Geekanoids’s Dave Cryer Talks Tech Reviews and YouTube’s Future [INTERVIEW]
If you’re wondering whether the latest Samsung mobile phone is worth the money, Dave Cryer can help. The English YouTuber has been reviewing the latest gizmos and gadgets on his channel and website, Geekanoids, since 2006. Cryer said that Geekanoids aims to deliver unbiased reviews to reviewers “so that they can make informed buying decisions.” [...]
5 Reasons Why A ‘Thumbs Down’ Isn’t A Bad Thing On A YouTube Video
This dirty internet of ours is overrun with haters, punks and pederasts. It’s kind of like the Robocop version of “Old Detroit” before Murphy comes in to start kicking ass and taking names. People love to let you know that they watched your creative submission to the world wide web and that they HATED IT. [...]
YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar Named Cannes Lion’s 2013 Media Person Of The Year
This year Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity announced they will be awarding the 2013 Media Person of the Year award to YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar. The Media Person of the Year award is given each year to a person who has played an influential role in developing the media landscape and who, ultimately, through [...]
Fullscreen Hires Ex-NBC Exec as SVP of Engineering to Shore Up Technology
Fullscreen CEO George Strompolos announced that the company has hired Tim Mohn as their senior vice president for engineering. Mohn will be in charge of empowering Fullscreen’s digital technology initiatives. His past experience includes developing HBO’s GO app and serving as vice president of technology for NBCUniversal and Comcast. Strompolos said in a statement posted [...]
Subscriptions Aren’t Enough: Why YouTube Should Focus More On Channel Surfing
Right now the front page of YouTube for me looks like this: every channel I subscribe to splashed with some hip hop videos. On the left-hand side there are links to subbed channels sitting below three menus that lead to “Social” — which I’ve never used once — “My subscriptions” and “What to watch,” which [...]
Remi Gaillard, ElrubiusOMG Partner With European YouTube Network Base79
Two of Europe’s biggest YouTube comedians are partnering up with Base79, the largest YouTube network in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. French prankster Remi Gaillard and Spanish video game vlogger and comedian ElrubiusOMG (aka Ruben Doblas) will work with Base79 to develop their audiences, syndicate their content to other platforms and handle their [...]
Microsoft Claims Google Refused To Help Them Develop Windows YouTube App
It’s always fun when two tech giants slug it out, and Google and Microsoft are putting on quite a show. Google sent Microsoft a cease and desist letter recently that demanded the software company remove their YouTube application from the Windows Phones Store. The app in question is currently stripped of all ads and allows [...]
YouTube Highlights The Best Of Comedy Week With A ‘Daily Rundown’ From The Key of Awesome
YouTube Comedy Week — a week-long event showcasing some of the best and brightest in web comedy — has kicked into overdrive with a plethora of daily uploaded comedy videos. There’s a ton of comedy to soak in here, so YouTube has taken it upon themselves to curate some of the best in a “Daily [...]
YouTube Announces The Top 15 Winners Of Next Vlogger 2013
Earlier this year, YouTube announced the Next Vlogger 2013 competition, which asked vloggers with “personal stories of triumph” to submit videos for a chance to win $4,000 in video equipment and exclusive training from industry experts. Submissions ended back in April, and YouTube officially announced the winners today. Because they shared their stories of triumph [...]
YouTube Creator Academy Course To Help Guide Creators on How to Maximize Their Channel’s Reach
YouTube’s Creator Academy is offering content creators tips on how to attract more subscribers to their channels through its two-week online “Maximize Your Channel” course from June 3 to June 16. The free program, which is open to all content creators with 10 or more videos uploaded, will discuss the new One Channel layout and [...]
