YouTube Unleashes RealTime

YouTube has begun accepting beta testers for a new feature dubbed “RealTime”. This is what it does:

Today is the beta launch of YouTube RealTime, a new way of discovering what your friends are doing on YouTube. Through this persistent toolbar, which appears in the lower right corner of the page, you’ll be able to see which of your YouTube friends are currently online and what they’re watching; a history of their recent activities on the site; and real-time notifications when they perform activities like commenting, favoriting, and uploading. 

Unfortunately, beta sign ups are already closed but I wouldn’t be surprised if they accepted more soon. If you’re really bored, you can sift through the comments for some feedback on the new feature.