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Conan O’Brien’s Angry YouTube Rant

in Media on May 17, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

YouTube’s videos are now generating two billion views a day. Here are Conan O’Brien’s favorites, plus his views on YouTube: A time-sink that doesn’t make anyone any money, just like the rest of the Web. Angry!

Synchronizing Your Bookmarks on All Your PCs

in Personal Technology on February 4, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt reviews Foxmarks, a tool for synchronizing your bookmarks automatically among all your computers, Windows or Mac, and across all the main brands of Web browsers.

If This Monetization Plan Doesn't Work Out, There's Always the Amazon Tip Jar

in News on October 8, 2008 at 9:34 am PT

It’s been two years since the $1.65 billion acquisition and Google has yet to truly monetize YouTube. And while Google CEO Eric Schmidt insists the company has the “luxury of time” as it searches for ways to recoup its investment in the popular video site, it’s clear the issue is gradually becoming more pressing. “We’re waiting for the innovations,” he said recently. “The innovation will come. We know it will come. We know it’s there.” Could the “it” to which Schmidt refers be the new e-commerce platform YouTube is launching?

If This Monetization Plan Doesn’t Work Out, There’s Always the Amazon Tip Jar

in News on October 8, 2008 at 9:34 am PT

It’s been two years since the $1.65 billion acquisition and Google has yet to truly monetize YouTube. And while Google CEO Eric Schmidt insists the company has the “luxury of time” as it searches for ways to recoup its investment in the popular video site, it’s clear the issue is gradually becoming more pressing. “We’re waiting for the innovations,” he said recently. “The innovation will come. We know it will come. We know it’s there.” Could the “it” to which Schmidt refers be the new e-commerce platform YouTube is launching?