Tag: youtube
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YouTube’s New Partner Program Terms: What You Need To Know
YouTube is rolling out new contract terms for all channels that earn ad revenue, which creators must accept to remain in the YouTube Partner Program. All monetized channels will have six months to review and accept the new terms. However, the sooner you accept the terms, the sooner you can take advantage of YouTube Shorts…
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EU Parliament Passed A Copyright Law Which Could Change The Internet
The European Parliament has passed a copyright law where filtering systems are placed on the internet to block copyrighted content, which could be catastrophic not only for platforms such as Facebook and YouTube, but also the future of the internet itself. While creative producers are applauding the fact that this law has passed, many high-profile…
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Youtube advertiser boycott could cost Google millions
Google is facing international backlash with the Youtube advertiser boycott. Advertisers are boycotting Youtube to prevent their advertisements from appearing next to extremist content. Many high profile brands, such as McDonald’s and LO’real, have appeared next to hate speech and are subsequently campaigning for better moderation. Advertisers have frozen their contracts with parent company Google and it could…
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Google advertising dissent expands to US
Major US brands have followed the UK’s lead in removing advertising from Google after having their logos placed alongside extremist content, with Australia closely monitoring the situation. The British government, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and retail giant Marks & Spencer have pulled their adverts from the media platform after their brands were placed alongside…
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Greenpeace says Netflix isn’t environmentally friendly
Greenpeace recently released a report detailing the carbon footprints left by video streaming services such as Hulu and Amazon Prime. Unfortunately, our favourite video streaming services are not having a great impact on the earth. All the Netflix binges we indulge in are streamed to our phones, laptops and TVs through servers that utilise a…
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Google’s plan to stop ISIS recruits
A multinational technology company that has built up a profit of over $1b has now invested their time and money into making a program that detects any anti-social behaviour relating to the very controversial terrorist group, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant AKA ISIS. Google’s tech program, Jigsaw which was originally used to reduce hackers,…
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Google’s Rio Olympics plans
The Rio Olympics are just around the corner and of course we all can’t wait to support all the Aussie athletes, even if it’s just from our screens. Channel 7 has us covered but now Google also has a plan to steal our eyes throughout the games. In order to broadcast event highlights across 60 countries,…
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Carpool Karaoke Series has a new owner
Apple Music has announced their purchase of James Corden’s popular Carpool Karaoke Series. The show first got attention when comedian James Corden made a segment on his show “The Late Late Show with James Corden”, available to watch on Youtube. The show involved Corden picking up celebrities, from Chris Martin, Adele, Sia, Mariah Carey and Justin…
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Pokemon GO App paves way for virtual and augmented reality
Pokemon GO App has revolutionised the business, economic and technology industry as we know it. In just fourteen hours, it became the most downloaded app and already generates a daily revenue of $1.6 millionUSD. In fact, across both iOS and Android, the game has more than 7.5 million downloads in the US alone. It’s a big…
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Youtube finds its way to the Oscars thanks to Casey Nesitat
Casey Neistat is a vlogger (daily video diary maker) and movie maker on youtube as well as the creator of Beme (an app that allows you to take short videos without having to remove your eyes from the scene). He was invited to film the Oscars from his point of view using Samsung’s new gear…