Video games are nice, but Amazon badly wants Twitch to be the next YouTube
This could get interesting. Twitch has reportedly been approaching big stars like Will Smith about streaming live, and it’s likewise been quietly making overtures to …
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Twitch has apparently spooked YouTube into paying big bucks to keep creators happy
What do you do when you’re a well-established, deep pocketed technology giant facing tough competition in the form of savvy upstarts that are increasingly stealing …
Facebook is shedding massive traffic – and it’s apparently flocking to YouTube
Four billion. That, according to a new study shared with CNBC by market research firm SimilarWeb, is how many monthly page visits Facebook has shed in …
All but one major tech platform (Twitter, obviously) has now banned Alex Jones
Major tech platforms have incrementally been pushing content from controversial broadcaster Alex Jones, founder of the conspiracy-peddling site InfoWars, off of their services. Removing some …
YouTube testing a new ‘Explore’ tab on iPhone
YouTube has become notorious for changing its app and website as well as testing new features without involving or even communicating with its community ahead …
YouTube has a secret weapon to keep influencers from leaving for IGTV
“Money talks and the other stuff walks” goes one of those old nuggets of wisdom that’s true whether you’re working for The Man — or …
Three YouTube stars died after falling 100 feet off a waterfall
Ryker Gamble, Alexey Lyakh, and Megan Scraper are three YouTube stars who died on Tuesday after falling off a waterfall in Canada. Gamble, Lyakh, and …
Survey says Netflix is more popular than cable, broadcast TV, and YouTube
An inflection point for the television industry has seemingly arrived as a new survey from financial firm Cowen & Co. shows that Netflix is now …
YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is now available on Android for free
You know that cool feature that lets you watch videos while you’re using other apps? It’s called picture-in-picture (PiP), and YouTube is making it available …
You can subscribe to your favorite YouTube influencers for just $5 per month
Video content creators and their fans should know there’s a new way to sponsor YouTube influencers, a $5 per month channel subscription that was just …
YouTube Music and YouTube Premium available to everyone starting today
Just over a month after officially announcing its two new subscription services, Google launched YouTube Music and YouTube Premium on Monday across seventeen countries. If …
Nintendo Switch will supposedly soon get the feature you’ve been waiting for
It may look like a tablet that can be used to play some of the hottest Nintendo games out there, and not only, but the …
YouTube ‘prankster’ delivers bomb threat to university, seems surprised when cops arrest him
From the first day that YouTube made it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a bank account to upload and monetize videos, “comedians” with …
Teens get social on YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat… not Facebook
Facebook may have a large number of active users which make it the largest social network in the world, but that doesn’t mean everybody gets …
YouTube is testing an incognito mode to let you hide embarrassing searches
Incognito mode has become a standard feature for many apps and programs in recent years, starting with internet browsers. If you’ve ever wanted to conduct …
Will Smith is actually going to do this ridiculous helicopter bungee jump
Some people go to dinner on their birthday or host big parties, especially when reaching certain significant milestones. But if you’re Will Smith and you’re …
This is what Google’s new music streaming service might look like
Google has a complicated relationship with music streaming. On the face of it, Google Play Music is a viable streaming alternative to Spotify or Apple …
Privacy groups complain that YouTube is illegally collecting children’s data
With concerns over online privacy reaching a fever pitch in recent weeks, 20 consumer advocacy groups on Monday filed a complaint with the Federal Trade …
YouTube shooting: Sundar Pichai writes letter to employees, more details emerge about the shooter
A woman on Tuesday afternoon opened fire at Google’s YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, injuring three people before killing herself. A fourth person sustained injuries …
YouTube attack: Shooter dead from self-inflicted gunshot and four victims injured, police say
The San Bruno Police Department has confirmed that a woman opened fire at YouTube’s San Bruno headquarters this afternoon, wounding four victims before dying from …
YouTube has banned videos that promote gun mods and bump stocks
Trolling music fans into subscribing to its paid service is just one of the new features you can expect from YouTube, although not all of …
YouTube will annoy users into paying for its new music streaming service with ads
YouTube is going to start increasing the number of ads that appear between music videos to convince its freeloading users to pay for its upcoming …
YouTube is making it easier than ever to start live streaming from the web
If you’ve ever attempting to live stream on YouTube before, you’re aware that the process is more complicated than it should be. Rather than simply …
YouTube has begun testing picture-in-picture for videos on the web
One of the best features of the YouTube mobile app on iOS and Android is the ability to minimize the video while it is playing …
YouTube’s mobile app is getting a dark mode on iOS starting today
YouTube announced on Tuesday that its mobile app is getting a dark mode, just like its desktop site. Set to roll out on iOS in …
YouTube TV gets $5 more expensive starting tomorrow
Streaming cable TV alternatives are taking the younger generation by storm, but that doesn’t mean that cord-cutters are immune to all of the foibles of …
YouTube TV is adding CNN, NBA basketball and the MLB – but it’ll cost you
YouTube TV is one of the best cord-cutting cable alternatives out there as it currently stands. The pricing and channel line-up is in line with …
YouTube TV streaming service finally arrives on Apple TV and Roku
This week, after months of delay, YouTube TV finally landed on both Roku and Apple TV devices. The streaming service first launched last April on …
Cord-cutter streaming services are off to a flying start, but how long can they last?
2017 was the year that live TV streaming services came out of the nerd corner and truly became mainstream. AT&T’s DirecTV Now, Hulu’s Live TV, …
Google just made it more difficult than ever to make money on YouTube
YouTube has been in the spotlight repeatedly over the past several months, but rarely for anything encouraging. Most recently, the video sharing platform was lambasted …
