Tagged: YouTube
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Viral videos of the week: a scared kitty, men in labour and the internet of toys News
19.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week’s selection features Facebook in real life, an autocue prank, an easily spooked cat, a... -
Nintendo exerts its right to profit from user-generated videos on YouTube News
17.05.2013 Videos of gameplay on Nintendo video games uploaded by YouTube users will, in some cases, be accompanied by advertising that generates revenue for Nintendo only, with nothing... -
#io2013 – Google+ gets a revamp with new multi-column layout News
16.05.2013 Google’s social network Google+ has been given a bit of a facelift, moving away from the linear stream to a more progressive multi-column layout. Google senior vice-president... -
Ex-Google products chief launches social network for graduates and employers News
14.05.2013 Collegefeed, a new social network led by former Google head of product marketing Sanjeev Agrawal, opens its doors today. The new social network describes itself as a kind of... -
Harlem Shake goes out with a bang, literally (video) News
14.05.2013 You Harlem Shakers, you’ve had it coming! For some of us who found the Harlem Shake meme tedious and a bit of an overkill, a new video showing a Harlem Shake attempt gone wrong... -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s Space Oddity is first music video filmed in space (videos) News
13.05.2013 Former International Space Station (ISS) commander Chris Hadfield, who will make his return journey to Earth today, has recorded a fitting tribute to his time aboard the ISS,...Categories: Social Media, Digital Media -
Viral videos of the week: Spock vs Spock treadmill dancing, and a Mother’s Day tribute News
12.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features old Spock taking on new Spock, a treadmill dance to rival OK GO, Charles Ramsey... -
Tech start-up of the week: Guidecentral News
12.05.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Guidecentral, a free mobile app for people to share and discover knowledge around everything from handmade crafts to home decor, fashion and... -
End of an era? YouTube launches paid subscription channels News
10.05.2013 It looks like YouTube’s era of free online video is coming to an end as the social video network launches a small selection of fee-based subscriptions with an assurance that... -
YouTube claims removal of controversial David Bowie music video was a mistake News
09.05.2013 Video-streaming site YouTube is the place to go to watch music videos these days, but the recent religious-themed promo for 'The Next Day' by David Bowie was pulled from the... -
Google celebrates graphic designer Saul Bass with vibrant video doodle News
08.05.2013 To mark what would have been the 93rd anniversary of his birth, Google has given US graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass a fitting tribute: an animated video doodle based on... -
Viral videos of the week: Cinco de Mayo, Steven Spielberg’s ‘Obama’ and the talking dead News
05.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features dubbed zombies, a tricky question for non-Spanish speakers, another stab at... -
It’s a cat fight! Makers of Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat sue Warner Bros, 5th Cell Media News
03.05.2013 The makers of two of the biggest cat-based memes of all time – Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat – are taking on the might of Warner Bros and video-game maker 5th Cell Media in a...Categories: Multimedia, Marketing, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Viral videos of the week: puppies, space photography and Coachella’s lying music fans News
28.04.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features some bare-faced lies from Coachella, more deceit from RTÉ News, Daft Punk as... -
‘Story bud?’ filmmaker on a mission to document Irish slang News
25.04.2013 Irish filmmaker Jenny Keogh is attempting to crowdfund a feature film that will take a close look at the unique phrases that crop up in the vernacular of each county of Ireland. -
YouTube turns 8 - celebrating with its top 8 videos News
23.04.2013 YouTube has reaped well more than 1trn views - that's about 140 views for every person on the planet - during its existence. The video-sharing site marks its eighth anniversary... -
Viral videos of the week: men’s ‘real beauty’, an experiment in space, and an oddball cat News
21.04.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features an experiment performed by astronaut Chris Hadfield, Harrison Ford’s refusal to... -
Psy continues to crush Justin Bieber’s YouTube records with new video for ‘Gentleman’ News
15.04.2013 South Korean rapper Psy was crowned king of YouTube last year when his music video for K-pop hit ‘Gangnam Style’ became the first video ever to breach 1bn views on the network.... -
Twitter Music gives Ryan Seacrest something for the weekend, but rest of us left waiting News
15.04.2013 Coachella has passed without much noise from Twitter’s music app, which was expected to launch at the California music festival last weekend. While select artists and... -
Viral videos of the week: zombie deaths, a touching moment, and random rapping News
14.04.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features a seven-year-old’s college football touchdown, grisly special effects from The...