Should The YouTube Community Be Worried About NSA Secret Surveillance Program PRISM?
Should YouTube creators be worried about PRISM, the recently leaked National Security Agency’s data collection program? In short, absolutely. The program, which gathers user data from major tech companies like Microsoft, Yahoo and Facebook, also stretches to Google and in turn YouTube. To fully understand how the existence of PRISM harms not only YouTube creators, [...]
Google & Microsoft Bury The Hatchet, Begin Working On Windows Phone YouTube App
I like to imagine that Larry Page, Google co-founder and future asteroid miner, was quietly stewing in his Mountain View penthouse cursing Microsoft and that damned unauthorized YouTube app of theirs when he opened an email containing the following picture: To which Page said, “Goddammit, if they can get along so can we.” This strange [...]
Microsoft Releases Minor Update To YouTube App After Legal Threats From Google
It came out in the news yesterday that Microsoft, not wanting to give into Google’s legal threats, was unwilling to remove the YouTube application from the Windows Phones Store. The application, which had pre-roll ads removed and gave users the ability to download videos, allegedly violated Google’s terms of service. Google sent Microsoft a cease [...]
Virtual Reality Glass Manufacturer Releases Hands-Free YouTube Viewer In New Model
Finally, a reason to become one of the five people in the world who own a pair of Epson Moverio BT-100 smart glasses. Epson has unveiled the news that hands-free YouTube interaction will be compatible with the Moverio BT-100 model. Don’t worry if you’ve never heard of the Moverio BT-100, you’re not alone. Up until [...]
HTC’s Facebook Phone Flops, AT&T to Pull the Plug?
Facebook’s entry into the mobile phone market with the HTC First has turned out to be a colossal flop. It’s such a failure that even after AT&T dropped the price by 99 percent to just 99 cents last week, it may still not have been enough to save the social media giant’s debut smartphone. Barely [...]
UK Viral Video Marketing Firm Unruly Acquires German Ad Platform Shareifyoulike
British viral video marketing firm Unruly has announced that they have acquired German viral video marketing firm Shareifyoulike, according to Reuters. Both companies are known for creating viral campaigns with brands and advertisers that encompass social media and online video. London-based Unruly has been working with brands to predict the social media impact of their [...]
First Look At Google Glass Proves They’re As Cool As A Segway For Your Face
Okay, I’m just going to come out and say it: Google Glass looks straight up ridiculous. I believe one observant internet commenter put it best when they said, “I guess this is the first step to a DBZ scouter …” Why, oh why, would anyone ever need to wear glasses just to use Google+? Remember [...]
IBM Throws Us All Into An Existential Crisis With ‘The World’s Smallest Movie’ [VIDEO]
Leave it to IBM, the corporation behind the world’s first electric tabulating machine, to drop some next level entertainment via the wonders of YouTube and something called atomic memory. Created by moving atoms to create patterns and structures, IBM recently released what they are calling “The World’s Smallest Movie,” which given the fact that it [...]
Content Sales Platform Pivotshare Unveils Video Download, ‘Tip Jar’ Functionalities for Creators
Pivotshare, a startup that helps content creators monetize their videos on a commission basis, has updated its self-service platform to allow creators to sell their videos on iOS and Android devices and a “tip jar” functionality that lets fans donate money to creators to support their work. In a statement promoting the release of the [...]
Roku Pulls Plug on VideoBuzz’s YouTube Streaming, Puts Others on Notice
Roku may be one of the more popular video streaming devices out there, but don’t get the company started about its relationship, or lack thereof, with YouTube. The streaming device company claims that YouTube won’t make an app specific to their tastes, so Roku users will have to find different ways of getting around it. [...]
