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YouTube APIs and Tools

Case Study: Logitech

Gina Clark, Vice President of Internet Communications, Logitech

"Our software team really enjoyed using YouTube’s APIs to make creating and sharing video a better experience for our customers. Many people use Logitech webcams to create YouTube content, and our users appreciate that we’ve been able to make the upload and sharing of their videos on YouTube so seamless.”


Who They Are




Logitech designs, manufactures and markets personal peripherals that enable people to effectively work, play, and communicate in the digital world. They are at the forefront of the video communication revolution with their QuickCam line of webcams.




What They Did



The YouTube upload feature is the latest in a series of efforts to support webcam customers. With QuickCam software version 11.5, a YouTube button appears at the bottom of the Logitech QuickCapture interface. When a person is ready to upload a video captured using their Logitech webcam, they simply select the video they want to upload and click the YouTube button. A second screen appears for providing information about the video clip, including the title, a brief description, video category and search tags. (A YouTube account and Internet access is necessary to upload videos.) Once the clip information is entered, the QuickCam webcam user just clicks the Upload Video button and the clip is instantly uploaded to their YouTube page. And once the video is uploaded, the person receives a Web link to the clip for easy distribution to family and friends.