YouTube

Twitter and the Web Prove Themselves in Mumbai Tragedy

Iria — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:42 -0600

I've written before about the use of text messages and Twitter in emergencies. In fact, in the U.S., emergency crews recommend the use of text messages rather than calls as SMS "piggybaacks" on top of voice data, saving bandwidth for those who really need it: emergency responders.

YouTube Goes Live

Offbeatnews — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:24:57 -0600

Live webcasting from YouTube debuted tonight in an attempt to take the video sharing web site’s viewers to a new level. YouTube is hoping to showcase all that great talent behind some of its most viewed videos. Whether it will be a hit remains a mystery.

Obama now a YouTube regular

admin_huliq — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:49:23 -0600

Barack Obama may have to relinquish his ever-present Blackberry for security reasons when he becomes U.S. President in January, but no way will he give up exploiting the digital technology he built his election campaign on.

MGM Signs on With YouTube for Full-Length Videos

Iria — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:11:36 -0600

While Hulu, the joint video venture formed by NBC Universal and News Corp., plays catchup to YouTube in terms of views, attracting only a fraction of the 81 million people who visit YouTube each month, it still managed to generate nearly the same revenue in its first year in business, according to reports. How?

Impact of YouTube, MySpace on presidential elections

harminka — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:23:26 -0500

Dr. Paul Haridakis, associate professor of Communication Studies at Kent State University and a long-time scholar in the area of the impact of media on the political landscape in the U.S., is investigating the impact of hugely popular social media's impact on the upcoming presidential contest.

Full-Length TV Shows Beam Up to YouTube

Iria — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:42:23 -0500

Ever wish (I have) that YouTube would host TV shows and movies? I mean, sure, you can go to Hulu and other places, but not YouTube. Well, that seems to be changing, albeit slowly.

Wondershare released AllMyTube for Mac

Terryly — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:49:48 -0500

Wondershare Software, a leading developer of digital video editing and multimedia software provider, has just released a very practical application – AllMyTube Downloader for Mac.

The Olympics Gets a YouTube Channel, of Sorts

admin_huliq — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:53:55 -0500

"Of sorts" is probably a bit confusing, as it is a YouTube channel, but as the International Olympic Committee announced on Monday, it will be geo-limited to 77 territories "across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, including India, Republic of Korea, Nigeria and Indonesia" where video-on-demand (VOD) rights to the broadcast have not already been sold.

Mediaset Group Sues Google and YouTube for US$780 Million

Odur Joe — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:32:37 -0500

The internet is taking a new trend where it is increasingly becoming hard to dodge being sued or to sue. This time it’s the big boys-Google and YouTube who are being sued.

Judge Orders YouTube To Hand Over Video View Records

admin_huliq — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0500

This past Tuesday, a United States federal judge ordered the popular video sharing website YouTube to hand over a record of every video that users have watched, including registered accounts and IPs.

John McCain's Other YouTube Problem

admin_huliq — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:43:04 -0500

A month ago today, I wrote about John McCain's YouTube problem. New media tools allow ordinary Americans to fact-check his factless speeches and to compare the "new" McCain to the "old" McCain":

New JVC Camcorder Offers One-Touch Uploading To YouTube

harminka — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:11:27 -0500