- Even YouTube can't distinguish the Samsung Chromebook with Apple's MacBook Air Samsung's latest Chromebook is so similar in exterior design to Apple's MacBook Air that not even YouTube's graphic designers can tell the difference, apparently.
- YouTube SEO: Make your videos more searchable by adding context While the age-old metaphor of 'content is king' is more important than ever in today's Internet of ubiquitous publishing, context must not be overlooked.
- Now you can attach Google Drive files directly to Gmail messages Over the coming days Gmail users will be given the ability to attach files directly from Google Drive to emails without leaving Gmail.
- BBC launches standalone iPlayer Radio app, expands video partnership with YouTube The BBC has launched a new standalone iPlayer Radio app for iPhone, iPad and desktop that grants users access to live audio streams of all of the BBC's radio stations, as well as on-demand archive content.
- YouTube release native PS3 app, controllable via smartphones Starting today, Sony PlayStation 3 owners can enjoy an improved YouTube experience by way of a new native YouTube app on the home entertainment system.
- YouTube adds face blurring technology to encourage online activism YouTube has added face blurring technology to its post-processing toolset in a bid to encourage greater visual anonymity online, a feature that is says will be particularly beneficial to those involved in human rights activism.
- Google+ Hangouts On Air comes out of beta, read this terms of service caveat As well as bringing Hangouts On Air out of beta earlier today, Google also took the time to append its Google+ Policies and Principles section with some interesting additions, placing responsibility for all content included in a Hangout solely on the person who initiated it.
- YouTube gets into Christmas spirit, adds falling snow video overlay Although increasingly mild conditions of late suggests with certainty that we won't experience a white Christmas this year (at least here in Ireland), YouTube is attempting to bring some much needed festive cheer by providing a snow overlay option on some of the millions of videos available to watch on the video sharing service.
- Feature film Life in a Day airs on YouTube A cinematic experiment that documents a single day on earth is now available to watch free on YouTube. The feature film, known as Life in a Day, was created from more than 4,500 hours of footage recorded on July 24, 2010 and uploaded to YouTube.
- YouTube to begin selling merchandise, music and concert tickets YouTube has announced plans to allow artists to begin selling merchandise, music and concert tickets directly within their own YouTube channel. The video sharing site also revealed that they receive a massive 800 million visits per month.