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Posted on 02-23-11 06:25:30 PM (last edited by Rainbow Dash at 02-23-11 03:25 PM)

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This is a weird situation. Some users are being forced while others remain with their previous set ups.
And I have no idea why.

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Posted on 02-23-11 06:44:57 PM

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	It's just another ploy in their goal towards total web domination. In 5 years, they want everyone to use gmail, watch viral videos on youtube, talk on their Android cellphones, watching TV shows through GoogleTV, and calling their relatives in Vermont with Google voice. ____________________

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Posted on 02-23-11 07:19:07 PM

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I already linked my youtube when I signed up, so I haven't heard about any of this.

And Orlandu, Really?

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Posted on 02-23-11 07:40:13 PM

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Oh, I did all this last year.

Although why I couldn't just log in on my damn YouTube account, instead of linking it to a Google account that I never bloody had is beyond me...

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Posted on 02-23-11 08:12:21 PM

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I notice when I go to YouTube it still tells me to create an account, so the Google account thing can't be automatic at least... (I have a Google account I'm always logged into, but no YouTube account, linked or otherwise)

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Posted on 02-23-11 08:28:40 PM

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I imagine they partially want to consolidate the database.

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Posted on 02-23-11 09:44:09 PM

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Originally posted by Orlandu
It's just another ploy in their goal towards total web domination. In 5 years, they want everyone to use gmail, watch viral videos on youtube, talk on their Android cellphones, watching TV shows through GoogleTV, and calling their relatives in Vermont with Google voice.

This is actually happening btw.

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Posted on 02-23-11 09:44:52 PM

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If that's going to happen, then I better be getting some free shit in the mail.

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Eh, I give 'em 5 more years, and then the new web thing will be pushing them into the background, just like what happened with Microsoft.

But I can see why they want to consolidate the database. That makes sense to me.

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Posted on 02-24-11 02:13:18 AM

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I have my Youtube linked with a Google account anyway for the benefits. I know not of this 'forcing', all i know is i can change.

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Posted on 02-24-11 03:43:07 AM

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I thought they already had be attached together anyways

shows how much I use youtube

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Posted on 02-24-11 04:53:52 AM

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Yeah I was forced to link my accounts a few weeks or so ago. I tried logging in and it said "You will no longer be able to sign in to YouTube without a Google Account" and only gave me options to sign into Google, make a Google account, or log out of my YouTube account. It wouldn't let me access anything on YouTube unless I did one of those things.

It was pretty annoying because supposedly you can't link two YouTube accounts to one Google account. I'd been meaning to create a new YouTube account since I didn't like the username I had anymore. I did make the new account but I didn't want to completely lose access to my existing one either. Well, unless I make a new Google account to link it to... which would just be a hassle.

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Posted on 02-24-11 05:11:39 AM

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Mine must have been already linked when I created it a long time ago. Guessing these are "legacy accounts" which were created early on and can't be merged into a new database without linking them.

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Posted on 02-24-11 09:19:13 PM

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Originally posted by Colin
Mine must have been already linked when I created it a long time ago. Guessing these are "legacy accounts" which were created early on and can't be merged into a new database without linking them.

Exactly, just like Flickr I think as well. A few years back I think was when Yahoo did the whole linking thing.
To be honest, I would rather not make an account with Google or Yahoo if it was just for one thing, but whatever. At this point I use my Google account probably more than my Live account, and my Yahoo account is solely for Flickr usage.

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Posted on 02-26-11 08:58:44 PM

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	I've always had my google and youtube account linked since as far as I can remember. It's not big deal for me. A bit of a pain sometimes when I log out of gmail and then I go to YouTube to find myself logged out. ____________________

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Posted on 02-26-11 09:44:36 PM

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Posted on 02-26-11 09:45:22 PM

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I don't have a YouTube account anymore. I had one but lost its pass. I never upload videos, I'd only use it to reach age-restricted videos and rarely leave comments.

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