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May 06, 2008
PicLens offers a new way to search YouTube
Cooliris, a startup that’s been developing dynamic and immersive new ways to browse the web, continues rolling out new features for its PicLens browser plug-in. Most promising of the news features is the search capability for video site YouTube.
When PicLens launched last June, we were already excited by its ability to create full-screen slideshows to browse photo sites like Flickr. Since then, it looks like the service has gotten a lot more sophisticated, creating an image browsing interface that The New York Times describes as “a three-dimensional space that feels like an unending hallway of images.” Basically, your browser disappears and you fly around in front of a wall of content.
[more] May 02, 2008
YouTube making money is Google CEO's top aim
Google Inc's top priority this year is to make money off its YouTube video-sharing site, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said in a TV interview that sent Google's shares up 4.7 percent.
"I don't think we've quite figured out the perfect solution of how to make money, and we're working on that. That's our highest priority this year," Schmidt said in the transcript of an interview airing on CNBC on Wednesday.
[more] Apr 30, 2008
YouTube creates another star: Barry M signs up Panacea81 for her make up skills
You'll probably be familiar with the name Panacea81 if you read any beauty sites, as she has a cult following on the net for her fab makeup tutorials. Yes I know you expect to see this more on our sister site Kiss and Makeup, but the fact that our own Susi Weaser became a sensation through YouTube makes this worth a mention! Panacea81, a.k.a Lauren Luke was spotted by Barry M on YouTube and they signed her up to train as a makeup artist with them.
[more] Apr 29, 2008
Vancouver police recruit online using YouTube, Facebook
The Vancouver Police Department is hitting the Internet in its latest effort to recruit younger members.
Supt. Steve Schnitzer said yesterday that the VPD’s newly launched Facebook page and YouTube channel are meant to appeal to a younger demographic that may not get its information from traditional news sources.
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