( Mashable ) -- We already knew about YouTube 's redesign , which tech-savvy readers have been enabling for the past 10 days . As of now , however , the new YouTube is available to everyone . Unlike parent company Google , which tends to roll out redesigns over a period of days , YouTube pressed the button and switched the homepage for every user worldwide at 4:30 p.m . ET Thursday . So what 's the change all about ? One word : channels . The world 's most popular online video service now sees itself as a descendent of cable TV , with millions of channels rather than hundreds -- and it 's doing its darndest to encourage you to use it that way . The first new thing you 'll see is an `` add channels '' button in the top left-hand corner of the page . Under that you 'll find your top 10 favorite channels , which you can `` pin '' to the top of the page . `` The future of the YouTube experience has channels at the center of it , '' says Margaret Stewart , director of User Experience at YouTube 's headquarters in San Bruno , California . `` It 's a container for all the world 's video , and it needs to be the best home for that . '' YouTube is also tweaking the colors of its logo and adding a soft gray background to the videos . In a sign that the service is becoming more integrated with its parent company -- and that more employees are going back and forth between San Bruno and the Googleplex in Mountain View -- Stewart says the redesign includes `` subtle alignments with Google 's visual style . '' Part of that process , naturally , includes integration with the Google+ social network . But YouTube is also making it easier to post videos on Facebook and Twitter , too . And the channel change also came to YouTube apps on platforms other than the web . For example , it just became a lot easier to access YouTube channels on your Xbox . There are four new channel templates that content creators can use , including one template designed for networks ( with prominent featured content ) and one for bloggers ( with the most recent content first ) . Executives and designers at the company emphasize that this just the beginning of the redesign ; more channel-focused changes and channel templates are coming soon . Read up on the new YouTube user manual , and let us know in the comments : Has the strategy worked ? Will this make you use YouTube channels more ? © 2013 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
YouTube switched its homepage for every channel worldwide on YouTube . The popular online video service now sees itself as a descendent of cable television . It is also making it easier to share videos on Facebook and Twitter . YouTube says more videos are coming .