Last week, we learned that (in terms of search queries) YouTube has become synonymous with “funny videos.” Now Aniboom.com, which describes itself as “the home of animation,” will launch a channel on Google’s video-sharing site.
Are The YouTube UFOs You-FOs?
A few videos circulating first on YouTube and a new one now on Daily Motion can make even the staunchest skeptic do a double take. Some have called the videos proof there is intelligent life outside of Earth and that they’re coming to get us; others have called it a hoax, and still others suggest it’s a viral marketing trick.
Alexa Declares YouTube More Popular Than Google
Be careful when declaring one site the traffic champion over another if you’re basing your conclusion on Alexa data.
Where Mainstream Fails, YouTube Delivers Dick
It’s not exactly a stretch to say the White House has public relations issues. For the most part, though, footage that could be held against them has been dug up by the Daily Show more than the mainstream media. And then came YouTube.
What you might call a fringe group – global conspiracy prophets are fringe, right? – have uploaded an obscure video from 1994, where then former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney defended the decision not to invade Iraq following the Gulf War (a decision which, if you remember in fairness, broke poor Al Gore’s heart).
YouTube Lawsuit Gains More Plaintiffs
Google and YouTube will have to deal with several more complainants in a lawsuit that accuses the video site of copyright infringement.
Yahoo Video Plans New Attack On YouTube
There are dozens of YouTube competitors, and most people would be hard-pressed to name four of them – they’re often (comparatively) itty-bitty sites with equally small user bases and budgets. Yahoo’s got some heft to it, however, and the company is preparing to strengthen the service that’s known as Yahoo Video.
Japanese Companies Lash Out At YouTube
A group of Japanese media companies were very critical of YouTube today at a Tokyo press conference.
Eminem, YouTube Give Apple Some Bad Joojoo
It’s been kind of a rocky month for Apple, the iPhone, and for AT&T as a lot of people have lined up to take shots at them. Who and what for? Rapper Eminem is one of the bigger names, who joins another in misplaced copyright infringement claims, while rumors, hype, and hidden costs plague the minds (and pocketbooks) of others.
YouTube Content Filter Could Come In September
YouTube wants to implement a content-filtering system this fall. It also (presumably) wants world peace and free energy, and it’s anybody’s guess which of these three outcomes is most likely to occur.
Republicans Urged To Attend YouTube Debate
Two well known conservative bloggers have started a petition on their new Web site save thedeabte.com to urge Republican presidential candidates to participate in the YouTube debate scheduled for September 17 in Florida.