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CrystalSC
05-13-2011, 08:55 PM
Hi. I'm trying to figure out how to create a layout with clickable buttons in a youtube layout just like the Living Social channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/LivingSocial

I can see the header image in their source as

<map name='imgmap'><area shape='rect' coords='0,0,838,141'href='http://livingsocial.com/deals/socialads_reflector?do_not_redirect=1&amp;ref=youtube_channel&amp;geo=true' /><area shape='rect' coords='885,101,921,137'href='http://facebook.com/livingsocial' alt='LivingSocial on Facebook' /><area shape='rect' coords='926,102,953,138'href='http://twitter.com/livingsocial' alt='LivingSocial on Twitter' /></map>
<img usemap="#imgmap" src="http://i4.ytimg.com/u/c5QZZf7wR7QIXLNqytrbnA/profile_header.jpg?v=4d9378b5" onmousedown="yt.net.ajax.sendRequest('/gen_204?a=image_map_down&feature=livingsocial', {method: 'GET'});yt.analytics.trackEvent('ChannelPage', 'banner_link_imagemap', 'livingsocial')" height=150 width=960 class=""

but I can't figure out how to implement such html. I know how to create an image to stick in the background.
I've searched for hours for a tutorial or guide somewhere with no luck. Can anyone point me in a direction?

Thanks so much!

CrystalSC
05-13-2011, 09:09 PM
Nevermind. Of course, I found it as soon as I posted this.

For anyone else who might be wondering, you have to create an Image Map in photoshop but to implement it in YouTube you have to have an PARTNER account type. And they aren't readily available. More about it at Google: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=72857&ctx=sibling