Tag: YouTube
Page as Google CEO: The changes so far
It's been a full working-week since Larry Page returned as Google CEO, taking over from Eric Schmidt after a ten-year absence from the post. Major changes are already underfoot at Google as a result, with a greater focus on…
YouTube TV network planned; $100 million investment expected
YouTube are set to join the growing ranks of online video services that are planning to start their own web-based TV networks. Google are thought to be investing some $100 million into creating a 20 channel-strong network that will create…
VIDEO: LG G-Slate teased by minor YouTube celebrity
Viral marketing – it may not be flashy, but it gets the job done. LG are choosing some rather strange ways of teasing us with details on their forthcoming G-Slate tablet. Last week they handed over the G-Slate to K-Pop…
YouTube trialling skippable ads on premium content
YouTube are to bring skippable advertisements to their premium videos in a new trial format called TrueView. The Google-owned VOD site currently features compulsory adverts at the beginning of videos, usually around 30 seconds in length before the main content…
Stop Drunken Updates With The Social Media Sobriety Test
We have all come home from a big night out and started drunkenly tweeting or updating Facebook, only to regret it in the morning. In an effort to put an end to those late night bouts of drunken social…
Yahoo! launch Yahoo! Mail Beta
Today Yahoo! launch Yahoo! Mail Beta. What they say is a faster, easier, safer, and more social communications experience than their current mail system. As of today you can choose to opt-in to Yahoo! Mail Beta. However, what exactly the…
YouTube begin testing live streaming service
YouTube are preparing to go head-to-head with the likes of Ustream and Livestream as they today begin trialling their own live streaming service. Still very much in the alpha stages of testing, the next 48 hours will see YouTube partners…
YouTube uploaders now get Warhol's 15 minutes of fame as clip length limit is increased
If you've been sitting on a mini epic rather than uploading it to YouTube because of their 10 minute clip limit, you'll be pleased to hear that from today you'll be able to upload videos of up to 15…
VIDEO: YouTube Leanback launched, aimed at your living room TV
YouTube's first attempt at bringing their web TV service to living rooms, was a bit of a mixed bag. YouTube Xl may have scaled the image up nicely and stripped back the usual YouTube UI, but it was still…
Ridley Scott and Kevin MacDonald to work on YouTube "Life in a Day" video time-capsule, need your submissions
Acclaimed filmmakers Ridley Scott and Kevin MacDonald are to collaborate on a project called "Life in a Day", which sees them create a documentary made up of YouTube submissions of footage shot on July 24th of this year. The idea…