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Director Contest on YouTube with Jason Reitman as Judge

Sponsored by HP, Fox Searchlight and YouTube, the main judge is award-winning director Jason Reitman — director of Thank You for Smoking (excellent film, by the way).



Metacafe Gets a Redesign

It looks like Metacafe has given itself a makeover, changing the appearance of its video pages and adding features.



Dailymotion, Like YouTube, Now Has iPhone Compatibility

Dailymotion, YouTube’s competition from Europe, announced recently that you can now access their video on an iPhone.



YouTube Contest for Hip-Hop Music Vloggers

YouTube has teamed up with hip-hop artists 50 Cent, Common, and Polow da Don for a contest that will award the winner a single’s deal with Interscope and G-Unit Records, a gift card of $10,000 from Guitar Center, and a featured spot of the winning video on YouTube’s homepage.



YouTube Updates – Contextual Help and Character Counter

There are a few YouTube updates some may be interested in. Check them out in the video above.



MetaCafe Adds Message Center

MetaCafe has recently added the ability to send and receive messages, including videos. There are some other updates as well.



YouTube Canada, Eh

In case you haven’t heard, YouTube Canada has launched.



Feedback for YouTube

YouTube recently announced what they call a “Community Council.” Essentially, it’s a group of five volunteers from the YouTube commnunity who will be providing feedback about the site and its features over the next six months. When the six months is up, another group rotates in.



Oprah Does YouTube

It looks like Oprah is doing YouTube. And vice versa.



Negative Feedback Spurs YouTube to Take the Red Out

It looks like YouTube has already reversed its decision to splatter a garish red all over their pages after negative feedback from users.