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Sign up"/> <div class="ytc-image-item__text-container"> <h2 class="lb-font-subhead-1 lb-margin-bottom-xs ytc-image-item__heading"> 1. Sign up </h2> <div class="ytc-font-body ytc-image-item__description"> <div class="ytc-md"> <p> Give back to the YouTube community by participating in feedback sessions! Click the sign up link and a questionnaire will arrive in your inbox. The more information you share, the better we'll be able to match you with projects that will benefit from your opinions and expertise. </p> </div> </div> <a class="ytc-font-body ytc-arrow-link ytc-image-item__link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240205144446/https://google.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0JMOG0m5j8tQK7b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Sign up now </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lb-grid__cell lb-grid__cell--span-4"> <div class="ytc-image-item"> <img class="lb-theme--light ytc-image-item__img lb-margin-bottom-xs" lb-auto-init="LBImageLoader" lb-options="{ '_1x': 'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ufluj4xBZQu48Sfq4UVKh-OQvtscSSAa34W6df-7MMlHAbkSwjRxN_1JL3ee7RtexJ1j6hSVb-bYA6cRqUokh1amNvTxl6YWNISBQyOCX4wR6rItxYo=v1-rw-lo-w100-h100 1x', '_1.5x': 'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ufluj4xBZQu48Sfq4UVKh-OQvtscSSAa34W6df-7MMlHAbkSwjRxN_1JL3ee7RtexJ1j6hSVb-bYA6cRqUokh1amNvTxl6YWNISBQyOCX4wR6rItxYo=v1-rw-lo-w150-h150 1.5x', '_2x': 'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ufluj4xBZQu48Sfq4UVKh-OQvtscSSAa34W6df-7MMlHAbkSwjRxN_1JL3ee7RtexJ1j6hSVb-bYA6cRqUokh1amNvTxl6YWNISBQyOCX4wR6rItxYo=v1-rw-lo-w200-h200 2x' }" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20240205144446im_/https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ufluj4xBZQu48Sfq4UVKh-OQvtscSSAa34W6df-7MMlHAbkSwjRxN_1JL3ee7RtexJ1j6hSVb-bYA6cRqUokh1amNvTxl6YWNISBQyOCX4wR6rItxYo=v3-s20-fblur=1,20" alt="2. 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