Pakistan now “blocked” You Tube : Pakistan government in Islamabad decided to obscure the popular sites Facebook and YouTube. After the publication of some cartoons of Muhammad considered blasphemous by a court in Lahore, the Telecommunications Authority has decided to block social networking and video sharing site, having failed in the undertaking to persuade the [...]
May
20
2010
20
2010
May
17
2010
17
2010
YouTube fifth Anniversary
YouTube is probably one of the most recognizable brands of the XXI century. YouTube, the video sharing site is owned by Google Inc. It is celebrating its fifth birthday and announced that it has surpassed 2 billion views per day. According to the image information posted on its blog the company has posted that 24 [...]
Apr
1
2010
1
2010
YouTube: streamlined interface and a descent ASCII
If you have seen Youtube this morning you may have noticed that significant changes have affected the site for few hours. This is the new interface in test for 8 months, which was generalized to all users that night.Besides the new logo in style chipped, the interface is simplified. The video information are all grouped [...]
Mar
20
2010
20
2010
Viacom – Google trial turns to the rat race
As part of a complaint for breach of copyright, Google and Viacom have submitted to the court various documents. According to Google, Viacom, which wanted to buy YouTube would have used intermediaries to upload videos, documenting the complaint. The dispute between Google and Viacom, parent of MTV and Paramount Pictures, was in March 2007, when [...]
Mar
19
2010
19
2010
Legal tussle between YouTube and Viacom Inc. gets dirty
A 3-year long legal tussle between media conglomerate Viacom Inc. and service provider YouTube will see a new turn, as a federal judge preparing to release documents that will expose their secrets and other confidential details. In this legal tussle over the copyright law now, details are expected to be disclosed as both the parties are citing [...]
Mar
18
2010
18
2010
Legal battle between YouTube and Viacom Inc. gets dirty
A 3-year long legal tussle between media conglomerate Viacom Inc. and service provider YouTube will see a new turn, as a federal judge preparing to release documents that will expose their secrets and other confidential details. In this legal tussle over the copyright law now, details are expected to be disclosed as both the parties are citing [...]
Mar
7
2010
7
2010
Google You tube added captions there are imperfections, but it deserves to exist
The transcription system has definitely gaining momentum. It is now possible to display subtitles of any video on YouTube in English. The announcement was made by the team of Google in San Bruno, California. Why Google is trying this? the answer simple. First of all it is for the deaf and hard of hearing people [...]
Dec
23
2009
23
2009
Youtu.be launched to make video sharing easy on YouTube
YouTube has launched their own URL shorting service to make sharing videos and channels easier for those sharing it on YouTube. On Tuesday youtu.be, YouTube launched the start of new link shorteners service. The youtu.be will only shorten YouTube video links. These links contains ID of videos they belong to this brings freedom to developers [...]
Dec
22
2009
22
2009
Samsung New Music Centric Phone ‘M5650 Lindy’
Samsung New Music Centric Phone ‘M5650 Lindy’ – Samsung has declared the launch of a new music centric phone i.e. the M5650 Lindy. It has been comprised with most advanced features like 3 mega pixel camera, 2.8 inch touch screen, 3G, Wi-Fi, FM radio, built-in media player and a 3.5mm headset jack. Along with this, [...]
Nov
19
2009
19
2009
Google innovates Auto Caption & Auto-timing on YouTube videos
YouTube experiences more than billion visits daily and with a view to increase its audience and provide more comfort to their users Google has supported the YouTube video with ‘Automatic caption’ and ‘auto-timing’. YouTube videos already have closed caption facility but the latest development brought to them gives a whole new experience to deaf and [...]