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YouTube Announces a Music Subscription Service — for the 14th Time

At SXSW, YouTube's Global Head of Music, Lyor Cohen, briefly spoke about YouTube's plans for a music subscription service during a keynote address. That is, in-between some not-so-humble bragging and explanations of why he's so innovative. Actually, expectations were high that YouTube's new … Read More

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YouTube Viewership Of Top Irish Songs Increases Twentyfold On St. Patrick’s Day

Each year, on St. Patrick's Day, revelers across the country — even those who, like myself, have no hereditary connection to Ireland — dust off their favorite Celtic tunes in order to celebrate in style. How great is the boon Irish artists receive on their homeland's most notable holiday? According …

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PutinCon is happening now on YouTube, and no, it’s not pro-Putin

You'd be forgiven for thinking an event called “PutinCon” is all about paying tribute to Vladimir Putin. After all, Comic-Con is a world-famous celebration of comic books, and people who attend SantaCon tend to be pretty keen on St. Nick (if not too drunk to express it without vomiting). Fortunately … …

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Head of YouTube Music says a subscription service is coming (because Google doesn’t have …

For many people, YouTube is their primary source for music. The release of YouTube Red a few years back made the listening experience better by ditching the ads. It also includes some non-music video content. Then there's Play Music, which includes Red. Now, Google's Lyor Cohen says in a talk …

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KSI vs Logan Paul: The inside story on two of YouTube’s biggest stars and the biggest white collar …

Twenty four-year-old KSI has been engaged in a war of words with Logan Paul, the 22-year-old YouTuber famous for uploading a video of a suicide victim to YouTube, triggering a temporary ban from making money on the site, since calling out the American after defeating Joe Weller, another YouTuber, … Read …

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Queerala is crowdfunding a YouTube channel to document LGBTQI experiences.

Queerala, one of the most popular communities working for LGBTQI+ rights in Kerala, plans to launch a YouTube channel to welcome its 5th year of operations in the state. The YouTube channel titled 'Q-be-you' will serve as a visual archive of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity along with reference … Read …

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Marques Brownlee, ‘the best technology reviewer on the planet,’ talks about the past four years and …

You're reading that right: Brownlee has produced nearly 1,000 YouTube videos over the last nine years, including tutorials, reviews, interviews, impressions, and explainers, all built with the singular purpose of helping anyone and everyone navigate the constantly-evolving world of consumer technology … Read More

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YouTube Reportedly Piloting Picture-In-Picture Feature For The Web

YouTube is reportedly testing a picture-in-picture feature for the web, which would enable users to browse the site while watching a minimized video at the bottom of their computer screens. This popular capability already exists on YouTube's mobile apps. The feature is being piloted on both Chrome and … Read More

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Woman who shot boyfriend in Youtube stunt sentenced to 180 days

March 15 (UPI) — Monalisa Perez, the Minnesota woman who accidentally shot and killed her boyfriend during a Youtube video stunt gone wrong, was sentenced to 180 days in jail for second-degree manslaughter, prosecutors said. In addition to jail time — which will be served in 10-day increments … Read More

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YouTube Video Causes Sushi Restaurant Chain To Ban Photography

But as YouTuber Gimmeaflakeman points out, the Japanese reaction in the YouTube comments revealed privacy and sanitary concerns. (Popular Japanese YouTuber Shibatar points out, it didn't appear that TkyoSam made the clip with malicious intent. That, however, won't abate those privacy and … Read More