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Obama’s first address to the nation on YouTube
Obama’s first address to the nation on YouTube
This is just brilliant. As we wrote about yesterday, President-elect Obama will be giving weekly video addresses alongside the radio addresses that have become routine for previous administrations. The big key for these video addresses is that all of them will be placed on the largest Internet ...
The YouTube Presidency
voices.washingtonpost.com — By Jose Antonio Vargas The White House has gone YouTube. Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly Democratic address not just on radio but also on video -- a first. The address, typically four minutes long, will be turned into a YouTube ... (more) The YouTube Presidency
FT.com / Companies / Media - Rival forecast to catch YouTube
ft.com — YouTube is in danger of being upstaged commercially by a smaller upstart backed by News Corporation and NBC Universal as the video-sharing site struggles to make its massive global audience appeal to advertisers. Hulu, a video site showing only ... (more) FT.com / Companies / Media - Rival forecast to catch YouTube
● High quality YouTube video hack
kottke.org — You may have noticed that the video of Burn-E I embedded looked a bit better than a normal YouTube video. YouTube has been quietly offering high-quality versions of some of their videos for quite some time via a "watch in high quality" link just ... (more) ● High quality YouTube video hack
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President-elect Barack Obama is showing he is Web savvy. He plans a weekly YouTube address and also says incoming staff will get Net background checks.
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An analyst is forecasting that Hulu's revenue will rival YouTube's next year.