Tag: YouTube

Social Content vs. Big Media Content: Do You Have to Pick a Side?

December 11, 2006August 20, 2008 Bob Caswell 6 Comments

Wow. The Blogosphere is all a buzz today on what seems to be a battle for which you’re supposed to pick a side. The major stories have to do with YouTube allowing CBS to filter comments on its videos and have them on a separate page (rather than right below the video itself) and the New York Times adding, that is, “surrendering to” social news (meaning, you can submit NYTimes articles directly to Digg, Newsvine, or Facebook from within an article).

Mix that with the lingering rumor that Fox, Viacom, CBS, and NBC might have a YouTube competitor in the works, and you have all sorts of opinions flying!

Internet, Media, Tech News, Web 2.0

YouTube Is Now a Verb And an Adjective

October 17, 2006August 19, 2008 Bob Caswell 4 Comments

The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) explains how YouTube is following in the steps of Google and TiVo: It’s now a verb and an adjective. Politicians are calling this midterm election “the first YouTube election.” They are posting videos to YouTube that show their opponents’ less-than-impressive moments. Never before have we had such an easy way to see politicians using insulting racial terms or falling asleep at hearings. But it gets better…

Google, Internet, Media, Web 2.0

Google Buys YouTube for $1.65 Billion

October 9, 2006August 19, 2008 Bob Caswell 1 Comment

Google agreed to buy closely-held YouTube in an all-stock deal worth about $1.65 billion, its largest acquisition to date. The terms state that YouTube will initially retain a significant measure of independence, keeping its current brand, offices, and employees. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

Google, Media, Microsoft, Tech News

YouTube Stats Revealed, Total Viewing Time: 9,305 Years!

August 30, 2006August 19, 2008 Bob Caswell 48 Comments

The extremely popular video sharing site YouTube doesn’t make a point of revealing its size, user activity, or demographics. But Lee Gomes of the Wall Street Journal pieced together much of that information by “scraping” YouTube for data. Here are the main stats uncovered:

Google, Internet, Media, Tech News, Web 2.0