The anticipation of Barack Obama’s ascendency as the 44th president of the United States of America and the first African-American to reach the highest level of government was overwhelming. Amid economic crisis, U.S. forces still mired in an unpopular war, and uncertainty about the future there was a feeling of change in the air this [...]
Although there hasn’t been a proven ad business model yet, online video consumption is growing at a furious pace and has great potential for marketers to tap into. YouTube has announced partnerships with both CBS and MGM to post full length TV shows and movies on the site.
Other mainstream media networks have already crossed-over into [...]
YouTube launched its first ever live concert event last week with roughly 700,000 concurrent viewers tuning in to watch according to stats from Akamai. See TechCrunch’s post about Akamai’s usage stats here. The event featured a blend of real Hollywood celebrities like Katy Perry and Will.i.am and cewebrities like Tay “Chocolate Rain” Zonday, LisaNova and [...]
