14 DAY TRIAL // The "Google+'ification" of Google product continues, to no one's surprise, with the further integration of YouTube and the aforementioned social network.
From now on, people that haven't yet created an YouTube account but already have a Google+ one, whomever they may be, will have the ability to create a new channel, aka YouTube account or more correctly YouTube profile, based on their Google+ one.
When signing up, they'll get the option of using their name, profile picture, data and so on from Google+ to fill out their YouTube channel info.
"We're adding a feature that lets you sign up for a new YouTube channel using your existing Google+ profile," YouTube explained.
"You can now use your Google+ profile name and photo on a new YouTube channel, giving you one consistent identity across platforms when uploading videos, sharing, commenting and other public activities," it added.
You can still sign up for YouTube with a different name and info and not link your Google+ profile, at least for now.
It's important here to make the distinction between an account and a profile. Currently, you can use YouTube completely signed out and relatively anonymously. You can watch videos, search for things and so on without providing the site with any credentials.
But you can also browse YouTube while signed into your Google account, giving you access to a couple more features, while still not maintaining an identity on the video site. Finally, you can create a YouTube profile, based on your Google account, which will become your YouTube identity enabling you to comment, upload videos and so on.
It works exactly the same way for Google+, you can use the site, to a degree, while signed out or while signed into Google but without creating a Google+ profile.
Now though, you'll be able to link the two, but only if you create a Google+ profile before you create a YouTube one. However, Google promises that users will eventually be able to merge their existing Google+ profiles with their YouTube ones.