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Google’s YouTube all set to Negotiate with Hollywood?

YouTube, is an online video website by Google, and is recently in the news for negotiating with Hollywood with regards to an offer on a line-up of new channels. In an attempt to overhaul YouTube, the offer was that channels would allow Google to offer ad-related videos to viewers who use the Web to watch movies and TV shows. However, the discussions are still in the preliminary stages and no real plans have been solidified yet. YouTube plans on offering channels that are tailored to TV, sports and music, along with celebrity websites, each having more than 10 hours of professionally programmed material a week. Plans have mentioned 20 channels with a budget of $5 million for programming. This service however, won’t be available until later this year or early next year. YouTube’s initial focus will be on short music videos and programs.

Google Improves YouTube’s Video Quality

Now low quality videos from YouTube that are shaky and blurry could be a thing of the past, all thanks to Google’s latest acquisition! Google has recently acquired Green Parrot Pictures, an Irish digital video technology company that has used image processing techniques for movies such as Lord of the Rings, Spider Man and X-Men. Google will use this technology to straighten out all its low quality videos that have been uploaded on YouTube by sharpening the images and producing a steadier video, and by reducing visual noise. Many of YouTube’s most popular videos are shot using mobile phones and low quality video cameras. Many of the most touching videos are both blurry and unsteady or have problems with visual noise. Apart from improving the video quality, Green Parrot’s technology also helps to improve playback speed and encourage videos to use less bandwidth.

Google to Include New Features in Google Docs Redesign

The latest feature to hit Google Docs is a preview pane that will help by facilitating users to get additional information on a file or find out what is inside without really having to open the document, drawing, spreadsheet, etc. This feature is extremely functional for the file manager, as users can now upload several files at a time. Users will now be able to play back audio files that are hosted on Google Docs and can do this directly from the preview pane. What’s more, the Google Docs media competence goes beyond all of this! Users can now even generate playlists as well! Google has also added the capability of viewing videos that are uploaded to Google Docs by means of the YouTube player. The player supports all resolutions and formats, but Google Docs is not really intended as a video hosting service. Nevertheless, with Chrome’s OS making its debut appearance soon, the ability to store and manage files has become even more important since there won’t be any similar competence ...

Google on a Mission to make Display Ads more Exciting

Google has set itself on a mission to make its display ads more interesting. The search giant still has high hopes of bringing its display ad business to the next level. Google has said that in the next five years, the display ads will be more social, which means people will be able to put comments and share it with friends on social networks or even subscribe to them. Users will be able to sign up to receive notifications when there are similar ads available to watch. 50% of the display ad campaign will have video ads where the advertisers will pay based on the number of times it is viewed and another 50% of ads will use real time bidding technology. Google has also demonstrated various new technologies alongside which includes new video ad formats for its YouTube service, called “TrueView”. The YouTube ad formats will be launched later this year and it will give viewers the option to skip the ad if they are not interested to watch it or choose from the multiple ads displayed and watc...

Google Acquired Slide

Google announced that they have acquired Slide, a social technology company who has made innovative ways to help people connect with others across various platforms online. As for Google, the web is all about people and they are working to develop interesting, transparent and open ways to allow users to take full advantage of technology and see how it can bring them closer to their friends and family and offer useful information just for them. Already, Slide has created powerful social experiences for millions of people across various platforms. They have built some strong social elements into products such as Docs, Blogger, YouTube, Gmail and Picasa. Now as the team of Slide is joining Google, they are now investing more to make Google services socially aware and to expand their capabilities for their users across the web. With the skyrocketing popularity of Facebook, it seems Google has been searching hard for ways to make their products more fun and collaborative. Google had also an...

Google Launching Small Business Blog

Now, Google is giving small to mid-sized business owners an increased chance to grow their business online. Those businesses without big IT budgets try to make the most of the free email, software and web services which are available on the Internet. Small businesses and real life entrepreneurs can fuel their success using Google tools. Online resources like Google Apps, Google AdWords, YouTube and Google Places have the capability to boost the online marketing efforts. Google is targeting small businesses with its free online services with the introduction of its new Google Small Business Blog. This new addition will focus on how the small businesses can leverage Google’s online tools. Small to medium size businesses are always eager to learn about the latest and most innovative web tools and tricks. This new business blog will serve as a platform where businesses can find information about the tools such as Place Pages, Adwords advertising tools, gmail and templates to create video ...

Partner Grant Program announced by YouTube

Youtube is growing fast, and that means super fast. There are over 10,000 partners and out of the top 100 advertisers Ad Age, 94 have run campaigns on Youtube as well as Google Display Network. They are now are announcing the Partner Grants program, which will invest 5 million dollars across selected new and upcoming YouTube partners. The main goal is to bring in new ideas and production models from the most innovative and authentic content partners for the progress of the entire industry. The new program is simple. Those talented people who produce incredible videos are able to generate a substantial amount of revenue and sway an audience that compete that of network television. However, they lack the resources to back studio backed production houses. YouTube, with their new program will infuse additional funds into their production budgets of the small size Youtube partners allowing them to invest in better production of quality innovative videos. How it works: Eligible partners will...

YouTube upgrades its Mobile Site

With the availability of the new smart phones, Youtube has taken the opportunity to improve its mobile platform. The release of mobile Youtube site shows a lot of improvement. One thing that stands out is the features. Now, users accessing Youtube through their phone will be able to access most of the features which they can see while using a computer. The quality of the videos is also another great improvement to be seen. There won’t be any blurry video when you watch it through your phone on trains. The quality of the videos have drastically improved. If your phone is a touch screen, no need to worry as they have also made great changes for the touch screen features. Now, it is more touch friendly and it is easier to navigate. The new Web app is based on HTML 5 completely and you need to make sure your phone is HTML 5 enabled if you want to watch videos on Youtube through your mobile.

Split.ly – Search Engine For Executing Split Searches

Now a search engine has emerged, which promises to be one of a different kind. What it actually does is to split the searches made on any supported sites in two. This way users cab see the search results on the left and the actual pages for the searches on the right side of the screen. The links of the sites are featured on the left and when you click on them, the corresponding page will open to take a closer look on them. Google, YouTube and Amazon are the three sites, which are search able in this method. This site eliminates the whole process of going back and forth in the browser to explore the potential links. This method also helps you to stop losing out the original search pages from the sight. This are few of the advantages that this site offers.

Google To Offer Internet On Your Television

Google is now set to move into your living room with a computer operating system that will bring the internet to home televisions. The company is working with the electronics giant, chip maker Intel and Sony, to introduce Google TV this week at a conference for 3,000 Google software developers in San Francisco. The main purpose is to get them to create new and innovative applications in the similar way that outside developers have created new software programs for smart phones. The system will be based on its Android platform, which was developed 18 months ago for mobile phones. There are more than 50,000 applications available for Android. The aim now is to put the web on to televisions through a new generation of TV sets and set-top boxes, further blurring the line between home entertainment and computing. The partners are developing technology which will make it as easy for television users to search the web as for computer users, with access to social networks such as Facebook or T...