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YouTube Tests Video News Feed | CitizenTube Could Become A Dedicated News Channel

CitizenTube has been around for a while as YouTube’s news and political blog, but it’s now being refocused ans tested as...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Play Brings Creative Online Video To The Fore With Help From Guggenheim Museum

YouTube isn’t really known for its arty content, being considered the actual and spiritual home for funny home videos in this...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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
1 min read

YouTube Adding Live Streaming Option To Compete With Ustream, Livestream, Justin.tv?

YouTube has experimented with live streaming various events over the last couple of years, but there’s been no attempt to expand...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Leanback Aims To Extend Video Viewing Time | Launch Alongside Google TV

YouTube is very happy to have its fifth birthday, and with a record number of people watching a record number of...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Integrates Google Moderator | Using Video Community As Crowdsource Commodity

YouTube is integrating Google Moderator into the site, with all channel owners able to add the crowdsourcing platform to their channels....
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Turns Five | Now Serving Two Billion Video Views A Day, On A Par With Network TV

YouTube is now officially five-years-old, with the site having launched in beta in May 2005. YouTube is celebrating this fact, naturally,...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Sensation Greyson Chance Signs To Interscope After Lady Gaga Cover Goes Viral

There have been incredible rises to fame attributed to YouTube over the last few years, but Greyson Chance has now blown...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Short Heading For Big Screen? | Adam Sandler May Turn ‘Pixels’ Into A Feature Film

Believe it or not, YouTube is one possible route to Hollywood these days. Following in the footsteps of unknown Uruguayan filmmaker...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Expanding Video Rentals Store | Partners Can Now Upload Content To Rent Out

YouTube is continuing to expand its video rentals store despite viewers having so far failed to bite in any big way....
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Google Looks To YouTube As Venue For Live Sports After Indian Premier League Cricket

The third annual Indian Premier League cricket tournament has just ended, and all matches were available to watch, for free, on...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Video Player Gets Redesign | A New Minimalist Look Coupled With New Features

Google seems to be obsessed with minimalism at the moment. Not content with fading away most elements of its homepage, it...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Video Rentals Store Opens For Business | Mainstream Films Join Indie Flicks

YouTube has now officially opened its video rental store, with mainstream offerings joining the independent, documentary, and Bollywood films already available....
Dave Parrack
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Hitler’s Downfall Meme Dies On YouTube | Constantin Film Kills Video Clip Parodies

One of the biggest and best Web video memes of the past few years is the one which sees Hitler’s final...
Dave Parrack
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European Telecoms Giants Seeking Payment From Google For Carrying YouTube Traffic

As you’re no doubt aware, YouTube is immensely popular, with viewers around the world lapping up content from the online video...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Google Acquires Episodic | Video Hosting Company’s Technology, Staff Join YouTube

Google has acquired Episodic, a smaller, lesser-known rival to Brightcove and Ooyala. Details of the deal have not been revealed, and...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Chatroulette Innovation | Random Video Chat With Strangers Leads To Music Improvisation

Chatroulette is basically Russian roulette with Webcams. But while you could find yourself chatting to a celebrity or your future partner,...
Dave Parrack
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The Cost Of YouTube – Before & After Google Acquisition | Viacom Filings Detail Finances

YouTube was in existence for 18 months before Google acquired it. And it was probably just as well the search giant...
Dave Parrack
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Google Vs. Viacom $1 Billion Lawsuit Papers Released | Angry Accusations From Both Sides

Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit against Google over copyright infringement on YouTube is coming to a head, with a court battle likely...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Google TV On Way – Search Giant Teams With Intel & Sony For Android-Based Set-Top Box

Google looks set to venture into the living room with Google TV, an Android-based set-top box capable of delivering the best...
Dave Parrack
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SpeedBit’s Free Video Accelerator Review | Speed Up YouTube Streaming [Software Download]

SpeedBit’s Free Video boost the speed of video downloading speed and also ends interruptions in video streaming. No More Freezing YouTube...
RobM
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Google Begins Advertising On YouTube Mobile | Banner Ads Now, Video Overlays To Follow

The world is going mobile in a very big way. And as people start using smartphones and the new breed of...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

ComScore’s Online Video Views Down In January | Hulu & Vevo Hit Particularly Badly

ComScore has released its viewing figures for online video during January 2010. And the results aren’t positive on a month by...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Revenue Could Be Approaching $1 Billion As Viacom Vs. Google Fight Heats Up

YouTube could be heading for $1 billion in annual revenue as Google’s advertising efforts start paying off. Unfortunately, Google is facing...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Redesign Continues Rollout | Playlist Options, Search Queuing, Video Comments

Even the most popular, loved, and revered sites on the Web need to evolve and change. Otherwise the next big thing...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Removes, Reinstates Original Rickroll Video In ‘Terms Of Use Violation’ Screw-Up

The original Rickroll video – essentially Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up – was removed by YouTube in a move...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Google Execs Convicted For Video UGC | Will YouTube Start Moderating All Uploaded Videos?

The Italian legal system today faces charges of being an absolute joke. Not only were Google executives brought to trial over...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Video Rentals Service Expanded | More Content Providers Join Google’s Beta

YouTube looks to be expanding its video rental service despite only mild success with the experiment with Sundance film festival offerings...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Celebrates Fifth Birthday | The Past, Present, & Future Of The Online Video Leader

It feels like YouTube has been with us for ever. It’s such an essential part of the Web, and known by...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

TV-Links Wins Copyright Court Case Brought By FACT | OiNK Creator Cleared Last Month

The results of two recent court cases in the U.K. suggest that linking to but not hosting copyrighted content isn’t illegal,...
Dave Parrack
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