Two New Goodies for YouTube

YouTube is probably the most popular service that allows users to upload and share their video content with other members of the community. After the Google acquisition, the number of visitors increased, YouTube becoming the incontestable leader of the market.

Today, the company announced that new features were added to the service, functions that are meant to improve the use of the service.

Quick Capture will allow users to share videos with ease, without the need of uploading files located on your computer. The function uses your webcam and microphone for video capture and will automatically upload the media recorded. This is quite useful because there are no editing processes, just record and upload. All you need to do is to login on the website, plug in your webcam and microphone, write the descriptions and other details about the video and you're ready to go.

Streams represent a function that helps users share real-time videos with other members of the community, without the need of uploading files.

"Ever wanted share YouTube with other people in real-time? We're willing to bet you've already been doing that, so now we're making it easier. With Streams, you can create a YouTube room to watch and interact with other users while sharing videos. Everyone in the room can add videos from their Favorites, QuickList, or by pasting in links, and make a running commentary as the videos play," YouTube said.

So, it seems like the battle for the best video sharing service is getting harsher because Google is continuously improving YouTube, while Yahoo wants to buy Metacafe. The most important fact is that this battle will offer us, the users, better performance and well-developed solutions.