Gervais to bring back Brent for YouTube guitar lessons
Ricky Gervais has confirmed he will bring back his Office alter-ego in a series of YouTube videos called Learn Guitar with David Brent.
YouTube launches paid subscription service
YouTube is introducing a monthly paid subscription service, including shows like Sesame Street.
Toddler filmed picking lock on sister's bedroom door
Two-year-old caught on camera picking the lock on his sister's bedroom so he can steal her toys while she sleeps.
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'You're going to teach you' - David Brent's guitar tutorial
Ricky Gervais has released a preview of his new YouTube series Learn Guitar With David Brent.
In the guise of his Office alter ego David Brent, he tells viewers: "I'm not going to teach you. You're going to teach you." It seems, much like in the show, it is more about him finding an audience to play the guitar to.
Gervais to bring back Brent for YouTube guitar lessons
Ricky Gervais has confirmed he will bring back his Office alter-ego in a series of YouTube videos called Learn Guitar with David Brent.
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YouTube launches paid subscription service
YouTube is introducing a monthly paid subscription service, including shows like Sesame Street.
Read the full storyGoogle boss claims YouTube has already overtaken TV
Google boss Eric Schmidt has declared that the video-sharing website YouTube has already overtaken television.
YouTube, which is owned by Google, recently recorded an audience of one billion unique visitors per month, however Mr Schmidt confidently predicted figures of "six or seven billion" in the future.
Robert Kyncl, YouTube's global head of content, insisted that it is a completely different experience to that of TV due to the greater levels of "engagement".
"TV is one-way. YouTube talks back" he said.
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YouTube to close in bid to find 'best video in the world'
One April Fools' Day prank that has provoked a strong reaction is YouTube's claim that it is planning to stop accepting video uploads.
In a video addressed to users, a YouTube employee announces that the entire website was an attempt to "find the best video in the world" and that the company will spend the next decade reviewing all of the entries to pick a winner.
One user commented on the video "I almost had a heart attack ... That wasn't funny," while another expressed their dismay at having to "wait a whole 10 years" for the winner to be announced.
Toddler filmed picking lock on sister's bedroom door
Two-year-old caught on camera picking the lock on his sister's bedroom so he can steal her toys while she sleeps.
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YouTube hits one billion users every month
The video sharing site proves it really is a very big hit with users around the world.
Read the full storyYouTubers jump off canyon on 'insane' swing
YouTube phenomenon Devin Graham has released a video of "the world's most insane rope swing ever" - which takes place over a canyon in the US.
Graham, aka devinsupertramp, asked some of his fellow YouTubers to join him in the daring stunt, which involved a 400-foot free fall through the canyon.
One of the daredevils who took part, vlogger Shaycarl, tweeted afterwards, "About half way down I remembered there was a camera on my face and I should try to look like I wasn't terrified!"
YouTube reveals its top ten most popular videos of 2012
From South Korean rap, Space jumps and Justin Bieber doing 'Call Me Baby'. Here's what the world has been watching in 2012 on YouTube.
Read the full storyYouTube apologises to users for problems with site
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