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As YouTube Comes Of Age, Google Eyes Studios

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Google Inc. (GOOG) is taking a hands-on approach to revamping the Hollywood star system. The Mountain View, Calif., company is spending more time and money on the creators of YouTube videos, in a bid to dra [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Google launches YouTube and Google+ project to connect retur...

In 2010, Dan Savage launched the "It Gets Better Project" to connect gay teens with video messages of support from older gay people. The site now has thousands of video messages and has been credited with saving the lives of LGB [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Google integrates YouTube, Chrome more deeply into Google+

In a bid to enhance sharing on its upcoming social network, Google has integrated its video-sharing site YouTube and its Chrome browser more deeply into Google+. Vic Gundotra, Google's senior vice president for engineering, said YouTu [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

To lure cable TV viewers, Google adds ‘channels’ to YouTube

YouTube, the Google-bought video collection, is going pro-am. Its weekend announcement that it plans to launch 100 new “channels” of professionally made video to its oh-so-amateur core could move Kansas City, especially, away [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

How Google makes money off YouTube mobile

It should come as no surprise that content providers want to make money from YouTube, particularly on smartphones, which are among the hottest-selling gadgets on the planet. What you may find surprising is that once Google figured out a w [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Google uploads movie service to YouTube

Google has quietly launched a movie rental service on YouTube. Now you can watch selected new and old releases on YouTube for the usual rental prices — $3.99-$4.99 — or in some cases even for free. (Because who wants to pay fo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Google Plus Hangout makes YouTube debut

If you’re on Google Plus, and have used YouTube lately, you must’ve noticed a new addition. A single click of ‘Share’ now gives you an option to watch the YouTube video with your friends, by simply starting off a & [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Is Google looking to buy Hulu to bolster YouTube?

It’s no secret that Hulu is on the block, but exactly who is looking to buy the online TV service has led to intense speculation. One day Microsoft is the hot candidate; the next day, it’s Yahoo. Now the Los Angeles Times is r [...]

Posted On : Jul, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Is Google taking the ‘you’ out of YouTube?

In September 2006, college student Philip DeFranco set up a YouTube channel to share his thoughts on news and show-business. Five years on, the Philip DeFranco Show has more than 1.5m subscribers and costs, by his own estimate, $25,000 a [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Google Video shuts down, YouTube preferred

Google tried manhandling the online video industry with the hopes of competing with YouTube when it created Google Video in January 2005; the product quickly became a minor contender when it couldn't compete with the global giant. Ho [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Google seen bolstering YouTube content

The Wall Street Journal reported that Google’s /quotes/comstock/15*!goog/quotes/nls/goog (GOOG 573.99, -0.19, -0.03%) continued efforts to develop YouTube — which the Internet giant acquired at a considerabl [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Google to Pay $1000 to 500 YouTube Partners

I'm sure you must have heard of Google's YouTube Partner program, where you can become a partner and earn revenue for your videos (provided they are good). Apparently it is doing very well as they have over 15,000 partners worldw [...]

Posted On : Dec, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Google pays French royalties on YouTube clips

It is certainly a bit baffling how the content cops chase after file-sharers willy-nilly while the biggest - and indeed most most commercial - video-based site on the whole Interwibble operates largely unhindered. But in a new deal thras [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Google Woos Mirimax For YouTube Offerings

In a bid to attract more advertising and turn profits with YouTube, online search giant Google has been gradually adding professional content to the video hosting site it purchased four years ago for more than 1.5 billion dollars. G [...]