The dance world is a blazed with this latest dance craze known as the Gangnam Style with yet another YouTuber taking the world by storm, no, this time it’s not Justin Bieber or Lil’ Wanye, this time someone who we can relate to a little more has gone viral and has caught the attention of celebrities, having them tweet and even inviting them to their daytime show, like Ellen did. …

When most people think of video hosting sites, YouTube instantly comes to mind. Seeing that the site is generating billions of views per day, it’s easy to understand why. But while YouTube is no doubt the cream of the crop, it is only one of the many hosting options available. In this article we will discuss the potential of Wistia and the advantages of businesses using it as a marketing tool.   Strictly business YouTube and Wistia are both great choices for video hosting and sharing. However, there are some differences between the two. For example, while YouTube caters to both consumers…

Wow, if you have yet to see this teenage boy profess his love for some girl named Emily, you need to watch it and then watch it again. At first, if you are honest, it makes you want to laugh as he quietly sings “Everything I Do, I Do for You”, sung originally by Canadian singer, Bryan Adams, and as the transitions oddly switch, you may throw a chuckle or two with a possible snort. But as the video progresses and you get past the electric “pretend playing” guitar, you will see just how much this little boy cares for a girl. You will suddenly remember being that age and feeling what he feels, since at one…

This is how to use an auto tuned app the right way, not to mention the fact that he is giving an amazingly creative review for 5 Guys cheeseburgers. I personally am not a fan of auto tuning a song that was until I found the app Songify, which allowed me to turn my words into an auto tuned rap, I was hooked on pretending to be Lil’ Wayne. But I digress. …

YouTube has been around since 2005 and its popularity has rapidly grown over the years. For many of us, YouTube is our first choice when wanting to upload videos to the web and to watch ones created by others. So it is no surprise that 829,000 videos are uploaded and 2 billion views happen each day. Discover more interesting facts and figures, from this infographic, about our favorite video watching site, YouTube. This infographic from Jeff Bullas comes to us via CT Acura and explores “Interesting YouTube Facts”. Click to enlarge. Hat Tips: CT Acura…

Social media has clearly permeated out lives so much that it is now influencing the other media that we consume. This is extremely clear in the world of music. I see the songs popping up on my Facebook news ticker and it seems like my entire friends list is listening to the same songs. For the most part people have always listened to very similar music, but more and more I am seeing an increasing trend of the “ironic” hit. I don’t know if this is a new phenomenon, but I first noticed it with the rise in popularity of Rebecca Black’s song Friday. We all know and love (or hate) it. The song features timeless…

When people talk about mega-deals in the tech industry, it usually involves hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. On Monday, a deal will be announced for $10-$15 million dollars. The waves of this deal will likely be felt by a good portion of the world in the near future. According to the New York Times, Disney Interactive Media and YouTube will be working on original video series in the form of shorts.  They will be produced by Disney and distributed on a co-branded channel on Disney.com and YouTube. There will be some amateur video pulled in from the plethora of videos uploaded to YouTube…

Original content is the cornerstone of most content channels, but YouTube has been conspicuous over the years as a place for finding unoriginal content. Much of the site is absolutely unique, but there has always been a strong lean towards posting content that originally appeared elsewhere. Google’s push to change this hit a tipping point yesterday as they announced plans to add 100 more channels of unique content to their lineup. Celebrities, news publications, and brands were amongst the channels being created. Name such as Reuters, Jay-Z, and The Onion were amongst the list of those receiving…

For 22 minutes, kids around the world were greeted with a surprise when they went to the Sesame Street YouTube channel, and it wasn’t the kind of surprise that Elmo would have approved. Hackers took over the account on Sunday, deleted all of the videos uploaded by Sesame Street, and uploaded porn. Google and YouTube responded quickly and the account is currently down. The name on the account was changed to MrEdxwx, a YouTube user who has since responded with a video saying that he wasn’t responsible. His channel has been hit with hundreds of comments ranging from admiration to death threats. Here’s…

When you’re hold the attention of hundreds of millions of users, it’s good to “give back” every now and then. YouTube is doing just that with their new “As Seen On” pages that are designed to “celebrate content curators,” specifically large blogs and other sites that embed YouTube videos and drive views to them regularly. The intention is not only to promote those who are sending views to videos and traffic to the site, but also to “connect those conversations around the web” surrounding videos to add context and bring better understanding and commentary to the medium as a whole. The service crawls…