November 2008
Beginner
304 pages
8h 26m
English
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Registering Your Account
Registering a YouTube account is simple. Although many of YouTube's functions are available to unregistered guests, such as video searches and watching videos, registering an account offers many benefits. As mentioned, your YouTube account is your home on the site. Without an account, you are simply a spectator. This book isn't for spectators; this book is for those who want to be seen. Don't just watch the media. Be the media.
Registering an account allows you to leave comments and rate the videos you watch; it also allows you to subscribe to your favorite video makers and upload your own videos for others to watch and comment on. Before you register your account, however, you need to think about your username.
Choose Your Username Carefully
Your username is almost important enough to deserve its own chapter. The username you choose when you register is your permanent username. There is no way to change this later. Be very careful when selecting a username. Make sure it's readable. Make sure that if someone were to mention it in a video, others would be able to type it into their browser window and find you. Make sure it isn't too similar to other popular users so you can avoid confusion.
Take this from someone who regrets his username every day. fallofautumndistro is too long, it's unpronounceable for many, and, for those who can say it, it is hard to spell correctly. When I registered my account, I never planned on using it for anything other than online ...
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