Farm Aid 2010 Live: YouTube Stream and Twitter Updates

By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: October 2, 2010
Filed under: Social Media

Today is the date for an annual Farm Aid concert, and in 2010 you can keep updated much easier than any year before thanks to social media sites and YouTube. Farm Aid 2010 will broadcast a live stream on DIRECTV and YouTube starting at 6pm Eastern Time.

Best Viral Videos of All Time: Evian Roller Babies No:1

By: Peter Chubb | Posted: September 23, 2010
Filed under: Social Media

When it comes to choosing the best viral videos there are so many things to consider, but the best way to do this is by looking at how many people viewed the video. So with that in mind the best to-date has to be the Evian Roller Babies, as this…

Google Pay Per View (PPV) Movies Via YouTube In 2010

By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: August 31, 2010
Filed under: Alternative News

Towards the end of 2009 we first heard about a new movie rental service from Google, which would see Google offer Pay Per View (PPV) movies via YouTube. At the time rumors were trickling out about discussions with Time Warner, Sony, Lions Gate, and other major movie studios.

Paul Allen sues Apple, YouTube, Facebook, Yahoo, eBay and more

By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: August 28, 2010
Filed under: Alternative News

Interval Licensing has brought a lawsuit against 11 big online-based companies, which include Staples, OfficeMax, Netflix, AOL, eBay, Facebook, YouTube, and Apple. According to The Telegraph, Paul Allen controls Interval Licensing.

502 Server Error: YouTube Down

By: Peter Chubb | Posted: July 14, 2010
Filed under: Alternative News

There have been reports that YouTube is down and that users have been receiving a 502 error. I just visited the video website and had no trouble getting on, but it seems that this problem has been intermittent all day. This error was first reported this morning when users tried…

YouTube Hacked: July 2010 hack via comments

By: Gary Johnson | Posted: July 4, 2010
Filed under: Social Media

Video sharing website YouTube has been hacked today by members of the Internet communities 4chan and other computer hackers. They managed to achieve the hack by taking advantage of the site’s comment system.

YouTube Vuvuzela: Have you tried it?

By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: June 24, 2010
Filed under: Social Media

FIFA World Cup 2010 has been a little noisier than normal, and this is thanks to the popularity of Vuvuzela’s. When the World Cup first kicked-off there were complaints about Vuvuzela putting players off, but now we are seeing them everywhere.

YouTube: Rocket Launch UFO

By: Peter Chubb | Posted: June 6, 2010
Filed under: Social Media

There seems to be no end to the power of YouTube, which was evident a couple of days ago when a bright spiraling light appeared in the skies across Australia. The funny thing though was the fact that there was a rocket launch in Cape Canaveral, and it was that…