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Eight Things We Learned From VidCon 2017

By Clare Fitzgerald

As is tradition, another VidCon has come and gone with the California sunset…..

And yet again, we here in the UK were left feeling some major FOMO over not being able to attend. However, we shouldn’t say we felt too left out, given how organisers and attendees alike utilised social media to help keep everyone informed on what was going down at this year’s convention. Every meet-and-greet, panel, and performance was documented for us through various tweets and Instagram posts, so it’s almost like we were actually in Anaheim, getting to live the VidCon magic in person… Almost.

Just as with previous years, both creators and YouTube itself made many announcements regarding what we could expect over the next year, and if we do say so ourselves, it all looks pretty awesome! And because some of it might have gotten drowned out in all the hubbub, we decided to round it all up for you, just because we love our readers so much.

Here’s all the deets on what came out of VidCon 2017…

The YouTube app is getting a major update

There are so many changes happening with the YouTube app that we simply don’t know where to begin!

Let’s start with the basics. With the new update, the app will adapt to the many types of video sizes users are able to film in, including that dastardly portrait mode! Gone are the days when you have to look at a squished vertical video on a horizontal screen.

The next feature, which we absolutely love, is that you can now chat with friends and share videos without having to leave the app, meaning you can continue to watch videos while keeping your social life on fleek.

We’ll be seeing many of our faves on upcoming episodes of YouTubers React

I have reacted to THINGS!

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As is tradition when attending VidCon, many of our faves stopped by the YouTubers React studio to film some segments for upcoming episodes. Be sure to be on the look out for Phil Lester, Dan Howell, Jack Howard, Dean Dobbs, and PJ Liguori‘s faces in the coming weeks, reacting to a whole lot of hilarious video trends!

YouTube’s viewership is HUGE

We all know that tons of people log onto YouTube every day to get their video fix, but did you know exactly how many? Well, according to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, 1.5 billion users log into YouTube each month, with each viewer watching an average of one hour of videos on the site’s mobile app alone.

Wowza!

#LittleButLoved had its own panel and it left us feeling all the feels

Flushing The Tubes is one of the best places to go when looking for new and interesting creators to subscribe to, so to say we were beyond excited to see it have its own panel at VidCon would be an understatement.

Featuring Sam Saffold-Geri, Mary Akemon, Eleana Overett, and US vlogger Jacklyn Duff, the panel highlighted the importance of featuring small creators and how they’ve built a tight-knit community for themselves that’s supportive and thriving.

Neon lights were where it was at

The theme for this year’s VidCon? Neon lights, by the looks of it! And honestly, we can see why they were so popular. We’re entranced just looking at them!

The YouTube community will stamp out unacceptable behaviour

Some less-than-savoury behaviour was exhibited by Instagram model Christian Burns at this year’s convention, who berated and harassed a security guard for simply doing his job. Thankfully, many in the community were quick to call Christian out for his behaviour and show that his actions will not be tolerated.

More creators can now live stream

Along with the aforementioned news, Susan Wojcicki also announced that YouTube will be easing up on its requirements for those wishing to live stream through the YouTube mobile app. Instead of needing at least 10,000 subscribers, creators will only need 100 to starting streaming.

Overall, everyone had a blast!

As with previous years, everyone who attended VidCon had one hell of a time. With so many panels and parties to attend, we’re surprised any of our faves are still able to function! As with any YouTube convention, VidCon is a place for creators to hang out with fellow YouTubers, spend some time in the sun, and meet those viewers who wouldn’t get to see them otherwise.

We’re so happy that everyone had a great time and we can’t wait to see what shenanigans everyone gets up to next year. Hey! Maybe we’ll even be extended an invite. *cough* Hank and John Green *cough*

What are we to do now that VidCon is over?

Ahem, did you forget that Britain’s largest YouTube gathering is just around the corner? All this VidCon excitement has made us even more eager for Summer in the City – so much so that we don’t think we can possibly wait until August!

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Published 26 June 2017.

About Clare Fitzgerald
Writer and journalist whose life revolves around Pokémon Go, F1 and YouTube. | @JournoClare
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