Web TV trends- YouTube revamps PS3 platform
YouTube has launched a dedicated app for Sony’s PlayStation 3, designed to help gamers navigate and watch videos easier via their controllers.
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Desperate Dan goes digital: UK’s oldest comic ‘The Dandy’ goes online only
The Dandy, the UK’s oldest children’s comic, will cease weekly print publication and go online only after its 75th anniversary edition in December, publisher DC Thomson has confirmed.
Shopping, social media, YouTube and… cats? Eerily accurate 1995 video shows kids predicting future of the internet
Move over Nostradamus- this video from 1995 shows US school children predicting the future of the internet with unnerving accuracy, right down to the web’s obsession with cats.
Video viral of the week: Little Printer causes big internet buzz
Little Printer has taken the Internet by storm, and it’s largely down to this simple but hugely effective YouTube video. Potentially the world’s cutest printer, the device lets users print Tweets, photos and receipts without the need for bulky machines and expensive ink. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
Yahoo debuts social media talk show #HashOut
Yahoo is launching an online talk show hosted by some noteworthy guests, including “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof and journalist Maria Shriver.
Strepsils and Lemsip unleash ‘online grandma’ to cure man flu
Reckitt Benckiser has teamed two of its brands – Strepsils and Lemsip – to defeat ‘Man-Flu’ via an interactive video and social media campaign.
Video viral of the week: KLM plays airline matchmaker with ‘Meet and Seat’
KLM’s quirky ‘Meet and Seat’ passenger matchmaking campaign has already drawn many plaudits. Now it’s ramping up awareness with a number celebrity endorsements on YouTube. See why it’s our video viral of the week here…
Video report- the growth of the connected TV
While traditional TV is still the major player in most US households, DVRs now appear in 44% of homes, up almost 80% since 2007. This report and video from Nielsen looks at the rise of connected TV, and how it will impact marketing in the future.
Google SEO tips: Can competitors harm your own search rankings?
If low quality sites are linking to yours, this could affect your search rankings- but how can you detect and tackle these ‘black hat’ SEO techniques? In this video, Matt Cutts, head of Google’s Webspam team, explains what to do if competitors are using these underhand techniques to outrank you on Google.
Olympic opening ceremony breaks iPlayer records
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has set the record for the most number of views in a single day on the BBC’s iPlayer catch-up platform.