Google Invites its 25,000+ News Sources to Become YouTube Partners
Google is inviting its news sources to become YouTube partners. Company says the 25,000+ sources already found in Google News are invited to share and monetize news videos on both YouTube and Google News, as official YouTube Partners.
YouTube news partners will receive featured placement on the YouTube news page, youtube.com/news, and on Google News.
YouTube offers also free hosting for all of the video content and allows to embed videos anywhere on the web. As an official YouTube partner, those media organizations are eligible to participate in an advertising revenue share program.
To get started, organizations must apply to the YouTube Partner Program.
More ‘One-Click Publishing to YouTube’ Cellphones
T-Mobile’s upcoming new Android phone, the MyTouch 3G, will have a video camera with one-click (or touch) publishing to YouTube, just like the new iPhone.
Experts wonder if this is becoming a standard feature on new 3G smart phones.Experts find it a little slow to use and still a bit buggy.
Pixelpipe iPhone App Allows To Upload Video Beyond YouTube and MobileMe
An iPhone free app called Pixelpipe allows to upload videos –and audio files and pictures- to more than 40 online services, beyond YouTube or MobileMe. The app, is also available on Nokia and Android-based phones.
To upload content, you go into Pixelpipe’s settings and select your destinations. All of your options are arranged in a neat list, and in most cases, you simply enter your login and password for the sites you choose.
Yahoo discontinues Maven Networks white-label video service
Yahoo will discontinue at the end of this year its Maven Networks white-label video service, which powered video for sites like Fox News. Yahoo has bought Maven, for $160 million, in February 2008.
Yahoo continues to leverage Maven technology in its video player and for video advertising both on and off its network. At recent conference, Yahoo CEO indicated interest in buying new video startups.
