Google now owns YouTube.xxx
Google probably acquired a bunch of domain names with .xxx extension to save themselves the headache of going after them at a later stage. The most important of these is probably YouTube.xxx which is now owned by them. The domain…
Google announces acquisition of RightsFlow for their YouTube platform
Google has announced that they have acquired RightsFlow to help with their YouTube video sharing platform. The company said: Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve acquired RightsFlow, a New York-based company that helps songwriters, recording artists, record labels, distributors…
Google launches the new look YouTube
Google has finally launched a new look YouTube. This is not the Cosmic Panda experiment they launched a while ago. The new layout is less drastic and is focused on enhancing the user’s homepage and channel pages. The idea is…
Colombia gets their own personalized YouTube now!
Google has announced another localized edition of their YouTube video sharing platform. Colombia is the latest one to get their own local edition at youtube.com.co. Google said that web users in this country would get highlighted content from within their…
Google launches much more useful YouTube Analytics
Google has finally launched a more powerful analytics platform on their YouTube service. The company already had a limited feature available through Insights. Now, it has turned into a fully featured analytics platform. This should make a lot of content…
YouTube trying to gain control of domain typos
Google has filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum seeking control of some domain names that are typos of their YouTube platform. The domains listed in the complaint are: youtbe.com youtub.com youtue.com youube.com yutube.com Some of these domains are…
Google TV gets updated apps for Photos and YouTube
Google has released updated apps for the photo viewer and the YouTube video player. The company said: We said that we’d improve your Google TV on an ongoing basis, and today we’re introducing new experiences for your YouTube and Photos…
YouTube launches Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks movies on their network for renting
Google has announced that they are now offering some movies from the archives of Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks on their YouTube network for renting. Some of the newly added content includes movies like Alice in Wonderland, Winnie the Pooh, Cars,…
YouTube HTML5 video player gets some major improvements!
GOS Blog has reported that Google has made major updates to the HTML5 player offered on YouTube as an option. The new player provides most of the features offered by the default Adobe Flash player. You get similar options in…