Is a Tablet the Only TV You Need? - By Kevin Sintumuang. It started out of laziness: Put on sweatpants, plop on couch, search for remote. It’s not on the coffee table—but, hey, here’s an iPad! I check some emails, detour to Facebook and Twitter, click a link to a video of a baby chewing the bars of his crib. Why am I here again? Oh right: the TV. I bounce from video app to video app. While planting your face in front of a tiny screen is perfectly acceptable on trans-Atlantic flights, it can be a little odd at home. Read the rest of this post on the original site » Who killed YouTube on the iPhone -- Apple or Google? | The Social Analyst. YouTube will no longer come standard on the iPhone and iPad, and the Internet is jumping to conclusions as usual. The next version of Apple's mobile OS -- iOS 6 -- will be missing the familiar YouTube app from its home screen. Instead, users will have to download a new YouTube app from the App Store.
Apple claims it's simply because its five-year deal with Google has expired, while Google isn't even talking about the circumstances of YouTube's departure from Apple's devices. Apple and Google don't exactly like each other, and Apple has been systematically purging Google's influence from its flagship OS. That's why everyone seems to be concluding that YouTube's disappearance from iOS is all Apple's fault. Apple killing YouTube on iPhone just happens to be the last straw. I'm upset too. Now that Google is in charge of the YouTube app again, I suspect it will become a lot faster, smarter, and feature-rich. Here's the truth: both sides wanted this deal to end.
Viddy Opens Up Its APi. Today, social video sharing site Viddy has made a huge leap towards becoming a powerhouse. The company has announced the availability of its API, which will allow developers to build around the platform and come up with new ways to share videos. In a blog post, the company has challenged developers to come up with cool things and is offering a $10,000 prize: During August and September we’ll work with you, and our developers, on adoption of the apps you build, as well as promotion to our 40 Million+ Viddy Community. On Friday, September 28th Team Viddy will pick our favorite API partner, and fly you (or your team of up to 4 people) to Venice Beach for an interview at Viddy. The cash prize of $10,000 will be awarded at Viddy HQ. Here’s a look at the new Viddy developer portal: An important part of cracking the next level of video innovation is having an powerful platform to build on top of.
New Mom Battling Cancer Tells Her Story in YouTube Series. Joanna Montgomery gave birth to her first child, a healthy baby girl, at age 44. Though her pregnancy was high-risk because of her age, her daughter Magnolia was born in an emergency C-section in December 2011. That is, until her doctors discovered a tumor on her fallopian tube while she was in labor. Had it not been for her pregnancy, her tumor may not have been discovered until it was more serious.
Nevertheless, the new mom is now battling an aggressive cancer. She is now sharing her fight against cancer with the world, through a 10-episode YouTube documentary, Baby, It's Cancer created by CafeMomStudios. SEE ALSO: Dying Cancer Patient Turns to YouTube to Try to Meet Katy Perry Montgomery has now undergone emergency surgery followed by 18 weeks of chemotherapy. YouTube's Salar Kamangar on Building a Video Channel Ecosystem - John Paczkowski - Dive Into Media. Entrepreneur Mark Cuban once said “only a moron would buy YouTube,” the implication being that Google was exactly that for purchasing the popular video site. That was back in 2006. Six years later, the site is a juggernaut — by far, the largest online video content property around. And Salar Kamangar is the guy charged with ensuring its continued success and stewarding its increasingly important relationship with Hollywood.
Onstage at D: Dive Into Media this afternoon, Kamangar talked about the transformation YouTube is currently undergoing. “We are channelizing YouTube the product,” Kamangar said. “We want for YouTube to become the platform for the new video channel ecosystem developing on the Web.” Kamangar said that video on the Web is becoming much more niche-driven; and importantly, participatory. The theory behind the channelization of YouTube is that users will simply set a niche channel, and then Google will just serve up related content. And user engagement with ads. Chrisbrogan.com — Learn How Human Business Works - Beyond Social Media. YouTube tests redesign highlighting Google+ videos, subscriptions etc. 13 November '11, 10:00pm Follow This morning, we received a tip pointing out some serious user interface redesigns on YouTube. Don’t rush off to take a peek just yet, though — the changes haven’t been rolled out to everyone.
