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Obama's First Weekly YouTube Address [Politics]
gizmodo.com - 11/15/2008
Obama's First Weekly YouTube Address [Politics]
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President-Elect Barack Obama has pledged to deliver weekly "fireside chats" a la FDR via YouTube, and today he posted his first. The content of the video isn't unexpected: he calls for immediate help from Congress to aid unemployment insurance, and calls for all Americans to come together to ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/14/2008
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

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ft.com - 11/17/2008
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

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Hulu To Be Bigger Than YouTube Next Year?
alleyinsider.com - 11/17/2008
Hulu To Be Bigger Than YouTube Next Year?
— alleyinsider.com — In a sign of just how little success Google has had at monetizing YouTube, a research firm is predicting that Hulu will surpass it in US revenue next year. Screen Digest estimates that YouTube will make $100 million in US revenue this year compared ... (more) Hulu To Be Bigger Than YouTube Next Year?

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