YouTube Takes It to the Next Level

YouTube is aiming to create 25 hours of programming per day with the help of some of the top names in traditional TV. The Google-owned site is spreading its wealth among producers, directors, and other filmmakers, using a $100 million

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Entertainment Trumps Politics

I popped around the Chinese youtube / hulu site mentioned and linked to at the bottom of the article. Great fun, you should check it out. I have no idea what I watched. Maybe you can tell me? Google’s decision

College Application Videos

Application videos are no longer just for Elle Woods! And further documentation that teen girls are a super-engine of content creation on the web. This year Tufts University, for the first time, officially accepted short YouTube videos that students could

A YouTube Star Makes It Big

Susan Boyle is an example to file away for every conversation you have to have with clients about whether or not clicks online can actually turn into dollars somewhere down the line. The answer is most definitely yes. The show

Old Dogs Learn Some New Tricks

Two interesting examples of decidedly un-digital entities taking steps into the world of apps, tweets and all things online, technological and social. Expect a follow-up in the coming months to check on their progress. Bill Cosby promotes his new album

Job of the Future: YouTube Concierge

The San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino has expanded the role of one of its staff members to include filming resort guests. The staff member has a new title: “You Tube Concierge.” This person adds to his daily duties

Soldier Blogs

The Department of Defense is on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube—but it has mixed feelings about soldiers’ online lives. The New York Times reports that the Pentagon is expected to issue a new policy on social media next week, and

Must…Make….Now

Hopefully Lego won’t come after me if I make these – how awesome is this! For fun type “Legos Gone Wild” into YouTube and see some other creative geek output. As I always say, Lego makes a great case study

That Wedding Video

Chris Brown’s people couldn’t have asked for better PR. Here’s hoping it doesn’t make people forget why he’s been shunned in the first place. Over the last ten days (July 30, 2009), 12 million people have watched Jill Peterson and