Google’s been known to test redesigns with small subsets of users, so it’s expected that only a few folks will be seeing the makeover. Besides the generally updated look, one of the more important changes here is the focus this redesign will put on shared content from Google+. This move should take Google one step closer towards extending the social platform more heavily into each of its products. Also, an emphasis on user subscriptions is a good way to keep people coming back to specific channels. Assuming the new look tests well among those with access, it’s likely you will soon be seeing the following changes. YouTube Redesign Highlights: These are the most apparent changes, though it’s possible we may have missed some key elements. Want more? Social TV Just Got Real With Hulu On Facebook. Hulu does TV shows better than just about everyone. In fact, other than YouTube, Hulu attracts the highest level of engagement of any web video platform (with the average web viewer watching an average of 3.2 hours a month).
That being said, Hulu has never done social particularly well. Sure, users interact on Hulu discussion boards, tweet clips to friends, and share shows on Facebook, but the platform has long been in need of a better way to find and share TV shows and movies. So, today at F8, Hulu announced the launch of a brand new Facebook app, which endeavors to make the Hulu experience social. How exactly? For Hulu users this means getting to watch the video platform’s content directly within Facebook. The videos you watch on Hulu are automatically shared with friends (approval is needed, thankfully).
The coolest part? We welcome you, Hulubook. <a href=" “>Check it out for yourself here. Exclusive: Majority of YouTube views from Non-English audience — Online Video News. YouTube Reportedly Forking Out $100M For TV-Esque Content. The world’s foremost video-sharing playground may be more or less enough for its users, who want nothing more than to put their freestyles and kitten videos online, but it’s still on its way to becoming the money-making machine Google wants it to be. And while hamsters eating popcorn garner millions of views, they’re not the easiest to sell targeted ads for, and that’s where the money is.
So according to the Wall Street Journal and its mysterious “people familiar with the matter,” YouTube is finalizing a big content push with studios and networks, laying out $100 million to get some exclusive and high-quality content. Also, something probably related to The X-Factor. The WSJ mentions some potential partners, which I am putting in a list here for clarity purposes: Tony HawkWarner BrosNews Corp’s ShineReveilleFremantleMedia LtdBermanBraunElectusEveryday Health IncIconic Entertainment LLCDECAVerso Entertainment The issue is that right now ad rates for YouTube are bargain bin prices. Exclusive: Majority of YouTube views from Non-English audience — Online Video News. 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Buzz This Week [CHART] When we discovered last week that zombies account for $5.74 billion of the U.S. economy, we weren't surprised to see The Walking Dead top the cable list for most social TV show.
Now if only zombies cared as much about money as they do brains... The following chart breaks down the stats on the TV shows with the most social buzz. Be sure to check in every Monday for new social TV stats by following the "Social TV Charts" topic. Then sound off in the comments below why you think shows like Bad Girls Club jumped to spot number three this week. We'll admit, we're stumped.
Hulu Plus coming to Nintendo Wii and 3DS by the end of the year. 21 October '11, 03:02pm Follow In a bid to build out its media offerings on its consoles and handheld gaming devices, Nintendo has announced it has struck a partnership with Hulu to deliver Hulu Plus TV shows and movies to the Wii and the 3DS by the end of the year. When the service goes live, Wii and Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to stream thousands of TV episodes wirelessly, signing up via a Hulu subscription that will cost $7.99 a month with a smattering of advertising (Nintendo says a limited amount).
The Japanese gaming giant also announced it will roll out a new Nintendo 3DS update, delivering new features that will include the ability to record 3D videos, new titles and a new animated 3D video from Dreamworks. The four new downloadable Nintendo games and applications will be available via the Nintendo eShop. Panasonic's new Social TV app puts Twitter and Facebook next to your TV shows. Consumers Will Be Able To Access Social Media Apps While Watching Other Content On Their VIERA HDTV SECAUCUS, NJ (November 1, 2011) – Panasonic, a leader in Full HD 3D technology and built-in TV web entertainment, today announced the launch of a new Internet Social Network application, Social TV, that will be available on VIERA Connect1-equipped 2011 VIERA HDTVs and subsequent models.
The app allows one to access social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook while also enjoying programming simultaneously on their VIERA HDTV. Panasonic also announced the addition of a new gaming application from PlayJam and a movie/video channel dedicated to Bollywood, called BigFlix. These three applications come with no additional fee. BigFlix will allow users to access Bollywood Video on Demand2, while PlayJam is a game channel with multiple game apps.
The Social TV app is the latest application to be added to Panasonic's continuing expansion of its Internet services.