YouTube is down due to relaunch

Now, those of us that are distractions to the Internet for a shot: If you tried to visit YouTube Wednesday night, chances are you've served with an error page. This came a week after another sharp drop in YouTube, Google said it was due to a technical problem.

No reason to panic. YouTube is a beautiful new road, according to an official blog post on YouTube.

YouTube, the video pages to change some new features including a revised interface and rating system library, a "/ dislike as a seaman on a star ranking system favors arrival.

This is a change of eight months in the process, according to Shiva Rajaraman, a senior product manager for YouTube. He says the new page is the result of a page of videos more and more disordered. "We have more features launched in 2009 compared to previous years combined, and the page got busy," said Rajaraman.

The change is intended to benefit not only consumers but also for video makers. "Uploaders began to complain about an experience that was not really suited to their content," said Rajaraman. Uploaders load a better experience with the new distribution.

But change can be scary, and YouTube is aware that making changes to a site that sees more than a billion page views per day can interfere. Chris Dale, a spokesman for YouTube said that evolution is relevant to the site. "We Have to keep the site fresh and keeps people busy, and I think if we sort of Blaze trails in the world of online video that we feel quite strongly that we want to maintain a new set of standards, and ensure that people used and to face new experiences, "he said.

In addition to new features, post, says the general appearance and functionality of the page the video is' cleaner, simpler and easier to use

So relax - you're back watching the children dancing to Beyonce in no time.