CBS complain about YouTube bloggers
There many media groups who utilise the video site YouTube for clips and even reporting, yet one media organisation The Hoop Doctors have found that their YouTube account has been suspended causing them serious problems.
The problem starts with the complaints from CBS who have filed copyright complaints regarding a clip from a basketball match.
This is [...]
YouTube increases file sizes
Not much has been happening around YouTube recently, well not up front anyhow. However, behind the scenes there has been some frantic action involving the new video upload tool. What this will enable the user is editing the clips metadata while it is still uploading.
While they have been making these subtle changes, which will clearly, [...]
12 TB of YouTube data to be anonymous
It seems that finally Google has relented to the demands of the courts and handed over twelve terabytes of data from the user generated video site YouTube to the media giant Viacom.
The data initially requested was for a full database that contained the details of every single YouTube user with their ID and IP [...]
June 24, 2008Indie filmmakers to use YouTube
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May 28, 2008Extras added to Google Maps
Ever since Google introduced the maps these are appearing on many websites, whether these are being used to show customers directions or to simply advertise certain areas like a tourist attraction. These maps come in very handy and are useful tools for webmasters.
However there are some features to be used on Google Maps and [...]
April 23, 2008From fool to fame, again!
What started off as a great April Fools stunt has virtually almost single handily re-launched the flagging career of someone who was at one time one the hottest properties in the UK music industry.
On April Fools day this year visitors to YouTube and other sites who clicked the featured videos link, were magically transported [...]
December 24, 2007You Tube gets royal approval
We have all got used the “Queens Speech” every year at 3.00 pm on Christmas day, in fact our Queen has will be making her fiftieth speech this year, which is quite a feat indeed.
But more than that the Queen have given her royal seal of approval to the “Royal Channel” which is going to [...]
You Tube expands its profit sharing
The reward for placing a video on You Tube is going to be more than just becoming famous, from now on video creators will be able to earn money too.
You Tube will be paying a share of the advertising revenue earned, user will be able to decide which of their videos will have the ads [...]
TV Links shut down
Some people may be familiar the UK based website TV Links, it was a great site that provided links to thousands of music tracks, TV shows, documentaries, films, and music videos, some of these are from Google and You Tube, I say was because the site is no more.
Apparently the site has been closed down [...]