Most online platforms, from Twitter and Facebook to Twitch and Steam, ask users to create unique usernames or handles to identify themselves. YouTube was one of the few significant holdouts, but in ...

On every platform, from Twitter to Instagram to Google Docs, the practice of mentioning and tagging someone by typing an “@” symbol followed by their chosen name or handle is now well established—but ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. YouTube is now rolling out customizable @ handles to all its users. Here’s how to choose yours. YouTube is now ...

YouTube is becoming a little bit more like Twitter. On Monday, the company announced that creators and channels on the platform are getting a @username-style handle. The idea is to make it easier to ...

YouTube recently announced that it would be rolling out handles for YouTube channels. Whether you’ve just heard about them or you already got an email from YouTube saying it’s time to choose one, ...

What is the difference between a YouTube handle and a Channel name? YouTube handles are unique, whereas multiple channels can have the same name. Handles are meant to help you find the exact channel ...

YouTube is making it easier for creators to direct viewers to their channels. The company today announced “handles,” a new way for creators to identify their channel with an @username format in order ...