The news that Warner Bros. has purchased a movie pitch as the result of posts made on Reddit shouldn’t come as a surprise to many people; if there’s one thing that social media has proven over the years, it’s that it exists as fodder for the creation of “mainstream” media like movies, television shows and music—as well as numerous news …
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YouTube to Launch 25 New Professionally-Created Content Channels?
Not content going head-to-head with Netflix and iTunes by offering streaming video-on-demand movie rentals, YouTube is rumored to be close to announcing a $150-million plan to unveil multiple new channels of all-original content in the hopes of becoming a rival to major television networks
The project, which according to Deadline New …
There Was Porn on Sesame Street’s YouTube Channel This Weekend
I don’t think the P in PBS stands for “porn,” but for a brief time on Sunday, it did. PBS’ YouTube account got hacked yesterday afternoon, and for a full 20 minutes, naïve youngsters were exposed to the birds and the bees as unsuspecting parents dropped their kids off in front of the computer.
(MORE: Sesame Street – 50 Best …
Decision 2012 Goes Viral: YouTube Launches Politics Channel
If your dream for the next year is to spend as much of it as possible watching political campaign ads and the parodies thereof, then YouTube has just made your life a lot easier (Also, you might want to think up a more fulfilling dream). The site launched YouTube Politics yesterday, a new channel dedicated to “the latest campaign ads, …
The Fed Wants to Know What You’re Tweeting
If you’ve been badmouthing the Federal Reserve on Twitter and thinking no one cares, be warned: That’s not going to be the case much longer. The Fed is already planning to ensure that it knows exactly what you’re saying about it on all forms of social media.
Responses are due today to a Request for Proposal issued by the Federal …
YouTube Adds Ability to Edit Uploaded Videos
And so we reach the pinnacle of human existence: You can now edit your YouTube videos directly from the site. No external video editor? No problem.
The feature is currently rolling out worldwide, with a new “Edit video” button added to your “My Videos” page. It’s no replacement for a full-fledged video editor, of course, but it’ll do …
Exactly What Is Google Planning for Hulu?
What Hulu, exactly, is Google trying to buy? A report on All Things D suggests that, while Hulu bosses mull over offers from Amazon, Yahoo and Dish Network, Google’s rumored “big ass ideas” for Hulu might actually go far beyond what the owners were actually trying to sell in the first place.
As recently as last Thursday, Google was …
Facebook Tops One Trillion Hits Per Month, Wins Internet
The Internet now belongs to Facebook, apparently.
According to figures released for web traffic in June 2011, Facebook hit one trillion page views that month, with 870 million unique visitors for the same period, giving the site a staggering 46.9% reach among all web surfers.
Watch YouTube Videos with Others Using Google+ Hangouts
If you’ve ever dreamed of watching a YouTube video of a kitty playing with a ball of yarn with your best friend a thousand miles away, the Google+ “Hangouts” feature is the answer.
No, I don’t mean I’m going to send you a link, and then you click on it, and we both watch it at different times. The Google+ Hangouts feature as …
YouTube Quietly Settles Lawsuit with Music Publishers Association
If you’re the kind of person who finds themselves trawling YouTube for music videos from your youth to remember whether or not that crush you had on that lead singer was reasonable or just teenage hormones (don’t judge me), then rest assured that you can finally do so without upsetting musicians over lost income. YouTube has announced a …
Anonymous Vows to Topple Facebook, But Is It a Hoax?
Pro hacker tip: When you’re planning to hack someone, don’t tell them in advance. More importantly, don’t tell them exactly when you’re planning to rock their universe.
But that’s just what a video purportedly by hacktivist collective Anonymous does, boasting of an upcoming attack on Facebook, and setting the data for November 5, …
Play ‘Saved by the Bell’ like an Old-School Nintendo Game
This post really needs no additional information.
Okay fine. Remember your Nintendo? Remember Saved by the Bell? What if Saved by the Bell had been available as an RPG-themed Nintendo game? It only took a couple decades, but we’ve finally got something.
Even though it’s a YouTube video, it’s a “playable” game in that you make …
