| I cannot choose my custom channel name | mattsfraser | 2/11/12 9:30 PM | I have created a Google Account with a custom name (that I do not wish to reveal as someone may take the channel name that I am trying to secure) but let me say that this account has the username as the @http://gmail.com email address so for example its my |
| Re: I cannot choose my custom channel name | iAppleJackHat | 4/25/12 5:16 PM | I am having the same problem, but instead, YouTube is using my REAL name instead of a chosen one when I make my channel. This is frustrating me and I have been looking all over the internet for solutions. I just want to let you know that I am having |
| Re: I cannot choose my custom channel name | mvj | 4/25/12 5:21 PM | Same issue here. Just posted a thread about it. I'm trying to create an account shared by me and three others for a podcast that we want to host on YouTube, but I'm starting to have second thoughts about hosting it on YouTube due to this ridiculous n |
| Re: I cannot choose my custom channel name | PeggyK | 4/25/12 5:53 PM | mattsfraser: What do you see when you go to http://www.youtube.com/user/[username] replacing [username] with your desired username? |
| Re: I cannot choose my custom channel name | PeggyK | 4/25/12 5:54 PM | iAppleJackHat: see this article about switching from a Google+ YouTube channel to one with a username: http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/static.py?hl=en&topic=2521661&guide=2476124&page=guide.cs |
| Re: I cannot choose my custom channel name | jnfrand | 4/29/12 1:32 AM | OMG. I just did what you suggested and I found out two things. My name is my channel (that is not acceptable. Google didn't ask what name I wanted for my channel) and the second vreepy thing is: it says I uploaded a video 5 years ago. Its some ch |
| Re: I cannot choose my custom channel name | PeggyK | 4/29/12 10:50 AM | jnfrand: you can switch to a YouTube username by following the directions here:http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/static.py?hl=en&topic=2521661&guide=2476124&page=guide.cs Regarding the video already being there, I'd suggest starting a new topic describ |