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Archive for the ‘YouTube’ Category

April 24th, 2008

HotForWords Naked!

YouTube vloggers are getting naked, so sexy YouTube philologist “HotForWords” Marina decided to hop onto the bandwagon.
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April 5th, 2008

South Park Weakens Viacom Argument Against YouTube

Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman must be masturbating furiously right now. South Park just ran an episode where a whole bunch of YouTube stars get slaughtered. South Park is a Viacom show, and Viacom is suing YouTube for $1 billion. This YouTube massacre must be wish-fulfillment for Daumann.
Thing is, Viacom argues that YouTube’s success came from […]

By Mike Abundo -- 1 comment

September 28th, 2007

Tay Zonday Q&A @ YouTube

YouTube Tay Zonday Q&A Part 1
How do you choose a unique stage name in a search-driven media world? You Google it. How do you deal with major record labels? You do it on your own terms, not theirs. How do you license your work? You use a license that serves your specific interests. Why is […]

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August 22nd, 2007

YouTube’s New Ads Could Make $13 Billion

Based on historical numbers, I estimate the new YouTube InVideo ads could make a modest $408 million a year. Henry Blodget is much more bullish: his most aggressive five-year projection predicts an annual revenue of $13 billion. That’s more than Google made last year, more than a fourth of what all TV ads made last […]

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

July 13th, 2007

YouTube Etiquettte

YouTube star Kevin Nalts gives a five-minute lesson on YouTube etiquette.
YouTube is not just a video-sharing site. It’s a community. The sooner you understand that, the faster you can begin to exploit that for your own financial gain.

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By Mike Abundo -- 4 comments

April 27th, 2007

Google Employees on YouTube

“Even our bugs have fans,” says software engineer Nina Kang. Google now features testimonials from Google employees on its YouTube channel as part of a recruitment drive. Right, like they weren’t buying enough companies already.
You know who I’d like to see here? Niniane Wang and Marissa Mayer. Teh hawtness!
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April 15th, 2007

Teen Plays on YouTube Paranoia

I’m a huge YouTube fan, but I’m really disappointed that they let people abuse the DMCA to protect themselves. First it was Viacom’s indiscriminate takedown notices, and now it’s some kid’s fake takedown notices.
Want a video removed from YouTube? Send along a fake takedown notice pretending to be from the copyright holder. At least, it’s […]

By Mike Abundo -- 3 comments

March 20th, 2007

Vote in the YouTube 2006 Video Awards!

They’ve been running contests for other people, so it was only a matter of time before they ran a contest for themselves. Check out the nominees for the YouTube 2006 Video Awards.
“We wanted to call out some of the most popular videos and let the users choose which ones deserve some additional recognition,” said Jamie […]

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

March 14th, 2007

Google Unconcerned by Viacom’s Billion-Dollar Lawsuit

Even before receiving a copy of Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit, Google has released a response.
In typical Google fashion, they don’t give a shit.
We have not received the lawsuit but are confident that YouTube has respected the legal rights of copyright holders and believe the courts will agree. YouTube is great for users and offers real […]

By Mike Abundo -- 4 comments

March 13th, 2007

Viacom Sues Google for a Billion Dollars

Not satisfied with pulling their clips off YouTube (Twice. Indiscriminately.), Viacom is now suing YouTube owner Google for one billion dollars. That’s over half the price Google bought YouTube for, at 1.65 billion dollars.
Of course, we all know this flamboyant ten-figure gesture is just another impatiently greedy negotiating tactic for Viacom to pull in an […]

By Mike Abundo -- 26 comments

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