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Sharethrough CEO on Why You Should Care About Social Video Ads (Video)

Liz Gannes in Social on February 17, 2011 at 10:34 am PT

Sharethrough is a new kind of ad platform: One focused exclusively on video and social sharing. Basically, it guarantees it can get your funny ad a lot of views.

Viral Video: "Never Say Never" to Bieber (Or the Hair)

Kara Swisher in News on February 11, 2011 at 1:14 am PT

Guess what movie BoomTown is being force-marched to this weekend by the Swisher boys? Not just “Gnomeo & Juliet,” but the debut of the Justin Bieber movie hagiography “Never Say Never” in 3-D is much on the list I was presented without any ability to negotiate terms. Now I’m a BeLieber.

Demand Media Says It's Getting Along Just Fine With Google, Thank You Very Much

Peter Kafka in Media on January 27, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

A quick Q&A with Demand’s Richard Rosenblatt, who says Google’s blog post about going after “content farms” has nothing to do with his company. Also! He really doesn’t like it when people call his company a “content farm.”

YouTube Revenue Doubled Last Year. Which Means…What?

Peter Kafka in Media on January 21, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Growth is good! But we still don’t have any real sense of how much money YouTube generates. And don’t even think about asking about profits.

I Can Has $30M: LOLcats Become Funny Business

Liz Gannes in Social on January 17, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Would the thought of investing $30 million in a set of WordPress blogs and tools for captioning pictures of cats make you laugh out loud?

Video Meme: Hallelujah for Flash Mobs!

Liz Gannes in Social on December 23, 2010 at 6:30 am PT

Flash mobs: They’re no longer elite events for cool kids with secret passwords. This holiday season has seen a remarkable run of flash mobs in North America (and subsequently on YouTube), with both participants and audience members eager to partake in an increasingly democratized art form and then post their experiences online.

YouTube Hands Out $500,000 to Video Makers, Prepares to Spend a Whole Lot More on Next New Networks

Peter Kafka in Media on December 22, 2010 at 3:38 pm PT

Google hands out 500 $1,000 checks to video makers who make cheap, popular clips. It will spend many times that amount to acquire Next New Networks, which specializes in…cheap, popular clips.

Hey Look! That Crazy Stunt Bike Dude Has a New YouTube Video

Peter Kafka in Media on November 24, 2010 at 9:32 am PT

Which happens to be a Red Bull ad. Not that you’d know it….

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Election 2010: The View From YouTube

Voices in News on November 1, 2010 at 3:34 pm PT

Google rolled out some fun facts on last month’s election-related YouTube video views today, with the rankings reflecting viral popularity as much as political viability. For what it’s worth, all 10 of the most viewed News and Politics videos were from Republican campaigns or supporters, and the predominant theme was anger–from the ominously orchestrated “America Rising” to the royally ticked-off, gun-toting, horse-riding candidate for Alabama Ag Commissioner, Dale Peterson. The most popular of the 450 official candidate channels on YouTube was that of Delaware Senate contestant Christine O’Donnell, fueled by her “I’m not a witch…I’m you” video.

Google's Victory Dance: Check Out Our Go-Go Numbers!

Peter Kafka in Media on October 14, 2010 at 3:45 pm PT

After showing off financial numbers that blew away Wall Street’s earnings estimates, what could Google do for an encore? Trot out even more numbers, via a tantalizing but not-that-revealing striptease.