'Youtube' News

YouTube has now decided to launch their pre-roll ad service outside the U.S.A. As a first step towards achieving that goal, they have started trialling pre-roll ads on YouTube in the U.K. Read the rest of this entry »

Since sites like Facebook and FriendFeed have already enabled real time interaction for users on their site, YouTube is starting to do the same. A new feature called YouTube RealTime is now being tested on a limited basis. Read the rest of this entry »

Following another round of product and performance reviews, Google has decided to shut down their video ads feature, just over a year after it was introduced. Read the rest of this entry »

YouTube, seems to have run into trouble with the Chinese authorities yet again. The site was blocked in China, again, last week. Read the rest of this entry »

After having decided to discontinue print and radio ads earlier this year, Google is now considering the possibility of connecting its TV ads to their video site YouTube, in the hope of enticing advertisers to both these platforms. Read the rest of this entry »

YouTube has failed to reach an agreement, with the Performing Rights Society (PRS) for Music, to renew their license to show music videos in the U.K. As a result of this they have blocked videos in the U.K. Read the rest of this entry »

Bloggers often link to the sources where they get their information. A study carried out by Technorati found that chief among the non-blog sources linked to by bloggers are the websites of mainstream media companies. Read the rest of this entry »

Four Google executives are facing criminal charges of defamation and privacy violation in Italy due to a video that was displayed on YouTube. Read the rest of this entry »

In what could be a win-win situation for all concerned, Google is planning to allow big media companies to start selling ads along with their content that appears on YouTube. Read the rest of this entry »

For the first time since its inception, YouTube has decided to allow users to download content from their site. Read the rest of this entry »

Google is still trying to figure out the best way to monetise YouTube. Their latest attempt towards this end is the launch of a Sponsored Video advertising service on YouTube. Read the rest of this entry »

With violence increasing at an alarming rate all over the world in general, and on YouTube in particular, YouTube has decided to do something about it - they are trying to detect and stop videos portraying youth crime being posted on the site. Read the rest of this entry »

Studies conducted over the last four years have shown that the usage of social media sites at the workplace has been steadily increasing. Unfortunately the use of these applications has been causing a lot of avoidable expenditure to companies. Read the rest of this entry »

Towards the end of 2007, Google had launched a new means for content owners to track unauthorized videos on YouTube. This new product called Video ID, puts content owners in a position to control the use of their content, by means of the latest technology now available. Read the rest of this entry »

U2’s first studio album in over 4 years is rumoured to be scheduled for release on November 18, 2008. However, some tracks from the album have already been leaked over the Internet. Read the rest of this entry »

After having successfully launched YouTube on mobile phones last January, parent company, Google, has started testing display ads on certain selected pages on YouTube mobile, in the U.S.A. and Japan. Read the rest of this entry »

Tibetans all over the world have been protesting Chinese policies and demanding autonomy for themselves. As part of these protests, a candle light vigil was held in Manhattan, last Thursday night, near the Chinese Consulate, during which images of Chinese atrocities were projected. Amongst these images, was the famous Olympic logo. The Olympic rings were then shown turning into handcuffs. These images, were video recorded and put up on YouTube. Read the rest of this entry »

YouTube the world’s most popular video sharing site, will soon offer its viewers the ability to locate the local videos that they are interested in via a geographical search function. Read the rest of this entry »

A survey run by traffic analysts, Hitwise, reveals that YouTube not only continues to lead the online video market, but has actually increased its market share, from 59.95% last May to 75.43% in May 2008. That is about 26% better than their performance last year. Read the rest of this entry »

For those who are not aware, RickRolling is a popular prank on social media sites where users post mislabeled links that actually point to a video of Rick Astley’s #1 hit single from 1988, “Never Gonna Give You Up”. Read the rest of this entry »