Here’s some surprising good news for video aggregator YouTube: More Internet users watch music videos for free on YouTube than download music either through official sources like iTunes or even illegally. That discovery comes from Nielsen, who polled more than 25,000 users about their online music habits towards the end of last …
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YouTube Launches Live Streaming Content
It’s official: No longer will YouTube be the place you pore over pop videos resurrected from your wild-eyed youth, or scan viral videos of hilarious/adorable animals doing things that may or may not be hilarious or adorable. As of today, the site’s going real time, adding a new page focused on live streams:
Today we’re announcing the
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YouTube Drops $100 Million to Add Original Content
YouTube is this generation’s boob tube. With some upcoming changes planned, it may soon become downright indistinguishable. The site is planning to revamp itself, putting the spotlight on topic channels and original content on its homepage.
The Wall Street Journal says that a good portion of these channels will showcase several …
YouTube Adds More Search Functionality, Makes Wasting Time Easier
Earlier today, YouTube reshuffled some of their search functionality while adding a new layer to help users discover videos.
The new feature, dubbed “Filter & Explore,” builds upon the old “Search Options” mechanism by leveraging similar topics to help users find something cool to watch– even if they weren’t necessarily looking for …
Make Your Own Cartoons and Slideshows on YouTube
No camera? No problem. YouTube just added a few apps for creating your own videos with animated characters and still images.
The tools are available at YouTube.com/create, and include GoAnimate, Stupeflix and XtraNormal. These tools are also available on their own websites, but the YouTube integration makes life a little easier if you …
Robbed Victim Posts Video of Laptop Thief Dancing Online
Is this a victory dance? After being identified as a thief, and having this embarrassing video posted online, I think not.
Fortunately, Mark Bao, an 18-year-old student at Bentley University in Massachusetts, knows his way around a computer. When his MacBook Air was stolen, he discovered he could still access several his hard drive …
Image Stabilization Comes to YouTube
The ubiquity of video recording on handheld devices lets everyone capture whatever’s happening in their lives, whether it’s a bridal shower, theme park visit or an awesome soccer game. (Or perhaps all three simultaneously.) Of course, this boom in DIY video has also sparked a boom in nausea-making, overly-jittery hand-held clips on …
TechFast: Microsoft Sues Everybody, Nintendo 3DS Reviews
Good morning. Here’s what’s been breaking in tech news while you’ve been sleeping and enjoying your breakfast.
Microsoft sues just about everybody
The lawyers will be opening another crate of champagne today, as Microsoft announces lawsuits against Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec for patent infringement. What patents, exactly?
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YouTube Creates Person Finder to Help Japanese Victims
YouTube has launched a video version of Google’s Person Finder to help people find loved ones who have been affected by the recent earthquakes and subsequent tsunamis in Japan.
Since the earthquake, Japanese television station TBS has been going to disaster relief shelters and recording victims’ messages for their families and …
U.S. Military Blocks Websites to Focus on Japan Efforts
The U.S. military personnel will be getting a dose on what it feels like to be in China, but not for entirely the same reasons. They’ve blocked 13 websites, including YouTube, to free up bandwidth for the Japan recovery effort.
The sites most proven to suck up bandwidth have been excluded from staff, and not because of their …
Google Buys Video Tech Company, Plans YouTube Upgrade
Google has purchased Green Parrot, an Irish video technology company whose software can do amazing things with moving pictures.
Just take a look at the example video above to see what we mean. The shaky, juddering original footage is smoothed out into something much more pleasant to watch. And that’s just one of Green Parrot’s …
YouTube To Pay $4,000 Per Minute For Premium Content
More details are emerging about YouTube’s celebrity channels, including just how much the company is looking to pay for the premium content. Spoiler: It’s probably more than you’d expect.
Advertising Age is reporting that sources put the figure around $4,000 per minute for the premium content, with overall deals said to be between $2 …