Google’s interactive cards head to YouTube videos

March 16, 2015

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Interactive cards are a recurring feature among various apps and services produced by Google. They offer more information at a glance than almost any other alternative. Google Now uses these cards to spread apart content and suggestions. Play Movies & TV displays them for a quick look at information regarding the film/show, actor, director, and other items. Since they are so useful, the interactive cards are being made available to content creators on YouTube.

On YouTube, the interactive cards come in six variations: Merchandise, Fundraising, Video, Playlist, Associated Website, and Fan Funding. Each is rather self-explanatory. They are described as an “evolution of annotations” for viewers to explores additional content and areas. Without question, this new form of a popup looks better than what YouTube had been using for years.

The interactive cards on YouTube will work across web, phone, and tablet platforms.

Source: YouTube Creator Blog

Justin Herrick Author

Born and raised in New Jersey, Justin is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University where he studied marketing with a focus on digital marketing. He's very talkative and enjoys discussing anything from technology and sports to video games and television. As for Justin's current device rotation, he carries around the Google Pixel and Nexus 9. In the rare case that his phone or tablet is not in his hand, he is either flicking through cards on his Moto 360 (2015) or typing away on the Microsoft Surface Book. Justin is patiently waiting for the day that Google replicates the Galaxy Nexus with modern day specifications.