Keep an Eye on Congress
Tuesday January 13, 2009
CSPAN junkies get ready, YouTube is bringing the world a whole new way to watch what goes on in the halls of Congress. The recently introduced House Hub and Senate Hub on YouTube are designed to let lawmakers create their own video channels to promote their agenda and communicate with constituents. The design of the site makes it easy for you to find your local representative and subscribe to his or her videos.
The video introduction from Congressional leaders like Nancy Pelosi and is awkward and strained, but the channel itself has potential as a way to increase political awareness and involvement.
Viral Videos of the Year
Tuesday December 30, 2008
Wondering about the most popular internet videos of the year? The internet video search engine Truveo has its list of the
top videos of 2008, including viral videos, music videos and live moments. Which ones are your favorites?
Earning From YouTube
Monday December 15, 2008
Most people use YouTube for fun and entertainment. But there's a small and growing number of people who use YouTube to earn a living. Through the YouTube Partner program, advertisements are inserted into videos, and the revenue gets split between the producer and YouTube. Read this
New York Times article to learn about some YouTube producers who are already earning six figures a year from their amateur videos.
The Latest in Video Search
Tuesday December 9, 2008
Until recently, internet search engines have relied solely on text to generate results. When you search for videos on YouTube, your results are all based on the text of the video file - the title, tags and description - not the video data itself. A new generation of video search engines is out to change that. Web sites like Video Surf use facial recognition software to analyze videos and deliver search results based on what is in the video, not what is written about it. Theoretically, you could use Video Surf to find videos of Britney Spears, even if her name appears nowhere in the video information. You can read more about Video Surf and other similar video search engines in this article from the New York Times.
