Amanda Bynes’, Lets Say, ‘Colorful’ Twitter Quotes – Now In Infographic Form
The Amanda Bynes Twitter show has certainly defined celebrity insanity for the new media era — before Twitter, celebrities used to just cut their hair off, wave guns around in the street or take dumps on people’s lawn (R.I.P. Farrah Fawcett). But now, via social media, a famous person’s illusions, delusions and confusions can be [...]
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, [...]
New PBS ‘Off Book’ Video Asks: ‘Are YouTubers Revolutionizing Entertainment?’
The always fantastic digital series “Off Book” presented by PBS is back with another edition. This time, with the help of Molly Templeton (Mememolly) and Jake Roper (VSauce3) Off Book is asking the question: “Are YouTubers Revolutionizing Entertainment?” More PBS and, of course, Mr. Rogers: Mister Rogers Back From The Dead Again In New [...]
Nintendo Defends Decision To Forgo E3 Press Conference In Favor Of YouTube, Social Media-Driven Events
At this year’s E3, Nintendo is forgoing traditional press conferences in favor of a more social-media driven approach. Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo America took to Facebook recently to defend the controversial decision, which was revealed during a financial briefing held by Nintendo in April. The move away from big media press conferences will see [...]
‘First Person Darth Vader’ Creators Hold Kickstarter to Fund Web Series [VIDEO]
A San Francisco Bay Area-based independent action group of stuntmen, actors and film directors called Stunt People became the talk of YouTube earlier this year when their video, “First Person Darth Vader – Go-Pro Lightsabers,” which features a battle between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker from a first-person point of view, went viral with more [...]
‘What Kind of Asian Are You’ Actors Read Racist Comments in New Ken Tanaka Video
Ken Tanaka’s video “What Kind of Asian Are You?” went viral with more than 4 million views since its debut during YouTube’s Comedy Week. As with any video that delves into the controversial subject of stereotypes and race, it has its fair share of trolls, many of them using racial slurs and comments towards certain [...]
New Survey: Selfies, Food Dominate Australian Instagram Photos
Australians’ Instagram habits vary by region, but in the big cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, selfies and food were the top picture choice. Those are some of the results coming from a survey by the Sydney-based advertising firm The Works and the University of Technology Sydney’s Advanced Technology Institute, which analyzed 3 million geotagged [...]
Mister Rogers Back From The Dead Again In New PBS Remix ‘Sing Along’ [VIDEO]
Alright. Let’s get down to the nitty gritty. You and I both know that it was kind of creepy that Mr. Rogers was an adult man who clearly had an affinity for small children and would bring them into his home every day with the lure of puppets and a miniature motorized trolley. Dude had [...]
Creator HowToBasic Shows Off Secret ‘Fix’ To Revert YouTube Channels To Old Layout
Hate the new YouTube channel layout? So does professional lunatic HowToBasic and he/she/it is going to show you how to revert back to the old beloved layout. Since the new layout was launched earlier this year, thousands of popular YouTubers have sounded off expressing their concerns over the new layout’s emphasis on longer TV-style viewing. [...]
YouTube Triples Mobile Advertising Sales Over Six-Month Period
YouTube has tripled its advertising sales from mobile viewing in the past six months, parent company Google announced Wednesday. Advertising on mobile devices contributed around $350 million in revenue for the video-sharing website’s mobile platform, which now make up around a quarter of the one billion unique visitors each month. Right now, more than 1 [...]
