Google has updated Google+ by integrating YouTube with Hangouts, adding one-click support on the video streaming site so that users of the new social network can instantly watch clips with their friends. Quietly added to the "Share" menu underneath YouTube videos, clicking the link allows you to invite other Google+ members to watch it with you. Meanwhile, the Google+ interface itself has also had a mild makeover.
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Google Nexus Contraptions Lets You Play Your Way To A Nexus S
It was an exciting week discovering the new features of Google+ that is so far shaping up to be a worthy Facebook competitor. But that's not the only cool thing Google is bringing us this week. The company has just unleashed a game on YouTube called Nexus Contraptions just in time for our holiday weekend.
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Nyan Cat YouTube video gets amazing custom load bar [Video]
Ladies and gentlemen, put down your cellphones and close your laptop lids. Well, don't, because you'll need the internet to see YouTube's latest stroke of genius. Nyan Cat is known for its beautiful Pop Tart body and tendency to leave rainbows wherever he's been, and now YouTube has given it the time bar it deserves.
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Xbox Live adding UI Changes, YouTube, Bing and new Kinect support
Microsoft isn't wasting any time just as we mentioned earlier when E3 first started. They have announced all sorts of new things for Xbox Live. One thing to note is the UI changes, from the looks of things they are streamlining everything. With Xbox Live looking closer and closer to Windows Phone 7, and the upcoming Windows 8.
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YouTube now offering NVIDIA 3D Vision video streaming globally
One big factor that is holding back the adoption of 3D in the home is the lack of content. The other big factor is the high cost of 3D hardware. NVIDIA has been offering its 3D Vision system for the PC for a while and the system is reasonably priced compared to 3D TVs for the living room. NVIDIA has made a big announcement along with YouTube today. 3D Vision compatible video is now being streamed globally via YouTube.
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YouTube turns six: 3 billion views per day
It's YouTube's sixth birthday, and if you thought online video wouldn't take off - what, really? - then prepare for the avalanche of stats. The site now sees more than 3bn views per day, with a fresh 48hrs worth of footage added every minute.
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Camera dude pummeled by Diet Coke and Mentos gone wrong
Mentos, the pain maker! Back in my day, the thing I would do to make my mom go into a sheer panic was mix pop rocks with Dr. Pepper. She somehow though that you would blow your head off with the mixture, it was rather lame by today's standards. Nothing really happened, but a mean cherry scented case of the burps. Today if you want to wreak havoc with snack foods, what you need is some Mentos and Diet Coke.
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Google Teams Up With Sony Pictures, NBC Universal, And Warner Bros For YouTube Movies
Earlier a post on the YouTube blog by chief exec Salar Kamangar tipped that a major announcement would be revealed in a following post today involving the addition of new movie titles for rent on YouTube. And now it looks like all the details are coming in and its confirmed that Google has partnered up with Sony Pictures, NBC Universal, and Warner Brothers to bring 3,000 new full-length feature films taking their total rental catalog up to over 6000 titles.
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YouTube Teases 3,000 New Movies For Rent
YouTube chief Salar Kamanger teased in a company blog post this morning that YouTube's movie rental service will soon be adding 3,000 new movie titles. The post mainly expressed their desire to become a destination for not only home-made videos, or those of your favorite YouTube stars, but also a place where you can now find big Hollywood movies. Kamanger said that more details on the new movies will be revealed in a post later today.
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Less TVs in the US, is it the Economy or the Internet?
I am considered an oddity among some of my friends and family because I don’t have cable. I do have a TV, but I rely on DVDs, Netflix and my Roku player for my television viewing. When someone asks me if I’ve seen a commercial, I just smile and say “no”. In fact, my daughter (at 4 years old) was shocked the first time she watched Nickelodeon when the commercials came on. She had never seen one. But maybe my odd choice is becoming less odd. A new report by Nielsen shows that for the first time since 1992, there are less US households with television sets. To be sure, the vast majority of households still own TVs, but the percentage has gone from 98.9 percent to 96.7 percent. Part of the explanation is the economy, and the change to digital. But is there another explanation?
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YouTube movie on demand service to launch soon
We already know that Google has been eyeing a movie streaming on-demand service for YouTube for a while now. This is all a part of the plan for YouTube to get profitable with the huge amount of traffic the video sharing site has. YouTube has long wanted more quality content that would lure in new advertisers and get them to spend money to run ads along with the video content. Many advertisers are weary of placing ads on user-generated content that is of low quality and may have content that the advertiser doesn't want to be associated with.
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YouTube Boots Anonymous
Anonymous has been picking up operations in the wake of WikiLeaks. They are known for spreading their doctrinal messages through YouTube. Today, the folks over at YouTube said, "enough is enough" and pulled the three videos for Operation Sony, Operation Sony Update and Operation Black Out citing Terms of Service violations. Operation Black Out is the most recent video posted by the international hacktivist collective. They voiced their position regarding New Zealand's new copyright legislation, the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill. Does this have anything to do with Anon finally turning their Low Orbit Ion Cannons aka LOIC toward a national entity?
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