Google and Viacom Agrees to Preserve Anonymity

July 15, 2008 | Filed Under News, YouTube | Leave a Comment

As you probably know, a court ruled that Google would have to turn over user data from YouTube to Viacom, as part of the list of viewed videos that Viacom claims (probably justly so) are illegally available on YouTube. This made some people sweat, but more importantly, it pointed out that not even the all-mighty [...]

Should YouTube Yank Terrorist Videos?

May 21, 2008 | Filed Under Blog News, News, YouTube | Leave a Comment

It’s amazing that bin Laden, the world’s most hunted terrorist, is able to pre-announce that he has a new video coming.
I’m starting to wonder if soon Al Qaeda will just run trailers before movies start at the theater.
Google-owned YouTube has denied a request from U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (D) to remove videos that are “sponsored” [...]

YouTube Put More Focus on Citizen News

May 21, 2008 | Filed Under User-Generated Content, Video, YouTube | Leave a Comment

YouTube wants to put more focus on citizen news, so enter Olivia, the new News Manager who urges people to participate. She’s got a channel up, want tips by e-mail, and says hi in a video:

US Army General tells soldiers to blog and make YouTube videos

May 19, 2008 | Filed Under Blogging, News, YouTube | Leave a Comment

While some sections of the US military face restrictions on Internet use, one Army General appears, at first glance, to contravene the security blocks put in place.
Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, head of the Combined Armed Center, and Fort Leavenworth, has encouraged blogging and the use of YouTube.
“Faculty and students will begin blogging as part of [...]

YouTube Gives You Insight

May 16, 2008 | Filed Under News, Video, YouTube | 1 Comment

Now you can get some more statistics for your YouTube videos, with the recently launched Insight tool, available in your YouTube account (under Manage my Videos, which is probably temporary). The new stats feature is described like this by Tracy Chan, YouTube product manager:
For example, uploaders can see how often their videos are viewed in [...]

YouTube India Launches

May 8, 2008 | Filed Under Video, YouTube | 2 Comments

A localized version of YouTube just launched in India, which should make a lot of people happy. It’s basically same old YouTube, but with an Indian focus. Check it out, and watch the promo video:

Google Still Haven’t Worked Out How to Monetize YouTube

May 2, 2008 | Filed Under Features, Video, YouTube | 1 Comment

The CNET News Blog have a post up discussing the fact that Google still haven’t found a way to monetize YouTube. You might remember the overlay ads that caused such a ruckus when Google tried them on a select few videos, and apparently it wasn’t a solid idea at G Headquarters either, since we’re not [...]

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Blog Design: WTF Is That Doing There?
July 24, 2008 | By Lorelle VanFossen | 6 Comments

Remember the old adage that you never get a second chance to make a first impression? You personally may get a second chance to sway that first impress, but your blog doesn’t. If you don’t grab them within the first micro-seconds of a visit, they won’t subscribe and they won’t be back.
Digging through a lot [...]

Google Delivers 2% of World’s Malware
July 24, 2008 | By Andrew G.R. | 3 Comments

The 2008 first half Security Threat Report, published by computer security company Sophos, has identified Google’s Blogger as being responsible for 2-percent of the world’s malware.
Apparently, hackers are setting up free blogs that host malicious code. You’ll also find evil links lurking in the comments section.
According to Google:
“Using Blogger, or any Google product, to serve [...]

9rules Getting Ready for Round 7
July 24, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

9rules is getting ready for Round 7, where bloggers can attempt to get in the popular blog network by submitting their blogs for review. August 6 is the date you need to mark in your calendar if you want in. As they did the previous time, a special page will be available, open to submissions [...]

Movable Type 4.2 RC4 is the Last One
July 23, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

The fourth release candidate for Movable Type 4.2 is out now, and apparently it is the last one prior to the release. Check it out if you want to be bleeding edge.

Google Borg Now Complete: Digg To Be Assimilated For $200 Million
July 22, 2008 | By Darnell Clayton | 2 Comments

Michael of TechCrunch fame is reporting that Google is in talks to purchase Digg for approximately $200 million.
(TechCrunch) Google’s on and off negotiations with Digg have been back on in a big way for the last six weeks, we’ve heard from multiple sources inside of Google, and the two companies are close to a deal [...]

WordPress for iPhone Now Available
July 22, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | 3 Comments

That’s right, the iPhone application from Automattic we talked about earlier is now available from the iTunes App Store, free of charge. It supports self-hosted WordPress versions from 2.5.1 and up, as well as WordPress.com hosted blogs.
What do you think, iPhone owners?

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