Items tagged with 'Online Video'

Michael Jackson Funeral To Set Online TV Record

Michael Jackson Funeral To Set Online TV Record

Michael Jackson's funeral is predicted to be the biggest event in entertainment history. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to show up around the memorial service in the Staples Center, Los Angeles to pay their respects to the late, great King of Pop.  Such a rare and emotional event demonstrates how people... Read More
Hulu Celebrates A Year, Adds Friend Function

Hulu Celebrates A Year, Adds Friend Function

These days, it's all about social networking. If your app doesn't integrate "friends" in one way or another, chances are it won't last long in today's hyper-connected universe. Thus, it makes perfect sense to see Hulu adding a splash of friendship on its very first birthday. Believe it or not, the online video portal --... Read More
YouTube Nets 100 Million US Viewers, Hooray!

YouTube Nets 100 Million US Viewers, Hooray!

It's no shock to anyone even remotely up to speed on popular culture that YouTube is big. Really big, in fact. But even big can get bigger, as evidenced by a recent press release pushed out by comScore. For the first time in a single month, YouTube had over 100 million US viewers, with the online video portal securing a... Read More
Most Users Okay With Ads in Free Online Video

Most Users Okay With Ads in Free Online Video

In the latest results from market research company, Ipsos's quarterly study of the U.S. online video market, Ipsos found that most users are willing to accept advertising within free, online video content. The percentage of folks who find the inclusion of advertising in their free streaming or downloaded videos acceptable,... Read More
Online Videos for May: Over 12 Billion Served

Online Videos for May: Over 12 Billion Served

For the month of May, comScore reports that U.S. users watched over 12 billion videos over the Internet--a 45 percent increase in the number of videos viewed online a year ago. Not surprisingly, YouTube garnered the lion's share with almost 35 percent of May's videos viewed online--that's roughly 4.1 billion YouTube videos... Read More
Are Online Video Sites Responsible For Content?

Are Online Video Sites Responsible For Content?

Online video sites such as YouTube, Google Video, and SoapBox, with their seemingly endless supply of free videos to download, have exploded in popularity since their creation. Like the rest of the internet though, there's plenty of questionable content that's been appearing on those sites, sparking debate as to... Read More