YouTube’s Content ID system appears to have caught on in a big way. This afternoon, a senior product manager stated that over 1,000 content owners now make use of it, and that they’ve provided more than 1 million reference files containing about 100,000 hours’ worth of material.
Comparing Smartphone Market Share by Operating System
AdMob has released its Mobile Metrics report for April, which compares market share of smartphones by operating system to market share of mobile web and application usage. The report also compares smartphone browsing of mobile web sites to smartphone browsing of HTML sites.
The firm determined that smartphones accounted for nearly 3 times more usage than their relative market share. With regards to usage of mobile sites and HTML sites on mobile devices, AdMob found relative usage of both to be highest on Apple and Android devices.
Facebook Begins Testing Payments System
Facebook will reportedly begin testing a payments system in the coming weeks. This will start with a few developers, exploring ways for users to use Facebook credits with third-party apps on Facebook.
Yahoo Buzz Opens Submission System
A little less than a month ago, Google announced that it had indexed 1 trillion unique URLs. In a slightly apples to oranges comparison, the 400 or so publishers connected to Yahoo Buzz seemed like a tiny group. Now, however, Yahoo Buzz is knocking down all its barriers.
Facebook Alters App Measurement System
When trying to separate the good Facebook applications from the bad – or at least the popular apps from the ostracized ones – a statistic known as the "daily active user count" often came in handy. Facebook’s now trying to make it better by switching to a monthly perspective, and the social network is even recommending apps to some users.
New Wikipedia Editing System Being Weighed
Wikipedia is defined by its community contribution model, and so far, the approach has worked quite well. The German version of Wikipedia has been experimenting with an edit approval system, though, and it seems the system may be ready to spread.Under the stricter rules, anyone and everyone can still edit articles. The main difference is that new changes are kept out of public sight until a designated checker can look at and okay them.
eBay Working to Solve Identity System Problem
Last night I met Dan Pritchett, technical fellow at eBay. He told me that eBay alone has 21 identity systems.
So, if you wanted to use every part of eBay’s empire, like Skype, PayPal, StumbleUpon, etc, you’d need to sign in 21 different times.
Needless to say he, and others at eBay, are working on solving that problem.
Why did I meet up with Dan Pritchett? Because of a speech by Tim Berners Lee, the guy who invented the Web. No, Al Gore didn’t do that. Heh.
NY Subway System To Get Mapped By Google
Subways have a bad reputation, but Google’s not (too) afraid – at long last, the search giant is mapping New York City’s subway system, and this move is likely to draw in more users than all of Google’s other transit-related projects.
Lawyer Sues Lawyer For Online Rating System
Filing lawsuits is as routine for lawyers as grabbing a Starbucks on the way to the office. And they’re kind of (to stereotype an entire profession) sensitive about things. So who could have predicted that a consumer website dedicated to rating lawyers would get sued?
How Can the Tech Industry Work the Political System?
Hey, maybe we should think about how the tech industry could work the political system to protect its interests. Just like the NRA does, according to this Washington Post article.