The Gray Lady will soon get a splash of color: this Friday, videos from PurpleStates.TV should go live on The New York Times’s website.
Google Maps Gets Into Books, Pictures, And Videos
The name of Google Maps is pretty self-defining. Google is the owner, and maps are those little help-you-find-your-way drawings. But now a new update is tossing books, pictures, and videos into the equation.
Why YouTube Needs to Offer Hi-Res Videos
CNET has word from YouTube co-founder Steve Chen that the online video company is testing streaming videos at higher resolutions.
Fox Pushed To Free Presidential Debate Videos
Followers of politics won’t see Michelle Malkin and DailyKos on the same page very often, but the cease and desist letters Fox News issued to Republican Presidential candidates regarding the use of debate videos have put them on the same side again.
Google News Now Featuring YouTube Videos
Two months ago, we reported that some people had seen video clips appear on Google News. Not us, mind you – a sort of regional test may have been taking place – but some people. Now we’ve seen one for ourselves, and the clip came straight from YouTube.
New Fingerprinting To Detect Copyrighted Videos
Online video sharing site Dailymotion says it will install a "fingerprinting" system that will enable it to automatically remove copyrighted videos off the site.
YouTube Videos Premiere On AdSense
Google added another revenue opportunity for AdSense publishers, with the debut of video units and their connected relevant advertising.
Tudou’s Videos Receive $19 Million In VC Funding
Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing site, has just raised 143 million yuan. But because Tudou’s funding was provided by the likes of General Catalyst Partners, and Tudou’s advertisers include companies such as Ford, KFC, and Pepsi, it would probably make more sense for me to state that amount as $19 million.
Sohu Will Soon Share Videos
Sohu’s getting into video sharing; new reports indicate that “China’s premier online brand” will launch a service within the next week. This should nicely round out Sohu’s current crop of products.
YouTube Videos Reveal Anti-American Outsourcing
A law firm that thought it was demonstrating its cleverness in posting videos of its conference on business immigration instead showed how they cynically stack the deck against American job seekers for their clients.