Posts Tagged ‘ youtube ’

YouTube vs Hulu: Game On
YouTube is to start offering full length television shows in a direct challenge to the NBC/ News owned Hulu. The initial roll out will include shows from CBS, including The Young and the Restless, 90210, Dexter and ... continue
Ze Frank is back…maybe
Popular online video celebrity Ze Frank is back, staring in the pilot episode of a new web series being considered by NBC Universal. Ze Frank stars alongside Justine Bateman, Michael Cassidy, Ben Falcone, Ernie Hudson, and Amanda Walsh ... continue
YouTube’s new revenue model: affiliate links?
YouTube has announced Click-to-Buy on YouTube, a new service that allows users to buy songs or related content they hear or see in YouTube clips. Click-to-buy links are placed on the viewing page beneath the video with ... continue
The literal video version of A Ha’s Take On Me
"Ever wish songs just sang what was happening in the music video? Well now they do" is the caption on YouTube for the above clip, and it describes it perfectly. The clip is a "literal video version" ... continue
YouTube teams with ONE News for New Zealand election debates
YouTube has announced a new deal with New Zealand's ONE News for an election debate centered on user contributed questions. The deal is similar to the CNN/YouTube debates held earlier this year, but with one significant difference: ... continue
Cool New Tools For YouTube
There are tons of great YouTube tools floating around the Net -- but this month, two new options are adding a fresh layer of functionality to the online video experience. Check these services out and see ... continue
“Redneck” Grenade Video Under Investigation
A self-proclaimed "redneck video" posted on YouTube is sparking a criminal investigation. The clip, shot in the small Northeastern Florida town of Macclenny -- about 30 miles west of Jacksonville -- shows men launching grenades and ... continue
Should YouTube Ban Violent Videos?
YouTube has taken a sharp change in its content control position, agreeing to ban any video content that "incites other to violence." Site execs agreed to the change following an ongoing effort from Senator Joseph Lieberman. ... continue
Kanye’s Back to Work, Doesn’t Break Computer
After Kanye's intense altercation with a photographer at LAX, he seems surprisingly calm and focused: he's not even in a MacBook-breaking mood. It looks like even though he got arrested and was pretty much instrumental in destroying ... continue
Diddy Owns a “Wing” of Jet: I Stand Corrected?
Diddy does not know the meaning of stop while you're ahead. He now claims in his newest YouTube response to the "jet controversy" that he owns a "wing" of a plane registered under another name. How he ... continue
Fosters sacks autistic employee over YouTube channel
Fosters, the makers of Australia's joke to the world*, Fosters Beer has sacked an autistic employee over his YouTube content. Karl Tilcock worked at the Castelmaine Perkins brewery in Brisbane for 12 years supporting a wife and two ... continue
Online television viewing up
A survey from The Conference Board has found that one in five US households now watch television programs online, double the rate from 2006. The notable part of the survey confirms what we already knew, that those who ... continue