YouTube Über Alles

It was a big week for the world's largest online video distribution network. By now you've probably heard the three major stories that dominated the tech news blogs. These developments have helped further cement YouTube as the video platform on the internet. I've listed several links associated with each of these news items.

1. Expanding their API Set (explained the YouTube team below)
   
   • YouTube Everywhere - March 11, 2008 by the YouTube Team from The YouTube Blog
   • Something to Write Home About - March 11, 2008 from the YouTube Developer API Blog
   • YouTube's Could Be the Best New Platform Yet - March 12, 2008 from ReadWriteWeb by Marshall Kirkpatrick
   • YouTube: The Platform - March 12, 2008 from TechCrunch by Erick Schonfeld
   • YouTube API Case Studies - from Google Docs
     
     
   
   
   
   
2. Tivo Integrates with YouTube (part of the new API set)
   
   
   • TiVo to Provide YouTube Videos Directly to the Television (Tivo Press Release)
   • TiVo Bites Back At Apple TV With YouTube Deal - March 12, 2008 from Silicon Alley Insider by Dan Frommer
   
   
   
   
   
3. High Quality Video Available by Default (no extra code required)
   
   • Watch YouTube High Quality Videos by Default - March 12, 2008 from CyberNet News by Ashley
     
   • YouTube Rolling Out Higher Quality Video Tomorrow? - March 11, 2008 from ReadWriteWeb by Marshall Kirkpatrick
     
     
     

Related:

• Where Have the YouTube Watermarks Gone? - March 13, 2008 from NewTeeVee by Liz Gannes

UPDATE:

• YouTube Videos in High Quality - March 14, 2008 by the YouTube Team from The YouTube Blog
• Comscore: YouTube Dominance Grows - March 14, 2008 by Anthony Ha from VentureBeat