Tag Archive | "YouTube"

Google rolls out new YouTube app with pre-roll ads ahead of iPhone 5 unveiling

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

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There was a lot of hoopla a few weeks ago when the fourth beta of iOS 6 was released sans the standard YouTube app that has graced the iPhone homescreen since 2007. While many speculated that this was just further evidence that Apple was trying to stick it to Google, the reality was much more […]

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How MegaUpload tried to rip off YouTube

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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CNET reports on the latest developments in the fascinating story behind the fall of MegaUpload and its founder Kim DotCom. The U.S Justice Department is currently trying to extradite DotCom and other MegaUpload bigwigs from New Zealand where they were recently arrested amidst a haven of exotic and lavish items. As part of the indictment, […]

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MacBook Air thief records webcam video, gets embarrassed on YouTube

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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18-year old entrepreneur Mark Bao recently had his top of the line MacBook Air stolen from a lounge in his college dorm. But being technically savvy, Bao was able access the machine’s cloud backups whereupon he found that the thief had recorded the following video of himself dancing using the machine’s webcam. The YouTube video […]

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Super Mario as a first person shooter [Video]

Saturday, March 19, 2011

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Freddie Wong operates the extremely popular YouTube channel freddiew and has amassed over 1 million subscribers in just one year, making it the 18th most subscribed YouTube channel of all time. How, you ask? Well, with original and expertly produced videos like this – Super Mario as a first person shooter. Amazing. In case you’re wondering, […]

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Google in talks to stream live NBA and NHL games

Thursday, February 24, 2011

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Bloomberg reports that Google is currently engaged in negotiations with both the NBA and the NHL as it attempts to secure broadcasting rights to live games. YouTube aims to show more live sports in the second half of the year, said Gautam Anand, Google’s director of content partnerships for Asia Pacific, in an interview in […]

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iOS 4.2 beta 2 comes with more upload options for YouTube

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

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A new feature recently uncovered in the recently released iOS 4.2 beta 2 gives users uploading videos via YouTube the option to make their content visible to everyone, only to people who are provided a link, and to make it completely private. via 9to5Mac

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YouTube victorious in suit with Viacom over infringing video content

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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Score one for video uploaders worldwide. YouTube emerged victorious on Wednesday when a Federal Judge granted Google’s motion for Summary Judgment filed in response to Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit which alleged that YouTube was rife with endless copyright violations. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in New York embraces Google’s interpretation of a […]

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Google rolls out browser-based editor for YouTube videos

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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It’s no iMovie, but it’s a start. Well, even that might be stretching things a bit, but Google on Wednesday rolled out a new browser-based video editor for YouTube vids that allows users to create new videos by piecing together excerpts from other already uploaded videos. Users also have the option of overlaying YouTube provided […]

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Google tries to make YouTube as sticky as TV

Monday, May 31, 2010

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The average person watches about 5 hours of TV a day. The average YouTube viewer spends about 15 minutes a day watching videos, of which that time is split up between 6 separate offerings. Google is looking for ways to keep viewers on the site for longer periods of time, and concedes that the nature […]

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Buy songs on iTunes via YouTube Videos

Saturday, July 4, 2009

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The ability to buy songs on iTunes via YouTube is admittedly old news, but we found this post as a draft that was never published so we thought what better time than July 4th to publish a post centering on a boat. So yeah, if you watch a music video on YouTube, an ad hovers […]

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Video capable iPhone 3GS increases YouTube mobile uploads by 400%

Thursday, June 25, 2009

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The iPhone 3GS lets users record video in pretty decent quality (see the Cubs game above), and in typical Apple fashion, uploading recorded videos to YouTube is a cinch – so much so that Google announced today that since the iPhone 3GS went on sale last Friday, YouTube mobile uploads have increased by 400%. But […]

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Report: Quicktime X to include YouTube support in Snow Leopard

Monday, April 27, 2009

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AppleInsider is reporting that Snow Leopard will include YouTube support built right into Quicktime X, allowing users to quickly publish their videos onto the web from their desktop. In particular, the application will let users take any supported video file and upload it directly to YouTube. Users will be prompted to enter their YouTube username […]

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