YouTube ‘Leanback’ Promises Effortless Video Viewing

YouTube’s new Leanback feature is pretty much just like it sounds. You fire it up (youtube.com/leanback) and lean back in your chair. Do NOT lean forward! You’ll be treated to a non-stop barrage of YouTube videos that play in full screen, one after another “based on your YouTube settings and preferences, including content from your [...]

New YouTube Mobile Site Handles HTML5 Quite Nicely

Goodbye, YouTube apps on my iPhone and Android devices. The fine folks at YouTube have put together a nicely revamped mobile site at m.youtube.com that works with a fair amount of smartphones, leveraging HTML5 videos instead of Flash videos.

YouTube’s Got A New Vuvuzela Button

YouTube has installed a new vuvuzela button in honor of the World Cup. Oh dear God, Why?

Viacom Loses Copyright Case Against YouTube

Today, the court found in favor of YouTube in regard to its spat with Viacom over claims of copyright infringement.

Our Favorite YouTube Hits of All-Time

YouTube entered beta testing five years ago this month, and to celebrate, we’re listing our personal favorite YouTube hits. Now for the last time, leave Britney alone and don’t you dare tase me, bro.

YouTube To Drop Support For IE6, Others In March

IE6 users take heed for YouTube will drop support for your browser on March 13. That’s not to say you won’t be able to watch videos, but specific features – whatever they might be – will not work with your dinosaur browser. The same goes for those of you running Chrome 4.0, Firefox 3.0, Safari [...]

LOTR Prequel “Born of Hope:” Your Perfect Weekend Entertainment

And it’s totally free.

The Daily Dose

Friday, Feb. 12, 2010

Gone With the Wind … With Vampires

This is great.

Techland Roundup: The Daily Dose

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

YouTube Enters the Movie Business, Redesigns

Talk about burying the lede. In a blog post about the Sundance Film Festival, YouTube slipped in that they’re going to offer rentals of five Sundance faves as a first step into the movie rental business. YouTube’s been long-rumored to be interested in this space, but its a crowded one: iTunes has offered video rentals [...]