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YouTube Live Stream Opens for Even More Creators

You got an account in good standing? 1,000 subscribers? You're set up with SMS verification? You too can start Live Streaming YouTube in a few weeks. Right now, many creators should be able to see an "Enable" button that gets them closer to live nirvana (the state of being, obviously not the band).

Congress Gets YouTube Live Stream

The highly-coveted YouTube Live Stream is being made available to Congress. How will politicians use this new tool to their advantage? Will they use it at all? Who will want to watch politicians talk about anything for an extended period of time? We shall soon see.

YouTube's Prank A Tremendous Execution in Marketing

YouTube may have pulled off a masterstroke when it came to their April Fools Day shenanigans, declaring "The End of YouTube." Behind that April Fools joke was a very successful marketing plan, and it appears to have worked like gangbusters.

The YouTube Live Stream Tease: Game Developers Conference Causes Rumors

There are some whispers about the availability of YouTube Live Stream for everyone. No, no...we must settle down. Only people who already have it can use it, and it's merely improvements to the service as-is. Still, we'll discuss why this rumor took shape.

YouTube, Get On This (Part 2): The YouTube Wish List Continues

No wait, there's more! In Part 2 of the YouTube Wish List, we talk about how nice it would be to interact with your commenters better than just the comments section. And more people getting a chance to use that YouTube Live Stream would be awesome, too.

YouTube Opens Partner Program to All, Pinterest Expands Video & More (The Reel Web #35)

This week on the Reel Web, we review the latest online video news and trends from the past week including, YouTube expanding it's partner program to more video channels, Pinterest integrating video into their system, projected changes to the cable industry and more... YouTube Expands ...

What Makes for a Successful Live Streaming Web Show Series?

Last week the MyDamnChannel network on YouTube launched the first ever LIVE Internet comedy show. Every Wednesday at 4pm Rachael Hoyt goes live online on their YouTube channel to stream a show that features celebrity guests, premiere clips of other shows on the network, humor, ...

YouTube Trends In 2011: Conventional Wisdom Can’t See The Forest For The Trees

It's almost December and it's fairly easy to predict what's going to happen next month.  Everyone from the Official YouTube Blog to the Meme Machine to Visible Measures will take a look at the top YouTube trends in 2011. If what's past is prologue, then ...

The YouTube Live Coldplay Concert Is The Future Of The Live Music Experience

Around 1pm (Pacific) today, I should have been watching Coldplay performing live from Spain... in the middle of a bull ring. I like Coldplay alright, I think I own one of their albums. But I was mostly interested in seeing the latest live concert experience ...

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Isn’t The World’s Most YouTubed Event … Yet

My wife and I have just returned from an unforgettable trip to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which was held Oct. 1-9, 2011.  The organizers of the largest hot air balloon festival in the world call it, "The greatest show off earth.”  And the Albuquerque ...

Google Drops New Video Services at I/O: Android Movie Rentals & YouTube Live Captions

The tech-blogging community has its hands full with all the big announcements Google made at their I/O event this week. There's a new version of Android rolling out to the Motorola Xoom, there's a new cloud-based music storage system, and there are new happenings with ...

YouTube Officially Announces Live Streaming Video Service

After months (and years?) of speculation from all kinds of bloggers and media members, we finally have an official answer to the question of whether YouTube will ever get into the live-streaming video game: they will. YouTube today announced YouTube Live, which "will integrate live ...

YouTube Running Live-Streaming Service Trial Today and Tomorrow

YouTube is running a live-streaming test today and tomorrow, in the biggest step yet toward the video portal offering a full streaming service.  The test started this morning at 11:00a.m. Eastern Standard Time, and continues through tomorrow evening.

UStream Not Worried By Prospect of YouTube Live Video Service

UStream co-founder and CEO, John Ham, sat down and talked with TechCrunch's Jason Kinkaid recently to discuss the future of live streaming video on the web—and the looming prospect of YouTube jumping into that arena.  It's a pretty interesting read, and I suggest you check ...

Gmail Video Chat - Google's Voice and Video Chat - A Work In Progress

Google recently switched on the tubes behind Google Video Chat. Mark Robertson and I had a chance to test it out and here are my thoughts on it. The video and audio chats require that you have the Google Talk Plugin v1.0.2.0 installed. Unfortunately, it ...