YouTube gets a UI refresh and a host of handy new features

Google has announced a series of updates and changes for YouTube, kicking off with a new-look user interface. The updated UI sees various buttons and control elements getting a visual refresh, but there are changes beyond the aesthetic. An addition that will please many YouTube users is threaded replies. It is now not only possible to reply to comments on a video, but also to reply to those replies and have these comments visible in a tree structure. But there is still more. Returning to the revamped UI to start with, there are semi-transparent buttons and a new look for… [Continue Reading]