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US YouTube video views up 50 percent in January: comScore

2010-03-08T14:19:34Z

<div><p>Industry tracker comScore on Monday reported that US online video viewing at YouTube climbed 50 percent in January as compared to the same month a year earlier.</p><p>More than 173.3 million US Internet users watched video online in January, tuning into a total of 32.4 billion videos. The duration...

YouTube turns on captions on millions of videos

2010-03-04T18:33:19Z

<div id="subtitle">YouTube adding captions to millions of videos with new speech-recognition technology</div><div><p>YouTube is adding captions to millions of Internet videos.</p><p>The feature unveiled Thursday expands upon speech-recognition technology that YouTube began using to make captions available on a limited number of videos late last year.</p><p>YouTube's audience will be able to requ...

YouTube extends automatic video captioning

2010-03-04T15:17:05Z

<div><p>YouTube, in a significant development for millions of deaf Internet users, extended automatic caption capability Thursday to all English-language videos on the video-sharing website.</p><p>YouTube users have been able to manually add captions to videos since 2008 and in November of last year the site began offering machine-generated captions for about a dozen partner channels.</p><p>Hiroto Tokusei, ...

3 Google execs convicted of privacy violations

2010-02-24T01:30:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Italian court convicts 3 Google execs of violating privacy in video of abused autistic boy</div><div><p>Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday in allowing a video of an autistic boy being abused to be posted online — a case that has been closely watched for its implications on Internet freedom.</p><p>Judge Osc...

Abortion doctor's killer says he has no regrets

2010-02-22T10:30:06Z

<div><p>The convicted killer of a Kansas abortion provider has little sympathy for the family of his victim, comparing them to the relatives of a hit man in a recording posted online.</p><p>In his first public comments since his trial for the murder of Dr. George Tiller, Scott Roeder a...

Drug violence spurs music-warning bill in Mexico

2010-02-22T11:07:27Z

<div><p>MIAMI (Billboard) - When the Mexican Navy gunned down notorious Mexican drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva in December, tribute videos started popping up on YouTube

Super Bowl-Pete Wentz

2010-02-05T16:00:38Z

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2009 file photo, Pete Wentz attends the launch party for Vevo, a premium music video and entertainment experience, created by Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and YouTube, in

Calif. gay marriage trial re-enacted on Internet

2010-02-22T12:29:34Z

<div id="subtitle">California filmmakers re-enacting gay marriage trial on the Internet</div><div><p>Where there's the Web, there's a way.</p><p>Seeking to overcome a broadcast blackout imposed by the U.S. Supreme Court, a pair of gay Los Angeles filmmakers have undertaken the task of faithful...

Obama TouTube

2010-02-01T15:00:57Z

In this screen capture, President Barack Obama is seen live on the White House YouTube channel, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, from the White House in Washington, answering video and text questions submitted by YouTube. (AP Photo/YouTube)

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Obama follows State of the Union with YouTube

2010-02-22T12:57:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Obama follows up on State of the Union with YouTube interview at White House</div><div><p>There was a fireplace, but no roaring fire, as President Barack Obama sat down Monday for his version of the venerable fireside chat via 21st century technology: a...

Obama YouTube

2010-02-01T14:15:56Z

President Barack Obama is seen on the White House YouTube channel, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, on a computer screen at the White House in Washington, answering video and text questions submitted by YouTube. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Italian regulator criticises proposed Internet bill

2010-02-22T14:35:30Z

<div><p>An Italian government decree seeking to regulate video content on television and the Internet drew criticism Tuesday from the head of Italy's telecommunications regulator, media reports said.</p><p>The new regulations, set for approval on February 5, would require satellite TV channels to obscure pornographic content during daytime and may require websites hosting video to seek a licence fro...

Obama to take questions via YouTube, answer them online

2010-02-22T14:40:05Z

<div><p>President Barack Obama will take questions from the public via YouTube about his "State of the Union" speech on Wednesday and answer them online next week, the White House said.</p><p>White House "New Media" director Facebook, YouTube, and Google fights Italian proposal to vet Internet videos, seen as threat to free expression</div><div><p>Silvio Berlusconi is moving to extend his grip on Italy's media to the freewheeling Internet world of Google and

Capture Home Business Leads With Unique Lead Capture Pages

2010-02-22T16:09:35Z

Author: Laurie Kristensen

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Russian YouTube cop arrested on fraud charges

2010-02-22T16:26:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Russian police officer who decried corruption in YouTube videos arrested on fraud charges</div><div><p>Russia's top investigative body says a police officer who has complained on YouTube of abuse and corruption in the country's law enforcement system has been arrested on fraud charges.</p><p>The

Russia arrests YouTube police whistleblower

2010-02-22T16:33:44Z

<div><p>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday arrested a former policeman who gained national attention by posting a video about police corruption on YouTube, investigators said.</p><p>Former police major Las Vegas records first rainfall of the year. Winter storm warning issued for Spring Mountains, S...