YouTube has always been the scourge of those of us who like to watch really good looking video. Not just the quality of the content, but the actual video quality. It first started out with high quality videos that were a pretty big step up from the normal quality. Now, the site is taking the quality up in two ways. First with video and also with sound.

Possibly the biggest improvement to those who care most about the poor video quality is the availability of HD video. To be more precise, 720p HD video. It might not look much different than the high quality in the standard YouTube video screen, but put it in fullscreen and there is a definite improvement. It looks just about as good as the 720p trailers from Apple.

Find out how YouTube has improved its sound quality after the break.

Looking for an easy way to share video of what’s happening right now, but only have a BlackBerry with you? Next2Friends is trying to help out with that by releasing the “First Live Mobile Streaming Video for BlackBerry Devices.” The apps will work on the BlackBerry Curve and Pearl models, and allow you to stream live video over the Internet. It also allows for the videos to easily be shared via social networking sites like Facebook, blogs, or any other sort of website.

The applications are also available for Symbian S60 and S40 devices, as well as Windows Mobile 6. This is the first time this suite of applications is available for BlackBerry, and Next2Friends is currently working on extending the applications to work on “a number of other popular operating systems,” which would presumably (or at least hopefully) include Android and iPhone. Find out more about this app after the break.

Updated: 9/25/2008. Memeo has announced the launch of Memeo Share 1.0, MemeoPhoto and a public preview of Memeo Share for the Mac. The services allow families and friends to share photos and video directly via PC, Mac, or the iPhone. It works by allowing users to set up “Sharing Circles” with the people they want to share with. Once completed Memeo Share runs in the background, automatically sending and receiving media and posting them to a private web gallery. This eliminates the hassles that come with emailing large image and video files.

The media is shared buy simply dragging and dropping from the desktop to the desired Sharing Circle. The photos and videos can be rated and commented on, and the application provides notification of all sharing activities. Members can choose what types of media they want to share or receive through filters based on media type, size, or rating. Memeo Share remembers users preferences once they are set.