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Mobile networking giant MTN has launched the first custom YouTube channel in Africa, something which it hopes will give it an edge in a tough industry with massive ad spend budgets.Custom channels, first unveiled in 2011, allow brands to customise their subscriber engagement and have been used by ...

This is interesting. YouTube is trying to take on the trolls by taking on their biggest weapon: anonymity.The world's most popular video-sharing site has very quietly introduced a dialogue box that opens up when you're about to post a comment.Here's the kicker though, if you don't want to post ...

The mystery around Zeen, the new site from the founders of YouTube will be lifted next week. That's the lowdown from co-founder Chad Hurley, who was speaking at LeWeb London.At the moment, there's precious little information about the site, aside from the promise that it will allow people to ...

Government requests to take down online content are on the rise, even in Western democracies not usually associated with censorship.That's according Google's latest Transparency Report, which disclosing data about such requests as well as traffic patterns and disruptions to Google services from different countries.The internet giant says it ...

Before you start reading this post take a moment and watch the beach scene from Chariots of Fire. If that doesn't get you in the Olympic spirit then nothing will.If you're all hyped up but afraid that you'll be missing out on the action because you're at work at ...

Do you spend your Saturday nights curled up with your new iPad, watching the latest episode of your favourite TV series or flitting through YouTube like the power user you are?No? Well, you’re in the minority, according to the latest global online video statistics from Ooyala. The recent study of ...

There are thousands of social media channels available to us all. From blogging to Facebook, all of these channels are not created equally and for the same purpose. Just because a certain social media channel works well for some businesses, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will work for you.Everywhere you look ...

Many forward-looking companies are having huge success integrating YouTube into their social media strategy. Besides just engaging on the YouTube platform itself, brands can integrate other networks by creating conversations on Twitter or forming communities on Facebook, all tailored around the YouTube video.One example of this is Orabrush. The campaign's ...

Ok, I’ll admit it. I made a mistake. I tried to pack all the awesome hidden Google easter eggs into one article... and, really, there are way more than 17 ‘tricks’ built into Google products or entertaining sites to be found by clicking “I’m feeling lucky”. So, if you’re finished ...

Think back to 2005. What were you doing then? Well Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim were getting ready to launch a site that would completely change the way we view video on the web.Yup seven years ago, YouTube first buffered its way into the world's imagination. Okay ...