New @YouTube layout has landed
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's Ponder This
I just opened Youtube and look what they hooked me up with. As far as I know they are planning to roll out the new design to everyone within the next days.
The new layout is pretty, cluttered and less distracting than the old one. The video now has the focus of the site. There's less flashy stuff that's distracting you from watching it. You just see the clip, related videos and some basic informations. All the other stuff, like share, embed and the user info are hidden behind some buttons. The rating stars are also gone. Now you can only choose between I like and I don't like (Straight outta Facebook!).
If you just want to watch some videos and don't need all the junk around it it's definitely an improvement. But if you want to favorite a clip, share it with somebody, check out the user infos or need the embed code you have to click more often than in the past.
But I think for the vast majority of users the new design is definitely a big hit, or as Jen would say me gusta!!