Ssshh dont tell but ...YouTube gets the Google Labs Treatment - TestTube
Scroll down the end of the YouTube home page today and you'll find a new link. It seems Google is further helping to shape the direction and hone the creativity of YouTube development by giving it the Google Labs treatment with the release of Test Tube.
It's the same deal as Digg Labs and others, an incubation area for new site features. Unlike the main site though, you do need to sign up for a YouTube account to gain access.
Go sign up right now because the Stream idea just might be worth a look. Stream allows you to chat with the people online who are watching the same videos that you are. It's Flash based and slow to load (forgiveable for Beta!) but worth a look.
The odd thing about it is the very low key mention of it. I'd have had the logo on the main video site, but I guess Streams cant handle the traffic volume the main site gets on a daily basis right now, so don't tell too many folks ok!
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