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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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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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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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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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Creators’ Guide To The New YouTube – Video Manager

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:27:57 +0000

This is part three in a series covering the ins and outs of the new YouTube design, which launched in December. We previously covered Channel Design & Layout and the new YouTube Analytics. This installment will focus on the new YouTube Video Manager.
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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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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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Science & Numbers Galore: YouTube Rolls Out 6 New Educational Channels

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:42:47 +0000

YouTube’s new channel lineup isn’t just about entertainment—the video site is also striving to be one of the top online destinations for education. They’ve got a great selection of free courses from amazing schools like Harvard, Yale and MIT; in December they launched YouTube for Schools, a new initiative that strips away non-educational material to give teachers and students access to educational videos; and this week they launched a whole new lineup of educational channels.
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Set Up Your New YouTube Channel By March 7, Before YouTube Does It For You

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:07:44 +0000

Back in December YouTube launched a new homepage design followed by a full site redesign that’s being called the “New YouTube.” The New YouTube features a brand new channel design and layout that requires a bit of setting up for content creators and YouTube is giving users a couple of months to get used to the new changes before migrating all channels to the new design.
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Conservationists Call For YouTube To Ban Adorable Slow Loris Videos

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:24:30 +0000

If you’ve ever seen the YouTube viral hit “Tickling Slow Loris,” in which an adorable wide-eyed creature throws his arms up while being tickled by his loving owner, then you probably thought that the slow loris was the cutest thing ever and maybe even wished you had one of your own for a pet.
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YouTube Rolls Out Updates To Video Editor, Video Manager & Browse Page

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:29:40 +0000

It’s been just over a month since YouTube launched their major site redesign, but it looks like they’re not done yet! Today they’ve announced updates to the Browse page, Video Editor and Video Manager. Read on to find out what’s new.
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Every 10 Days A Century Of Video Is Uploaded To YouTube

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:24:14 +0000

Back in May of 2011, YouTube announced that more than 48 hours of video were being uploaded to the site every minute. Today they have announced some new statistics that blow the 48-hour statistic out of the water. Today, one hour of video is uploaded to YouTube every second. That’s 24 hours of video every 24 seconds, 60 hours a minute, 9 months every 2 hours, a decade every single day and a century every 10 days! That’s a lot of video.
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Will Marijuana Questions Top The Charts For Obama’s YouTube Interview Again This Year?

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:12:59 +0000

Last January over 139,000 questions were submitted for a YouTube interview with President Obama. This year, YouTube is accepting question submissions for the next interview with the President, but this time they’re taking things to the next level—the interview will be conducted in a Google+ Hangout and participants that submit the top-voted questions will actually get to join the President in the Google+ Hangout and take part in the conversation live. Last year the most-asked questions were about the legalization of marijuana. Will the same happen this year?
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