Google and Youtube... : Othor Games

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:02 am

Ok.... so im sure plenty of you have seen this new, dumb message on youtube saying, "You will no longer be able to sign into youtube without a google account"

Now... I don't know about you all, but I am sure as hell tired of Google putting it's [censored] face into my business. So yeah.. I could take a couple minutes out of my time and make the account, hell I probably already have one since I use Gmail.. but I don't freaking need Google sending me adds every [censored] day.

So, what are your thoughts on this new.... 'feature'?

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:27 am

Yup saw it a few days ago... it is [censored].

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:43 am

- Don't go on Youtube often

- Already have a google account, and it's my Youtube account too

:shrug:

Only those who created an account pre-2009 even had a choice to not use their Google Account.

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:34 am

This is old. They required me to have a google account months ago.

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:57 pm

- Don't go on Youtube often

- Already have a google account, and it's my Youtube account too

:shrug:

Only those who created an account pre-2009 even had a choice to not use their Google Account.

Never really saw that option just the SIGN IN WITH YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT.... even when looking around every page
Want to change account setting? sign in with your google account...

Too late to care for anymore now..

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:13 pm

Ok.... so im sure plenty of you have seen this new, dumb message on youtube saying, "You will no longer be able to sign into youtube without a google account"

Now... I don't know about you all, but I am sure as hell tired of Google putting it's [censored] face into my business. So yeah.. I could take a couple minutes out of my time and make the account, hell I probably already have one since I use Gmail.. but I don't freaking need Google sending me adds every [censored] day.

So, what are your thoughts on this new.... 'feature'?

You do email through Google, what exactly are you worried about coming out of making a Google account. As for me I linked my old Youtube account and Google account together a while ago.

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:59 am

Ok.... so im sure plenty of you have seen this new, dumb message on youtube saying, "You will no longer be able to sign into youtube without a google account"

Now... I don't know about you all, but I am sure as hell tired of Google putting it's [censored] face into my business. So yeah.. I could take a couple minutes out of my time and make the account, hell I probably already have one since I use Gmail.. but I don't freaking need Google sending me adds every [censored] day.

So, what are your thoughts on this new.... 'feature'?

Its annoying as hell, yes I had to make an account, but my youtube one was fine, google is getting envolved with things it shouldnt be envolved in. My account was pre google purchase of youtube, my account was fine and it made me hate google, if I wanted a google account I would have one already. Dont [censored] push me.

Yup saw it a few days ago... it is [censored].

I noticed it about a week or so, before it was optional, now its mandatory, that pisses me off.

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:38 am

Same here. My hotmail account wasn't good enough. I am just curious as to why. Did Google buy out Youtube or something?

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:18 am

Same here. My hotmail account wasn't good enough. I am just curious as to why. Did Google buy out Youtube or something?

Google has owned Youtube for years.

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:08 pm

Google has owned Youtube for years.

I guess Google just wants to steamline everything into thier own realm then. I get it now, thanks. :goodjob:

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:21 pm

Google must love me. I've never gotten that message.

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:02 pm

I didn't want to link it, so I just never post on youtube anymore. which is probably a good thing anyway.

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:41 am

I don't have a google account and I can still log onto youtube :confused:

(I do, but I haven't linked it to youtube)

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:27 pm

it annoys me so much. I found this out the other day. Ughh :brokencomputer: :brokencomputer: :brokencomputer: :brokencomputer:

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:24 pm

Google owns youtube. It makes sense for them to do this. Not like it's a tedious task to link two accounts.

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:43 pm

I mostly just laughed at the remainder of the message which essentially said, "If you don't want to do this, you can go right ahead and sign yourself out."

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:57 pm

Ha, just ran into this today when I tried to watch a video that required me to login. Thankfully my email address worked fine, otherwise I would have been forced to create a Google account. I really don't understand the purpose of making people do this though. It's only making Youtube less accessible, which is the complete opposite of what Youtube's success was based on. There were plenty of stupid videos on the internet before Youtube, the only thing it did was streamline the presentation and make it easy to watch/upload new videos.

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:57 pm

:unsure: I fail to see anything wrong with this at all.

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:09 am

I'm also annoyed by this, but what does it actually do?

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:39 am

Very annoyed, since not only do I have have no Google account, but on signing up for one they ask for my mobile phone number. Now I can't access my account and all the videos I uploaded, unless I give them my number to make a Google account, which I am very wary of doing.. might actually give them the number of an old SIM card that I don't use anymore. Or is there any way around this?? :stare:

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:57 am

Very annoyed, since not only do I have have no Google account, but on signing up for one they ask for my mobile phone number. Now I can't access my account and all the videos I uploaded, unless I give them my number to make a Google account, which I am very wary of doing.. might actually give them the number of an old SIM card that I don't use anymore. Or is there any way around this?? :stare:

Could always give them the police departments number... hehe... now that would be pretty fun.

Nah, don't do that.

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:09 pm

Imo, Google is the Nazi-Germany of the Internet. It expands quickly and it doesn't make anything better. In fact, Google makes things even worse. Ever since Google bough YouTube, problems started. They made changes to almost everything, whether you liked it or not. They never asked you anything, but when they did, they asked your opinion on some new feature. Your opinion didn't really matter, because they would change it anyways.
Ladies and gentlemen, we need to get rid of Google. For the sake of YouTube and the Interwebs.

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:11 am

When I sign in it says "sign in with your Google account OR Youtube account" :shrug:

My Youtube login works just fine. Is this starting in America or what? I do remember a while ago Youtube tried to force me to link my Youtube and Google accounts, but I just didn't sign in for a while and eventually it stopped. I assumed that people had kicked up enough of a fuss for it to stop.

» Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:25 am

Why does everyone think there's some sort of global conspiracy where if you make an account with google or facebook that company will own your soul forever?

Practically everyone has a google account, and if you don't there are plenty of reasons to get one.

» Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:23 pm

When I sign in it says "sign in with your Google account OR Youtube account" :shrug:

My Youtube login works just fine. Is this starting in America or what? I do remember a while ago Youtube tried to force me to link my Youtube and Google accounts, but I just didn't sign in for a while and eventually it stopped. I assumed that people had kicked up enough of a fuss for it to stop.

No, I'm getting it too. I get the "Google OR Youtube" message on the first login page, but once i log in it insists I either link it to a google account or sign out.