How can I post a you tube video to my Yahoo 360 blog?

Question

How can I post a you tube video to my Yahoo 360 blog?

Answer 1

post a link to the video

Answer 2

Go to the YouTube.com site and find the video you wish to embedd into your blog.

If you do not have a YouTube.com account.. they are free and it will help to keep you from running into issues and not being able to get your codes.

To the right side of the video usually or below it are slots with codes in them..

You want the embedding code or the HTML code.. there is one for a Direct Url.. but this is only for places like on your blast to click onto and it will take you to the YouTube page itself.. just ignore those .. and right click and highlight the embedding or html code.. then right click again and choose copy from the drop down menu .. this will copy the code to your computers clip board.

Don't do any more saving of stuff until you finsih this first!

After you have gotten the code from the YouTube.com site open up a blank composer and on top of the composer is a check box and the words HTML Source.. Just find the checkbox for right now.

Put some text into the composer... any text will do .. doesn't even have to spell anything.. but it is critical to this working.. and then put a check into the box of the HTML Source.

Then paste the code into the composer.

Uncheck the box.

Your video is there but you may not see it. Go to the bottom of the page and click preview to see if your video is there, and check if it is working... if it is not there or it won't play.. then you need to recopy the code and repaste it into your composer to make sure the video code is not messed up.. and that you have indeed chosen the correct code to use.

If everything is working correctly..

.. then click the Edit option under the preview and go back to the composer and finish your blog and post it.

Answer 3

- Find the embed code (or embeddable player code) for the video that you want to add. See http://www.youtube.com/sharing , for a display of where that code is on a YouTube page. You can choose a video from Yahoo! Video, YouTube, or Google Video.

- Click on "My Blog" and create a new entry.

- Type some text in the actual entry space as well, as it might not save.

- Click the box next to "View HTML source" in the upper right of the entry space before adding code.

- Copy the embed code and paste it into the space.  

- Click the box next to "View HTML source" to get back to regular view if necessary. It may not show up until the entry is Previewed or Saved.

- Click "Save" button and see if it appears.

See http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/360/blo... for the help page regarding embedding video into your blog.

You can also add a link to the video's web page to your Blast, Blogroll, or a blog entry (by typing the name of the link, selecting the name, then using the "Add Link" button on the entry's toolbar to add the direct URL address).