How did one Google intern spend his summer? Cooking up a new feature for YouTube users.
In his blog "Diary of a Summer Intern," Rio Akasaka described the feature for editing video captions. Instead of creating a brand new caption for your YouTube videos, you can now simply change the existing caption online.
As an intern, Akasaka had help from a mentor, but he clearly played a leading role in designing the new feature. And as an Associate Product Manager, he was responsible for a huge part of the project's success.
"My project required me to work with user experience designers to craft an intuitive workflow, coordinate efforts to ensure that engineering goes smoothly, and test the end features to make sure they work for users," he explained. "To me, it felt like trying to be a concert conductor in a noisy field."
And with the summer not yet over, the work continues. Akasaka said that he still has to monitor feedback from users and check logs to make sure people are using the new caption editing feature.
"A week ago, I traveled to YouTube's San Bruno headquarters to meet with the team -- including those who work on YouTube player and the folks that help video creators manage their library," he added. "When you handle 72 hours of video uploaded every minu... [Read more]
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