YouTube Go turns YouTube into offline video portal

Google and the SEO industry seem to be in a constant state of battle. Algorithm changes like Panda, along with updates like Penguin have made it increasingly difficult to manipulate Google's search results. Livelihoods are at stake on either side of the fence, and if there's a middle ground somewhere, we should probably look for it. A leading group of SEO experts will be debating these issues and also discussing a proven formula to ensure one has the best possible rankings, marketing and ROI for your online business presence or website. The debate starts at 12:00 CAT (GMT+2), and...

Google Research earlier shared some breakthrough research to come out of MIT. This time, the research does not just influence the world of social or search — it is research that has the potential to break boundaries in medicine, the military and even law enforcement. The new video technique, called Eulerian Video Magnification, is designed to magnify subtle changes in the world. The system basically works by taking a video (or even still images) and comparing the changes that happen on a pixel level. These pixels are then amplified and their movement is exaggerated to make the change readily apparent....

Social media's a powerful business tool. In the wrong hands it can do serious damage to your company's reputation. In the right hands it can help avert a crisis. But if you want it to work, you have to get it right first -- and a lot of the world's most powerful companies are getting at least one aspect of it wrong. The latest findings from tech research company Gartner suggest that only 50% of Fortune 1000 companies will see worthwhile returns from their social Customer Relationship Management (CRM) campaigns. Perhaps of greater concern, though, is...

Think you're dedicated to Apple fanboy? Sorry but those Instagrammed photos of your Mac (taken with your iPhone of course) have nothing on the love developers have for the Cupertino-based tech giant. According to the latest findings from research company Flurry Analytics, nearly 70% of the new apps are built for iOS. A paltry 31% are built for Android. So while Google's mobile OS might be winning the mobile OS wars in pure number of handsets shipping with it, it's not winning the hearts and minds of developers. The research company reckons that one reason...

Online dating site eHarmony has confirmed that it too suffered a hack on its password database. In an official blog post, the company said that the attack had affected a minority of its user base: After investigating reports of compromised passwords, we have found that a small fraction of our user base has been affected. We are continuing to investigate but would like to provide the following actions we are taking to protect our members. In the wake of news that some 6.5-million LinkedIn passwords had been leaked, eHarmony immediately reset the afflicted passwords. It also sent out an...

Google is set to give Google Earth for mobile a radical 3D makeover. The internet today announced that it will begin adding 3D models to entire metropolitan areas to Google Earth on mobile devices. According to Google's VP of Engineering for Google Maps Brian McClendon, this is possible "thanks to a combination of our new imagery rendering techniques and computer vision that let us automatically create 3D cityscapes, complete with buildings, terrain and even landscaping, from 45-degree aerial imagery". He says that Google is aiming to have 3D coverage for metropolitan areas with a combined population of...

Viral sensations Die Antwoord have dropped the latest video from their album Ten$ion. The video for "Baby's on Fire" swaps the gritty black and white scenes of "I Fink U Freeky" for the bright neon of white trash, working class suburbia. In the video, Ninja plays Yolandi's overprotective brother who is constantly outwitted by her collection of lovers. Oh and each of them has some insane skill in one form of vehicle or another. Looks like a return to classic Die Antwoord then. Die Antwoord shot to fame, at least in part, by using social media to...

Twitter's growing up. At least that seems to be the message coming from the social network as it announced changes to its design. For a start, the bubbled typeface and lower case "t" are being chucked out, because there's "no longer a need" for them. Twitter you cold, cruel bastard. Throwing innocent typefaces out onto the street like that. You should be ashamed. From now on, the social network will only be one "universally recognisable" symbol: that little blue bird. As Twitter says: "the bird is everywhere, constantly associated with Twitter the service, and Twitter the company". Clearly it's been...

Google Maps is cool, but it does have its limits, as anyone who's ever travelled anywhere even vaguely remote will tell you. Now the internet giant looks to make the Android version of its popular navigation tool available offline. Huzzah! Users will however be required to have a modicum of forethought and planning, as they'll need to download the map, to use offline later. If you want to do so, simply click on "My Places" tab and you'll be given the option to download an offline map. The feature has reportedly been available from Google Labs for some time...