"HOW" - "HOW TO" - "HOW DO"

This Quick-Tip is about accessing your own YouTube videos, using Google's Takeout / Data-liberation service. If you upload a video using the Blogger Post Editor's video icon, then it's stored in Google Videos - which is now retired except for the part that hosts vids uploaded thru Blogger.   (This was where they were being put  the last time I checked, which was a few months ago) Many people dislike this, and prefer to upload their vids to YouTube first, and then link to the YouTube video from Blogger.  This gives Better control over the size of the video you display in your blog / website Video management tools (sorely lacking in Google Videos).  Statistics about viewers The chance to earn money separately from your blog if your video becomes popular Access to many more YoutTube features. This is similar to the recommendation to upload pictures to Picasa independently of the post-editor, and putting them into your posts via the URL - it just gives you more control....