Ar_home_b_search
 

Here's a tip:

If you plan to set up a new, separate YouTube account to create a channel just for your real estate business... don't forget to think about how you want to use CAPITIALIZATION of words in your user name.  Because after the account is created, you cannot change the capitialization.

When the public channel is viewed, you probably would prefer the username to display as

SuzySmith's Channel

instead of suzysmith's Channel.

Remember it can't be changed.  And forget about deleting the account, and setting up a new one with the revised user name.  Folks in the Google help forums say it can't be done.

You can use the change the channel's title, and the title's larger font helps draw the viewer's eye away from the missed capitialization.  But still.

Sample of capitialization boo-boo:

Another YouTube account with improved capitialization:

The Devil is in the details, indeed.  :-)

 

 
Post is included in group: Club Chaos
Post is included in group: e-PRO Internet Technology

7 Comments on YouTube User Name Capitialization

DEC
30
2009
617,158 Points 9 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I guess I need to check out this you tube stiff next...I am such a slow learner!
8:00am • #1
285,140 Points 11 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Cheryl,

Good point!!!  And thanks for sharing...you are right...the details are tremendously important!
8:00am • #2
312,577 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Cheryl, One of my goals this year is to start putting videos on You Tube (I'm a lttle behind) So, after you put a video on it's there forever and can't be deleted? Guess I better be sure before posting?
8:06am • #3
447,189 Points 28 Featured Posts Outside Blog Hit Router Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Dena,  you can delete videos whenever you want.

What you can't change is the username of your account.  And if you delete a username, the name evidently is kept unavailable, so you can't delete and reopen it just to correct the capitialization.

I think this sytem is used by other services, as well as YouTube, so it's a good idea to pay attention to which letters you'd like to show capitialized whenever you create a username anywhere.

References:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/youtube/thread?tid=39e568aaefaa89d0&hl=en

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/youtube/thread?tid=5afbb3cfd8049eab&hl=en

 

Another thought:  Match usernames to web site domain names....
8:25am • #4
447,189 Points 28 Featured Posts Outside Blog Hit Router Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

So, since the company YouTube channel is now forever and ever stuck with all lower case letters, I might as well tell myself it really doesn't make any difference. 

As long as the channel contains some top notch, excellent, informative videos, no one will notice the little capitialization gaff.  Sigh.
8:38am • #5
447,189 Points 28 Featured Posts Outside Blog Hit Router Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Final thought:  If YouTube would make the first letter of Channel lower case channel, the error would not be quite so noticeable.  :-)
8:41am • #6
288,572 Points 38 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Good advice. When I created my ActiveRain account my username was just random, and I didn't realize it's potential SEO and other importance until I had too many points. ONE DAY ActiveRain will allow us to customize those names ... one day ;)
8:42am • #7

This blog does not allow anonymous comments
 
Cj-600 Rainmaker_large

Cheryl Johnson

Highland Park, CA

More about me…

Cheryl Johnson, Bob Taylor Properties, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Address: 5526 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90042

Office Phone: (323) 257-1080

Email Me

Caution: CAT BLOG AHEAD

Including random thoughts on life, art, business, stuff, and occasionally Real Estate.

What is a CAT BLOG?

According to Seth Godin: "Cat blogs are for, by, and about the person blogging. A cat blog is about your cat and your dating travails and your boss and whatever else you feel like sharing in your public diary." Well, I am the boss, my dating years are behind me, but I do love my cats.

Enjoy!

We’re Bloodhounds. We teach our clients to demand better service from real estate professionals.



Listings

Links

Archives

RSS 2.0 Feed for this blog