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Apple Tunes Out YouTube August 07, 2012 
Soon iPhone users won't see the YouTube app on their handsets and will have to go to the YouTube website from the Safari browser. Apple won't be including the app in iOS 6, as its licensing deal with YouTube is now ending. The video-sharing social networking service is now owned by Google, of course, and this could be Apple's latest move to reduce the presence of its rival.
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Apple's Language Lapse Irks Hong Kong iTunes Users July 06, 2012 
Today in international tech news: Apple may have irked some Hong Kong users when its newly-launch iTunes store displayed song titles in a language other than Cantonese. Also: Google and Italy reach a deal that will bring newsreels and propaganda from Mussolini to the Web; and Facebook lays down a big investment in a 6,200-mile underwater Internet cable in the Pacific.
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Siri Bows to Chinese Censors June 22, 2012 
Today in international tech news: Apple's Siri voice assistant now speaks Mandarin, but don't expect her to banter about -- or even give directions to -- Tiananmen Square. Also: A Chinese man's incarceration and fine set off a debate about the nation's pornography policies; Japan may have made watching YouTube illegal; and Samsung addresses that exploding phone.
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Court Cuts Samsung a Slice of Dutch Apple Pie June 21, 2012 
Today in international tech news: In the two companies' latest courtroom spat, Apple has been ordered to pay damages to Samsung for infringing on patents. Also: The Pirate Bay cofounders are seeking a hearing at a human rights court; ESPN ups the ante for Wimbledon coverage; British neo-Nazis tap into YouTube's revenue-sharing program and more.
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China Grasps for Tighter Grip on the Web June 08, 2012 
Today in international tech news: China proposes a law that would hold Internet companies -- and not just users -- liable for the publication of inappropriate content. Also: Olympus considers adding another 2,700 to Japan's gruesome job-loss total, the Olympics come to YouTube and more British ISPs block The Pirate Bay.
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France Lets Google Slide in Copyright Case May 30, 2012 
Today in international tech news: A month after a German court ruled that YouTube was liable for copyright violations, a court in France has dismissed a similar lawsuit. Also: Samsung released its new smartphone in Europe, and Russian search engine Yandex unveiled a music subscription app for iPhones.
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Dutch Officials Do Battle With Pirate Hordes May 11, 2012 
Today in international tech news: The Netherlands takes its blockade of The Pirate Bay a step further, ordering links and access tips be removed from the Net. Elsewhere, streaming service Ustream is attacked in an apparent attempt to cripple feeds coming out of Russia, data roaming charges in the EU get set to plunge, and China's Internet censors try to mute 70 million people.
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Big Red Picks Color for New Video Venture May 07, 2012 
Verizon Wireless has reportedly entered a multi-year partnership with Color, the mobile social network company launched last year by serial entrepreneur Bill Nguyen of Lala fame. Color offers an app for the iPhone and Android that lets users broadcast live video clips 30 seconds long to their Facebook friends.
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Adobe Squeezes More Security Into - and More Cash Out of - Flash March 28, 2012 
In its ongoing quest to keep Flash relevant in the face of strong competition from HTML5, Adobe on Wednesday announced Flash Player 11.2, featuring a silent updates option to enhance the platform's security. Improving the security of Flash Player through silent updates is critical because more than 99 percent of malware installations succeed by targeting out-of-date software installations, Adobe said.
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Vendor Videos With a Spark of Personality February 01, 2012 
I take briefings from all sorts of vendors every day, from established companies with a new release to emerging companies with what they hope will be The Next Great Idea that the market will seize on. I am always happy to give my opinion and advice, and sometimes it's even taken. But I am usually reticent to write about most of them simply because it's not my job to provide free advertising.
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Minitube Puts More You in YouTube January 04, 2012 
YouTube is a great source for watching an eclectic collection of videos on music, human stupidity and worldly comedy. But I find it much too easy to go far afield as I click on "also watched" videos when viewing a particular topic line. Minitube solves that problem for me.
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YouTube Designs a More TV-Like Experience December 05, 2011 
Google has launched a major interface redesign for YouTube. This latest change revamps the site overall. It also provides a new home page and simpler, customizable channels. "We want to grow the amount of time people spend on the site, and we feel that growing channels is a way to help them find the videos they love," YouTube spokesperson Chris Dale told TechNewsWorld.
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Peering Into the Future of Online Video July 15, 2011 
2010 saw many large retailers experiment with online video. According to eMarketer, nearly three quarters of all U.S. retailers featured video on their sites in Q4 of 2010, which is up 55 percent from a year earlier. They created homepage videos, how-to videos and select product videos on their websites and other channels such as YouTube.
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4 Amazing Technology Waves That Will Change Your Life July 11, 2011 
Last week, Facebook launched its video chat. Saying this was going to be an "awesome" announcement and then showcasing basic video chat and group text chat was, and I'm being kind, disappointing. Still, Facebook does have something amazing here -- I just don't think it's worked out yet. But I do think this is the beginning of something big.
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Mixed Messages: If a Picture's Worth 1,000 Words, What's a Video Worth? May 12, 2011 
Say you're a real estate agent, and you want to show a new listing to your client. You don't want to just email a link to information about the house, however; you want to personalize it somehow. Like, perhaps, with a video of yourself describing and selling the good points of that property to your potential buyer. Sound complicated? With video email services, it's as easy as switching on your webcam.
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Product Videos Get Customers in a Buying Mood April 12, 2011 
The more we invest in something, the more committed we are to a successful outcome. Obvious enough, but what this investment of time and effort means is that we are now more motivated to follow through on our initial interest in the form of action.
Enticing your shoppers to stay on your site and engage with your products not only increases brand awareness, but also increases the likelihood of a sale.
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Microsoft Lends EC's Google Probe a Helping Hand March 31, 2011 
Microsoft is filing a formal antitrust complaint with the European Commission as part of the commission's investigation into possible Google violations of European competition law.
Google holds about 95 percent of the European search market. The complaint involves Google restraining competition by limiting search and Windows Phone access to YouTube and other services Google owns.
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Myspace Rearranges Furniture, Slaps On Fresh Coat of Paint October 27, 2010 
Myspace announced a site redesign Wednesday as it attempts to cement its position as an entertainment niche in social networking and stem the flow of users to the exit door. The News Corp. unit is seeking to become the online destination for "social entertainment" -- a place where Gen Y'rs can share music and videos, as well as share likes and dislikes with fellow fans.
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7 Tips for Tapping Into the Product Video Sales Bonanza September 15, 2010 
As the summer comes to an end, most people are thinking about the back-to-school season, but retailers around the world are already focusing on the winter holiday season ahead. They're assessing inventory and developing marketing strategies, aiming to steer more traffic to their e-commerce sites. They're also looking for ways to improve their sites' stickiness, engagement rates and conversion rates.
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YouTube Gives Live Streaming a Spin September 13, 2010 
YouTube began a limited two-day test of live streamed video on Monday, partially fulfilling years of rumors that the Google-owned service would enter the live market currently dominated by players such as Livestream, UStream and Justin.tv. The experiement began on Monday with shows from Rocketboom, Howcast, Indy Mogul, Barely Political and JR Sport Brief.
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