What most other social networking sites call your profile, YouTube calls your channel, as in "TV channel." Picture your YouTube channel as a TV transmitter that reaches the world from your room. When I refer to your channel in this chapter, I am referring to your profile and/or your account on YouTube. Your channel is your home on YouTube; it is a page that resides at the following address:
| http://www.youtube.com/user/YOURUSERNAME |
Your channel page contains a description, which is information you enter about yourself, such as your likes and dislikes, favorite books or films, and other items. Your channel page also displays any videos you upload, along with the videos you save as your favorites. I will explain how this works in detail throughout this chapter; just know that your channel is where almost everything you do on YouTube is done.
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