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Smartphone: From Threat to Asset

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:55:00 +0000

“Despite a strict policy to use BlackBerry devices, it seems obvious that many of our employees are using the iPhone for both work and play without the knowledge of IT. Apple has made it easy for them to connect to our email service and today’s users are savvy enough to figure out how to configure it, and if they’re not, YouTube provides plenty of instruction. How can IT put the genie back in the bottle?”

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Joost: It coulda been a contender, or not

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:33:34 +0000

The company that was supposed to kill YouTube is finally dead: some of its assets have been sold off to ad network Adconion Media in what's likely a total fire sale.

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Google Improves YouTube Video Search

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Automatic video captioning service is designed to make YouTube searches easier.

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Google Adds Captions to YouTube Search

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Automatic video captioning service is designed to make YouTube searches easier.

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YouTube to add automatic captions to aid deaf

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Google Inc. announced Thursday that it is using speech recognition technology to create automatic captions for certain videos on YouTube, helping the deaf and hearing impaired to access a rapidly growing form of online content. The Mountain View search...

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Facebook becomes third most popular video site

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:28:50 +0000

Facebook has experienced tremendous growth in the number of users watching video on its site, putting it just behind YouTube and Hulu in October.

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Google adding automatic captions to YouTube videos

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:32:20 +0000

Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world. Google Inc. said Thursday it is introducing automatic, machine-generated captions for videos on its YouTube site. The new service, being launched this week, is intended to make online videos accessible...

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Google adds automatic captions to YouTube

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:29:23 +0000

Robo-transcription technology Google is adding new technology to YouTube that can automatically add text captions to videos using speech recognition.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Google adding automatic captions to YouTube videos

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:28:15 +0000

WASHINGTON — Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world. Google said Thursday it is beginning to add automatic, machine-generated captions for videos on its YouTube site.

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YouTube turning on automatic captions

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:30:00 +0000

Google and YouTube engineers plan to show off their work on using Google Voice technology to automatically generate captions for certain YouTube videos.

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YouTube to add automatic captions to aid deaf

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

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Hulu lands first music-label deal

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:27:00 +0000

Music videos are hot property and up to now have been dominated by YouTube. But the top recording companies are branching out.

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YouTube Direct Forgets Payments

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:47:20 +0000

YouTube on Tuesday introduced YouTube Direct , a Web platform designed to help media organizations solicit, screen and rebroadcast video clips submitted by citizen journalists.

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YouTube To Journos: Use Citizen Contributions

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:26:38 +0000

Trained journalists are under increasing pressure from average citizens who are often first to take pictures, shoot video, and report on events as they unfold. Rather than pit them against one another for eyeballs, Google is unrolling YouTube Direct, a way for journalists to reach out to citizen contributors and re-broadcast their videos to regional or national audiences.

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YouTube tries to help media find free 'citizen journalism' videos

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:52:18 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube is trying to help shrinking newsrooms expand their video coverage without increasing their payrolls.

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YouTube Direct: Why Citizen Journalists Shouldn't Care

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:00 +0000

YouTube's new tool lets you upload your footage to news Web sites, but why would you want them to swipe your clips?

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YouTube-Univision Deal: It's a Big One

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Spanish-language network will offer current, full-length programs on YouTube. When will the big networks follow suit?

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Univision to make shows available on YouTube

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:42:20 +0000

LOS ANGELES — Univision, the biggest Hispanic broadcaster in the U.S., said Monday its shows will be coming to YouTube in the new year.

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YouTube Steps Up High Res Videos

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

YouTube will increase the maximum resolution of video uploads to 1080p, to accommodate higher-resolution consumer cameras, starting this week.

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Man allegedly steals bus, posts video on YouTube

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:34:53 +0000

A tour bus is stolen in Vermont. A former employee is apprehended for allegedly taking it on a joyride. Now it appears that he made a video of the alleged theft and posted it to YouTube.

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YouTube to support 1080p high-definition videos

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:08:43 +0000

LOS ANGELES — YouTube says starting next week it will support the same high-resolution video that can now be seen on flat screen TVs.

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YouTube Goes High-Def With 1080p Support

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:53:30 +0000

Starting next week, YouTube users will be able to upload and watch high-definition videos in full 1080p resolution. Have a high-def video camera? Now you can put it to good use.

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YouTube Goes High Definition with 1080p Videos

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:03:00 +0000

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YouTube to get high-def 1080p player

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:17:00 +0000

YouTube exec announces another bump-up in available YouTube resolution.

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