It appears that YouTube is getting a facelift. And Google+ might be a big part of the new look.
Tech blog the Next Web was one of several whose staffers caught a glimpse of a redesigned interface on the massively popular video-sharing site.
The changes, which are not in effect for most of the site's millions of users, appear to prominently integrate Google's social networking site, Google+, with YouTube (which is also owned by Google).
It's not unusual for Google to test new features by rolling them out to a handful of users. And a YouTube refresh would make sense, after recent touchups to Google Reader and Gmail. (Not that the Google Reader revamp worked for everyone.)
A YouTube spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
More prominently displaying Google+ "shares" on YouTube would continue Google's quest to integrate the social site with the rest of its network. The Facebook alternative rolled out to lots of fanfare in the tech community but has struggled to put a dent in Facebook's social-media dominance.
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