arstechnica.com - 1/19/2009
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Tools for grabbing videos from YouTube have existed for some time now, but Google's video portal began experimenting this weekend with allowing users to download a high-quality H.264 version directly from a video's site. The feature appeared first on the Obama campaign's ChangeDotGov account, ...
lessig.org - 1/16/2009
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lessig.org —
Notice an important new feature in the world
of YouTube -- a "Click to download" link. YouTube...
is rolling this out slowly, initially with content that aspires to be consistent with principles of open government. I'm told it will be offered ...
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Really great news from YouTube
wired.com - 1/19/2009
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wired.com —
In November, not two weeks after winning the
election and still two months from becoming commander in...
chief, Barack Obama brought the government into the 21st century. Or at least that was what we were told when he released his first Web video address ...
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The Wired Presidency: Can Obama Really Reboot the White ...
techcrunch.com - 1/15/2009
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techcrunch.com —
YouTube wants to be on your TV set
bad. It’s squeezing its way in through Apple TV,...
TiVo, and now videogame consoles: the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PS3. Just point those videogame browsers to www.youtube.com/tv and you can now watch a ...
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YouTube Comes To The Wii And PS3, But Not Xbox
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YouTube trying out video downloads?
Tech Digest —
... like Vimeo for ages, but YouTube has avoided it - presumably to quieten the intellectual property issues involved, though anyone can download YouTube videos with a simple Google search. It's likely that content owners will soon see an option as to whether to allow downloads of their videos or not. I hope that many do, and that those who don't begin to feel the pressure to allow it. Just don't expect to be able to download a million music videos tomorrow. YouTube (via Ars Technica) Related posts: YouTube shoots self in foot - mutes all video ...
YouTube Offering Downloadable Videos
WebProNews Feed —
... While entities like Viacom who have viewed YouTube as a legal problem may not find this news particularly exciting, people and businesses who really want their videos to be viewed more have something to look forward to as the feature becomes widespread. David Chartier at Ars Technica writes : The option to easily download YouTube content is no small matter. More than just a site for goofing around on camera, YouTube has become an effective platform for public communication and furthering the careers of creatives and popularity-haulics alike. Some will undoubtedly consider ...
YouTube Downloads: The Begining of Something?
Screenwerk —
... I saw this on Ars Technica: YouTube has begun to offer downloadable videos. Here’s an example:
It’s in the lower left:
I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that this is a test — in a public interested context — of a potential future premium service that will offer movies and TV in perhaps the way that Amazon and iTunes do today. YouTube is already integrated into several set-top boxes and available on TV. It will be more broadly available in the future. It’s not that much of a stretch ...
Around the Web 1.19.09: Inauguration security, Downadup virus, YouTube downloads, ghost hunts online
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
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-- A limousine called "The Beast" and other high-tech tools the Secret Service is using to protect Barack Obama during the inauguration. LAT
-- Obama may be able to keep his BlackBerry after all. CNN
-- YouTube tries letting users download videos (not just stream them), such as Obama's weekly address. Ars Technica
-- Introducing Prototype B of the tablet computer known as the CrunchPad. TechCrunch ...
YouTube Offering DRM-Free Video Downloads (GOOG)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Google's (GOOG) YouTube video service is now offering visitors the ability to download high-quality, DRM-free video files -- at least for a few of its videos. It looks like president elect Barack Obama's ChangeDotGov channel is the only one ...
YouTube Slowly Rolling Out Download Option
AppScout —
... According to Lawrence Lessig, by way of Ars Technica, the option will be offered "more generally" at some undisclosed time in the future.
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