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Google Research Team Creates “aLOLgorithm” to Measure YouTube Videos’ Hilarity

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:27:04 +0000

There are a ton of funny videos on YouTube, but which are the most hilarious? How would you quantify funniness? Is ‘Surprised Kitty’ funnier than the ‘Sneezing Baby Panda’? Where does ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ fall on the funny scale? Google Research decided to find out so they created an algorithm to quantify comedy.
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EmbedPlus Turns YouTube Into A Language Learning Tool

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:57:22 +0000

Way back in December of 2010 we introduced you to EmbedPlus, a cool tool that lets you add extra functionality to embedded YouTube videos, from annotations to instant replay, slo-mo, and more. Now, EmbedPlus is using their technology for something entirely new and exciting—language learning. Users that want to learn how to pronounce a specific word can search for that word and then hear it said in real life situations…in YouTube videos. It certainly beats the dry, monotone examples you’ll find on typical dictionary sites.
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Friday Morning Laughs – What does Snoop Dogg need an umbrella for?

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:34:18 +0000

“What does Snoop Dogg need an umbrella for? A chance of drizzle.” Hardy har har har. It’s Friday folks, and you know what that means! It’s time for our Friday Morning Laughs. This week’s weekly roundup of funny videos features a jokester weatherman who’s partial to rap and football, a look at the social media generation 50 years down the road, Obama launching a marshmallow from a cannon (seriously!) and more. So sit back, relax and get ready to laugh!
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“OMG I Have To Tweet This” & Other Sh** A Social Media Manager Says

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:51:39 +0000

Over the past couple months a brand new meme has taken over YouTube (and the world!)—the hilarious ‘Sh** Girls Say’ web series has spawned a deluge of copycats, from ‘Sh** Gay Guys Say’ to ‘Sh** White Girls Say…To Black Girls’, ‘Shit Single Girls Say’ and more. And in recent weeks the tech savvy have gotten in on the fun with ‘Sh** VCs Say’, ‘Sh** Silicon Valley Says’ and now, ‘Sh** a Social Media Community Manager Says.’
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Video: Making 6-Figures From YouTube…In Your Spare Time?

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:03:36 +0000

Earlier this month the Wall Street Journal reported that YouTuber Ray William Johnson is making an estimated $1 million a year thanks to the video site, and for the past few days the web has been abuzz with chatter about making money from YouTube. A report from Nadia Han of ABC News in Philadelphia looks into the potential of ‘Cashing in on YouTube.’ Some of the details in the report are surprising, to say the least.
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‘Bed Intruder’ Star Antoine Dodson Releases A Single [Video]

Megan O'Neill — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:51:05 +0000

It’s been awhile since Antoine Dodson serenaded us with his amazing words, “Hide your kids; hide your wife; and hide your husband.” But the time has come—Dodson is now working on his own album, 2012 AD, and this week his first single is going viral.
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Over 2 Million People Watched The Super Bowl Online…Did You?

Megan O'Neill — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:17:10 +0000

Sunday’s game was the first ever Super Bowl webcast and the online turnout exceeded expectations. Back in December, when news got out that NBC would be streaming the big game, Joshua Cohen of Tubefilter crunched the numbers and estimated that anywhere between 1 and 1.5 million viewers would be streaming the game on their computers, smartphones and tablets. In the end, 2,105,441 users came out to watch the game, which NBC says was the most-watched, single game sports event of all time.
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YouTube Marketing Expert Greg Jarboe On Why Online Video Is A MUST For Your Brand

Megan O'Neill — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:51:48 +0000

These days more and more brands are jumping on the online video bandwagon, but a surprising number still have yet to catch on. I had the opportunity to interview YouTube marketing expert Greg Jarboe, who told me why every brand or business should be using online video and offered up some advice on what marketers can do to maximize the success of their online video campaigns.
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Is Vimeo Up For Sale? IAC Rumored To Be Looking To Sell Half The Video Site

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:25:18 +0000

Barry Diller’s IAC is reportedly looking to sell half of Vimeo. Last night PandoDaily’s Erin Griffith reported that “two sources familiar with the situation” say that IAC is pairing a spinoff of Vimeo with a $50 million round of funding. IAC has yet to comment and allegedly a similar rumor several years ago “never came to fruition.” Still, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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Brightcove Looking To Raise $55M In IPO At $10 to $12 A Share

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:10 +0000

Online video platform Brightcove is going public. In an SEC filing on Monday, the company set the price range for their public offering: “Brightcove Inc is selling 5,000,000 shares of our common stock. This is our initial public offering and no public market currently exists for our shares of common stock. We anticipate that the public offering will be between $10.00 and $12.00 per share.”
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Nonprofits: Enter YouTube’s DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:37:59 +0000

YouTube has just announced that they have teamed up with See3 Communications for the third year to present the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. The DoGooder awards are a celebration of the best in nonprofit video and members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program are invited to submit their non-profit videos by February 29, 2012 for the chance to win recognition, some great prizes and the opportunity to spread the word about their organization and the good they are doing in the world.
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A Pre-Game Roundup Of 10 Awesome 2012 Super Bowl Commercials

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:57:00 +0000

Super Bowl commercial premieres used to be reserved for game day, but thanks to the growing popularity of online video more brands than ever have released their big day commercials early on YouTube to get the pre-game viral buzz going. We’ve put together a list of ten of the most popular 2012 Super Bowl commercials to be released so far. Which is your favorite?
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Ken Burns, Arthur & Other PBS Shows Come To Hulu Plus

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:27:59 +0000

Hulu Plus members, I hope you’ve got some free time this weekend because approximately two hundred PBS episodes have now been added to the service. Hulu Plus members can now watch dozens of episodes from Ken Burns Library, plus shows like Masterpiece: Downtown Abbey, episodes of PBS Kids series including Arthur, Dinosaur Train and Wild Kratts, and additional episodes of NOVA, American Experience, and Masterpiece.
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Friday Morning Laughs – Girl Can Say Any Word Backwards Within 3 Seconds

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:51:36 +0000

Happy Friday, folks! It’s the first Friday of February and some of you might be a little bummed out since yesterday Punxsatawney Phil let us know we still have 6 more weeks of winter. Luckily, our Friday Morning Laughs is here to get you through the cold with a smile on your face. This week’s funny video roundup includes an unusual talent, a five-year old’s impression of some popular brands, a receipt-giving dog, a human jukebox and more. So grab a cup o’ joe, take a seat and get ready for some serious lolz.
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YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar On Why YouTube Is “Channelizing”

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:13:20 +0000

YouTube is taking things in an entirely new direction in 2012, as you’ve probably heard. They’ve spent somewhere in the vicinity of $100 million to launch 100 new professional content channels over the course of this year, with channels ranging from the Wall Street Journal to action sports, education and entertainment being among the first to launch. Why has they decided to “channelize”? CEO Salar Kamangar explained in an interview earlier this week at All Things Digital’s D: Dive Into Media conference.
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