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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - To make sure it keeps up with a growing generation of mobile phone users, YouTube has announced that it will be extending its service to a much wider range of phones used by 100 million consumers worldwide who rely on high-speed wireless Internet access to stream their mobile-made videos.
"It's basically the full YouTube experience you can get on the desktop--on the phone," said Dwipal Desai, YouTube's mobile-product manager. Software is also being tested that will make it easier for mobile-phone users to upload videos from phones onto YouTube, potentially allowing for far greater use of video to document people's everyday lives.
However, when it comes to turning a profit, don't expect many forthcoming details from YouTube. Typically, according to Reuters, YouTube and other Google services wait until they have developed a large user-base before seeking to introduce advertising to help pay for the service.
The service will run on select devices from U.S.-based Motorola, South Korea's LG Electronics, Finland's Nokia, and Sony Ericsson, co-owned by Japan's Sony and Sweden's Ericsson. YouTube for Mobile will be available in 17 countries and 11 languages.
