Dec 17 Watch 3:09 Music duo Pomplamoose take Do-It-Yourself to the next level By PBS News Hour Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn, who make up the musical duo Pomplamoose, explain in this Brief But Spectacular take how they harness their fans' internet curiosity with their covers of Beyonce hits and behind-the-scenes videos. Continue watching
Nov 05 NewsHour fans take the #BobRossChallenge and the results are priceless By Laura Santhanam Two decades after his death, Bob Ross is still inspiring people to paint happy trees. Continue reading
Jul 22 From the Hindenburg to Marilyn Monroe, 10 moments from the new archival footage released to YouTube By Eric Osman The Associated Press and British Movietone are uploading more than 550,000 clips to YouTube that feature news events dating back to 1895, becoming the largest collection of archival news content on the video sharing website. Continue reading
Jun 11 Federal regulators go after crowdfunding scams on Kickstarter and GoFundMe By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are going after people who raise money online through crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and GoFundMe but don't follow through on their promises. Continue reading
Mar 31 Will Jay-Z's new music streaming service help artists? By Sarah McHaney Entering a market cramped with competition, music mogul Jay-Z has launched Tidal, a new music streaming service owned by artists themselves in the United States. Continue reading
Feb 20 Youtube releases an app, you know, for kids By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Children’s entertainment giants like Jim Henson TV, DreamWorks, Sesame Street and programs like Thomas the Tank Engine are partnering with YouTube to push content on the new app. Educational programs like National Geographic Kids and YouTube stars like vlogger Hank… Continue reading
Jan 12 Group claiming ties to Islamic State appear to have hacked key military command's Twitter, YouTube accounts By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A group calling themselves CyberCaliphate with the tagline “i love you isis” apparently have hacked the Twitter handle for U.S. Central Command, CENTCOM. Continue reading
Dec 04 'Gangnam Style' proved to be swan song for YouTube's view limit By Joshua Barajas Psy's horse-galloping music video "Gangnam Style" exceeded YouTube's view limit, a potential problem Google, which owns the video service, said it anticipated months ago. Continue reading
Nov 10 President Obama urges FCC to ban paid internet 'fast lanes' By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press In a statement released by the White House Monday, the president called for an "explicit ban" on such deals. Obama also said that federal regulators should reclassify the Internet as a public utility under Title II of the 1934 Communications… Continue reading
Sep 28 FCC to rule on 'paid prioritization' deals by Internet service providers By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Netflix and much of the public are accusing the FCC of handing the Internet over to the highest bidders. Continue reading