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American al-Qaida and YouTube preacher dead?

Sep 30, 2011
U.S.-born, Anwar al-Awlaki, al-Qaida's "YouTube preacher", is being reported as killed this morning. Awlaki has been reported dead in the past,...

YouTubeTV getting ready to launch

Sep 27, 2011
YouTube is getting closer to launching channels with original content. Like, really soon. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that YouTube will...

Google spending half a billion dollars for YouTube content?

Sep 16, 2011
We know that Google pretty much biffed it with last year's launch of Google TV because it couldn't get content partners to play along and provide...

YouTube founders try to resurrect Delicious

Sep 12, 2011
The web bookmarking site Delicious, or del.icio.us was hugely popular among heavy internet users who had some degree of web expertise (webpertise?)...

Google and Fox News team up for a GOP debate later this month.

Sep 2, 2011
It will be streamed live to YouTube. Interactive features might include online voting for which questions should be asked. This isn't an especially...

Johnny Carson has a YouTube channel

Aug 11, 2011
This is the real promise of technology. Informing the young people that things weren't always this bad on The Tonight Show. That Conan wasn't the...

Lloyd Dobler will play you whatever song you like. Thank you Internet.

Aug 10, 2011
Remember Lloyd Dobler? "I'm the distraction that's going with her to England" Lloyd Dobler? "I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen" Lloyd...

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YouTube will stream music festivals

Jul 22, 2011
Music fans will be able to watch Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits festival on YouTube for free, the company announced. Look for the...