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Google’s Doogle of Freddie Mercury Generates Excitement

Kenna McHugh — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:55:23 +0000

Once in awhile Google will produce a video to commemorate a legend or an historical figure of importance. Google has a wonderful Doogle up today, celebrating Freddie Mercury, who was the lead singer and one of the creative forces in the band Queen. Queen had such famous hits as “Another One Bites The Dust,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Killer Queen” and many more.
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YouTube Rentals Heading North to Canada

Kenna McHugh — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:39:00 +0000

YouTube headed north his week, planting its webbed roots in Canada for instant access to full-length feature films and a selection of Canadian content. New releases will also be available for $4.99, while older films for $3.99 as well as several titles available at no cost. Do I sense Canadian-French independent films for free, eh?
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Does YouTube Threaten to Give Away Secrets of the NFL?

Anthony Marcusa — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:13:07 +0000

With the preseason halfway done, fantasy leagues drafting, and the Packers and Saints game nearing, NFL fans are relieved and ecstatic about the 2011 football season. Only one game was lost to the lockout, and while training camps were shortened, much of the sport has proceeded with business-as-usual. However the prevalence of social media has made some team more vigilante than ever. continued…

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LG Glasses-Free 3D Smartphone Partnership with YouTube 3D

Kenna McHugh — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:59:43 +0000

LG Mobile and alternative rock pioneers, Jane’s Addiction, made innovation history Monday night at the world’s first 3D user-generated concert broadcasted live on YouTube to be later broadcasted on YouTube 3D. At a packed Terminal 5 with 1,500 guests in Hell’s Kitchen, New York, more than 100 ticket holders selected by LG and Jane’s Addiction received a rare opportunity to be the first to experience LG Thrill 4G and capture live, 3D footage of the exclusive Jane’s Addiction performance.
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How Effective Are YouTube Homepage Ads? [Video]

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:54:48 +0000

Every day millions of people visit the YouTube homepage and, because of this, the YouTube masthead is considered prime advertising real estate. Many brands dream of taking over the YouTube homepage for a day, or even for a few hours. But how effective are these homepage ads, really? Google partnered up with Compete to find out.
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Online Video Optimization Tips From The YouTube Partner Playbook

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:23:24 +0000

YouTube is working on a Partner Playbook, chock full of tips to help their partners build their audiences, optimize discovery and maximize views. At a YouTube Partner MeetUp in New York on June 16, 2011, Ryan Nugent from the YouTube Next Up Lab presented a draft of the Playbook. This is part one in a series presenting tips gleaned from Ryan’s presentation of the YouTube Partner Playbook.

Creating great content is, without a doubt, the most important ingredient in the recipe to YouTube success. However, even if you have the best content on the planet, nobody will see it if you haven’t optimized it for discovery. Ryan Nugent of YouTube’s Next Up Lab says, “50% of the work is making a great video and the other 50% is what you do when you upload it.” Here, we lay out some helpful rules and guidelines for optimizing your content, as outlined in Ryan’s presentation of the YouTube Partner Playbook.
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Tons of YouTube Users Uploading Videos In Protest of S.978

Kenna McHugh — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:07:39 +0000

Senate bill S.978 is authored by Senators Amy Klobuchar, Christopher Coons and John Cornyn. If signed into law, the bill would adjust the criminal copyright statutes. Meaning it would create copyright infringements in some forms of online linking, embedding and streaming a felony. If guilty, people could face up to 5 years in jail.
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YouTube Launches Experimental Redesign Called Cosmic Panda

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:25:43 +0000

Just days ago Google launched a redesign of their search engine and it looks like YouTube is next on their list. Earlier today, YouTube announced “a new experimental experience for videos, playlists and channels.” It’s called Cosmic Panda and there’s no denying the fact that it fits perfectly into the whole Google+, Google redesigned branding experience.
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YouTube Adds Watch Later Feature To Embeddable Player

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:47:32 +0000

YouTube has been busy making changes to their embeddable video player. Last month they introduced a logoless player and now they’ve added a feature that allows YouTube users to add videos to one of their playlists to watch later, directly from the embedded player.
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Play: Google Promotes Nexus S With Addictive YouTube Game

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:46:04 +0000

Back in February, Google took to YouTube to promote Chrome with ‘Think Fast’, an interactive YouTube game. They are following in the tradition of using YouTube interactivity for promotions with a brand new interactive game, designed to promote their new Nexus S smartphone. The game, called Nexus Contraptions, is a puzzle game that invites YouTubers to see how quickly they can build their own Nexus S by “bouncing, bubbling, and blasting Google apps into the phone.”
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Hundreds Of YouTube Partners Now Making Over $100,000 Per Year

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:42:06 +0000

How much money do YouTube partners make? This is one of the most-asked questions when it comes to YouTube and their rev share program. Last summer we posted on how much money the top grossing YouTube partners are making, as reported by Business Insider. Back then it was estimated that the top 10 YouTube partners were making over $100,000 per year. New 2011 statistics show that this number is increasing by leaps and bounds. Today a few hundred YouTube partners are pulling in a whopping six figures a year.
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YouTube Coming To Televisions In Saudi Arabia

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:55:14 +0000

Saudi Arabians will soon be able to watch YouTube videos directly from their televisions, thanks to a new partnership between Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Google Saudi Arabia. The partnership will bring an interactive television service called Invision, to customers, letting users search for and watch YouTube videos directly from their TV sets, no computer involved.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu Invites Arabs To Start A Dialogue With Him On YouTube

Megan O'Neill — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:02:36 +0000

Earlier this year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated in a World View YouTube interview, responding to questions submitted and voted on by the YouTube community. Apparently he liked it, because Netanyahu is opening up the floor for another round of questions, which he will answer on YouTube, and this time he especially wants to hear from people in Arab countries.
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YouTube, Facebook and Netflix Leaders in Web Video

Kenna McHugh — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:15:29 +0000

Based on a survey of a number of Web users during the last week, Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney reports that Apple’s iTunes Store has more or less 10% of market share for online video. In the survey, the most common video platforms were mentioned by users and here are the findings:
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YouTube to Present All 26 2011 Copa America Matches

David Cohen — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:45:48 +0000

All 26 matches of 2011 Copa America, to be held in Argentina July 1-24, will air live on YouTube, including pool play, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the championship match.

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