YouTube Allows 15-Minute Videos

Site raises cap on upload length from 10 minutes
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 29, 2010 4:42 PM CDT
YouTube Allows 15-Minute Videos
The YouTube website.   (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Because the world doesn't spend nearly enough time watching goofy videos: Fifteen-minute vids can now be uploaded to YouTube, a bump from the previous 10-minute cap. YouTube said lifting the limit was the most requested change from users, but one that took considerable effort, given the site's ever-increasing storage. In March, the company said 24 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute, notes CNET.
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