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"Google has announced the launch of\u00A0redesigned YouTube channels\u00A0in\u00A0limited beta, featuring channel art: YouTube's take on the Facebook / Google+ cover photo; and channel trailers: a way for YouTube creators to promote their content to non-subscribers.\r\n\r\nThis redesign isn't much of an aesthetic improvement over the current design, but Google appears to be inching YouTube over to a design which embrace's Google+'s look and feel on the desktop.\u00A0For smaller channels and new creators, this is great, as it will now be easier to start curating a channel brand. For established players, however, it appears that Google is actually heavily limiting the design possibilities.\r\n\r\nThe flexibility YouTube offers users in its new channel design is equivalent to a Google+ profile. In fact, the new YouTube channel design is quite similar to a Google+\u00A0profile, further confirming how closely Google plans to embed its social offering into the popular service.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe new look (shown above), doesn't feel nearly as polished as the current layout (below):\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAlong with the channel-owner's profile pic, the new channel art features an area for sharing links towards the bottom-right. Users can select a featured URL (e.g.: a link to a second YouTube channel or to an outside service), in addition to standard-looking social buttons:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAccording to YouTube content creator iJustine, speaking on\u00A0Google's blog, &amp;quot;channel art is how you can express the personality of your channel wherever it is seen, whether on a mobile phone, a tablet, a TV, or in a hovercard anywhere on the site! \u00A0For optimal results on all devices create a single 2120 X 1192 px imag.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe following channels show the new look in action:\u00A0DeStorm, EpicMealTime, SortedFoods, MysteryGuitarMan, Mondo, LOUD and Geek &amp;amp;amp; Sundry.\u00A0According to the announcement, &amp;quot;soon everyone will be able to use the new channel design.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nImage credit:\u00A0AFP/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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