The rise of YouTube.com from upstart Web site to the Internet's top destination for video happened so fast that it seemed to all but the most obsessive Web surfers to spring up from nowhere. Launched ...

Want to watch YouTube videos offline on your smartphone? There are plenty of ways to do so, but it can get a bit confusing to find the right one. Even YouTube’s ...

Being popular is about the only thing the current most-viewed YouTube videos have in common with their top-performing predecessors. Even though YouTube videos like Chocolate Rain went viral during the ...

YouTube Premium is the easiest and most legit way to watch videos offline, but there are other, potentially murkier methods. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast ...

"Liking" videos on YouTube, rather than being something merely sentimental, means something practical. YouTube staff make it clear that the number of likes -- or "thumbs-up" -- a video has partially ...

There’s more to YouTube than just vlogs, pranks, and pop song covers done on guitar. YouTube might be the source of your entertainment, but when you want to chill, there’s also a wealth of videos ...

Humor is very personal, but some things are just universally funny. We’re sure that you have your favorite YouTube videos for turning a frown upside down, but these are ours. Some of them are insanely ...

Most of us enjoy watching YouTube videos—but no one enjoys the buffering icon, or low-quality, choppy playback they get when their internet connection is spotty. If ...

If you're in for a long flight or headed somewhere without an internet connection, you may want to download a few videos. And while it's easier to download Netflix videos than ones on YouTube, the ...