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Video on Instagram Arrives To Compete With Vine | Facebook & Twitter Go Head-To-Head

Facebook and Twitter have been at war as competing social networks for a number of years. But the latest battleground between...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Gets Social, Finally | Facebook Integration Lands On Streaming Service In US

After a lot of lobbying to get the law changed and an equal amount of political wrangling, Netflix has finally brought...
Dave Parrack
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London 2012 Olympics Streaming Live On Facebook With New BBC Sports App, In U.K.

The BBC continues to be at the forefront of delivering television online. The catch-up, on-demand iPlayer has been a huge success,...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Hits 1 Million Subscribers As Facebook Integration Begins To Offer Social Viewing

This week has been a big one for Hulu. Not only has it officially announced it has hit the one million...
Dave Parrack
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Web Video Chat Comes Of Age With Hangouts on Google+ and Skype on Facebook

It wasn’t long ago when the idea of chatting face to face with video was considered futuristic and pie in the...
Dave Parrack
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Facebook Now Offers Movie Rentals – Social Networking Site To Challenge Netflix, Amazon

Movie rentals have come to Facebook. As if Mark Zuckerberg needs control of any more sectors of the Web. Still, it’s...
Dave Parrack
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TubeMogul Online Video Research: Facebook, Newspapers, Games Consoles Gain Importance

Online video is a huge presence on the Web now, so much so that it’s easy to lose sight of the...
Dave Parrack
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Bebo Turns To Chatroulette-Style bChat Live Video Chat In Fightback Against Facebook

It’s fair to say Bebo hasn’t really lived up to its potential, mainly because Facebook has become the only social network...
Dave Parrack
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The Social Network Movie Trailer Spoofs Meme | Facebook Film Spawns Multiple Copycats

Everyone loves a good video meme, don’t they? Those Web trends that seem to take a hold quickly and build momentum....
Dave Parrack
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Watch Channel Five On Facebook | Broadcaster First To Team With Social Network

Facebook is now huge, with 500 million users worldwide. That’s quite an audience just waiting to be tapped into by those...
Dave Parrack
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Facebook Live Video Channel Launches | Powered By Livestream For Official Streams

Facebook now has in excess of 500 million users. If it were a country it would be the third largest in...
Dave Parrack
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Facebook Growing As Online Video Destination | Beats Hulu, CBS, Microsoft For Video Viewers

Facebook is rapidly becoming more of a player in the online video sector. In the U.S., it’s actually fifth behind YouTube...
Dave Parrack
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BBC iPlayer 3.0 On Way | Social Network Integration With Facebook, Twitter At Core

The BBC iPlayer is about to undergo another metamorphosis, its second since inception. The BBC iPlayer 3.0 is going to have...
Dave Parrack
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Facebook Becomes Third Largest Video Site In U.S. | YouTube Beats Hulu By A Huge Margin

Every month new viewing figures for online video are released and they tend to follow a similar pattern – YouTube at...
Dave Parrack
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Magma’s Online Video Billboard Chart | Clips From YouTube, Hulu, Twitter & Facebook

Online video is growing all the time, both in terms of popularity and frequency. Which is all good for the sector....
Dave Parrack
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Facebook Unveils Live Stream Box Feature | Ustream First Partners With Facebook Connect

The social side of online video is becoming an increasingly important tool in demonstrating the divergence between traditional broadcasts and Web-only...
Dave Parrack
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Facebook Video Chat Coming Soon? | Already A UGC Haven, Facebook Eyes Skype and Gmail

Facebook is becoming a much bigger player in online video than it has previously. Already a haven for user-generated content, it...
Dave Parrack
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IPREDator Grabs 100,000 Users In First Week As Facebook Blocks The Pirate Bay Torrent Links

With a verdict expected in the “spectrial” of The Pirate Bay next week, the site isn’t exactly keeping a low profile....
Dave Parrack
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Facebook Vs. YouTube | Social Network Introduces Video Embeds and HD Options

While YouTube’s whole business is based on video, both of the UGC and professional kind, Facebook is first and foremost a...
Dave Parrack
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YourTrumanShow VideoMap Widget Arrives On Facebook | MySpace & Mobile To Follow

YourTrumanShow is a video blogging initiative which allows ordinary people like you and me distribute great stories via video diaries. In...
Leslie Poston
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Pyro.tv Application Added To Facebook | Share Custom Video Channels With Friends

Although you may not have heard of it, Pyro.tv is a service comparable to VeohTV. It collects videos from around the...
Michael Garrett
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Metacafe Launches New Facebook Video Application | Search, Share, Comment

Metacafe has just launched their new Facebook application. Metacafe is the 3rd largest video site in the world, and this new...
Michael Garrett
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YouTube Founders Unveil MixBit, A Vine & Instagram Competitor With Hidden Tricks

The mobile video space is becoming more crowded by the day. Following on from Vine and its six seconds of recording...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Improves User Interface, Increases Video Player Size… Customer Complaints Roll In

Hulu has changed its UI for those who watch video content on the Web. The changes are intended to improve the...
Dave Parrack
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What We Watched On YouTube In 2011 – Rebecca Black, Nyan Cat, Music Videos Galore

YouTube remains the premier destination to watch online video. It’s now ubiquitous to the point at which I doubt it will...
Dave Parrack
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New YouTube Rolls Out, Complaints Roll In

The new YouTube we have been expecting for the past few weeks has now rolled out. And damn good it is...
Dave Parrack
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As Chill Adds Hulu To Social Viewing Line-Up, How Important Is It To Watch TV With Others?

We all remember Sunday afternoons spent vegging out watching television, with the channel being viewed being chosen by the holder of...
Dave Parrack
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Roku Heading For U.K. and Canada In 2012 | Low-Cost Streaming Set-Top Boxes On Way

Roku is heading international, with its set-top boxes becoming available to buy outside of the U.S. for the first time in...
Dave Parrack
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Feature-Length YouTube Movie ‘Life In A Day’ Now Available To Watch For Free On YouTube

Life In A Day was always an ambitious project: to capture one day in the life of thousands of people. Did...
Dave Parrack
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