of the YouTube home page. The new design builds up on the Guide feature and takes it across platforms. The new design also adds in a Manage Subscriptions button below the subscriptions section to allow you to manage all your channels and determine actions such as ‘Show uploads only in feeds’ or ‘Email with new uploads’ and so on.
YouTube will go in for a simpler and
cleaner look putting the video that you are watching in the front and
centre with your playlist on the right hand side - a much better
implementation than the ribbon interface at the bottom of the page that
we were used to so far. The subscribe button, social actions and video
information are all placed below the video player. The rollout will start later today. It
hasn’t yet been activated at our ends. From the looks of it, we know
that it is not going to go down too well with some, whereas others will
love it. We will reserve our judgement till we come across the new
design. If you come across it, please go ahead and share your take on
the new YouTube design in the comments section below.
