Michelle Slavich has been brought on as executive VP, global publicity and strategy, at Warner Bros. Pictures. Slavich comes to Warner Bros. Pictures from Google, where she most recently served as head of entertainment communications for YouTube. In the last two years, her team launched over 50 … Read More
Like it or not, social media is the communication form of the future — not just in the U.S., but worldwide. Just Facebook and Twitter combined reach 1.8 billion people. More than two-thirds of all Americans (68 percent) use Facebook. YouTube is pushing out TV as the most popular place …
GUWAHATI: An ex-rifleman who went missing 40 years ago from Manipur, has been traced to the streets of Mumbai, courtesy YouTube. Khomdram Gambhir Singh, now 70, served in the Manipur Rifles. After disappearing from his hometown four decades ago, Singh now ekes out a living by singing … Read More
IMPHAL/MUMBAI: A man who had vanished from Imphal 40 years ago was traced in Mumbai, all thanks to a video of him singing an old Hindi film song that was uploaded on YouTube by a fashion designer. Khomdram Gambhir Singh (65) left his Imphal home in 1978, and his family …
This article is part of Watching YouTube, a Slate series about YouTube. Over the weekend, another viral video made the news. On Thursday in Philadelphia, two black men were removed from a Starbucks by police at the behest of the store's manager, who said they had tried to use the …
“I'm doing YouTube full time.” If I said that to my parents 10 years ago they might have questioned my sanity. Today however, YouTube stars are just as mainstream as many celebrities, and even more important to brands and advertisers when it comes to promoting products. According to a report …
Indoctrination always begins innocently. Do you feel isolated, directionless, angry or depressed? Go to YouTube and search “depression” or “depressed.” It won't be long until you stumble upon some lecture on self-empowerment. The video has thousands of views. The speaker seems professional and … Read More
The YouTube viewing experience has become cluttered with recommended videos, trending tabs, subscription boxes, and many other bells and whistles, but when push comes to shove, a video site only needs to do one thing: Play videos. That's the idea behind Tube, a new project launched on April 13 … Read …
YouTube video of Manipuri man singing reunites him with kin after 40 long years … A man who had vanished from Imphal 40 years ago was traced to Bandra last week, all thanks to a video of him singing an old Hindi film song that was uploaded on YouTube by …
It finally appears as if spring has decided to show its face and it's about time. We were beginning to think it had taken an extra-long holiday and wasn't going to show up this year, so it was a nice surprise to be able to spend the weekend in light …