Simple Operators to Elaborate YouTube Search

Here is some amazing statistic about YouTube: 35 hours of videos are being uploaded to the site every minute. In 2010 alone videos on the site have been viewed 700 billion times. YouTube has indisputably become the world second large search engine. Of course, the largest SE is Google.


You know how to search video in YouTube. You will find it more interesting to search content if you know some more search commands. Engineers from YouTube have simplified their search process to enable users to improve their search accuracy. Let's start to learn some simple examples of using YouTube commands to simplify your search in YouTube site.


1. To find specific YouTube channels
Lady Gaga, channel
There are a lot of videos relevant to the Lady Gaga, if you hope to find her official channel, just add 'channel' behind your search terms.


2. Want to view the newly uploaded videos
Fast Five, this week
The search key words above will return you the videos about 'Fast Five' uploaded less than a week a ago. Similarly, you can use 'today' or 'this month' to limit the time span.


3. To find the original video, no fans' cover, parody or other editing
born this way, partner
Use the above search terms to find the original music video for 'Born This Way'


4. For full-length movies
jackie chan, movie
Just add movie behind your search terms to find full-length movies. (including Bollywood movies)


5. For High-Definition movies
the Black Swan trailer, hd
With the above search terms, you can find the HD 'Black Swan' movie trailer which are all 720p (1280*720 pixels) or 1080p. (1920*1080 pixels)


6. To find 3D videos in YouTube
Transformers 3 dark of the moon, 3d
The word '3d' behind the movie title is to identify the 3d format movies.


7. Find the playlist
Add 'playlist' behind your search terms.


8. For lengthy video clips
Add 'long' behind your search terms will return you video clips longer than 20 minutes.


9. Perform exact-match searches on YouTube
allintitle:'april fools pranks'
Find the content exactly match to the video title.


10. Mix and match
World of craft, hd, this week, long


Combine multiple YouTube search operators is the best way to find video content on YouTube. Just apply the commands above to your search and you'll find that they are very useful and interesting.

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