The global online marketing intelligence service Experian Hitwise has published it’s list of the most popular search queries posted in 2011 in the US, with social media sites topping the poll.  The survey analysed the top 1,000 search terms of last year and (perhaps unsurprisingly) Facebook is once again head of the list for the third consecutive year.

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According to comScore’s latest Video Metrix study, Google’s You Tube broke records in October of this year by attracting more than 20 million viewers in a single month, accounting for 49.1% of the total number of videos viewed in the US during October alone.  Based on the findings of the latest comScore research, Americans accessing videos on the web spent an average of more than 20 hours watching content online last month:

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According to a recent study conducted by Facebook partner Nielsen, in the month of May alone, Americans spent more time on Facebook than on any other website.  TIME magazine has reported this week that:

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Despite a report on Yahoo! News asserting that tweeting would be banned from the Royal wedding (the news site claimed that Metropolitan Police were to use signal blocking technology in Westminster Abbey during the proceedings) no such extreme methods were utilised to contain the use of social media by William and Catherine’s wedding guests; the speculation however, was the precursor to the effect that the Royal Wedding had across social media platforms, and the impact of the days events on sites such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as search engine Google; the results were measured across a global scale.

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Salesforce.com announced today that they have agreed the acquisition of Radian6, for the value of £203m. (more…)

Demands on Internet Service Providers and mobile carriers has intensified the debate surrounding ‘net neutrality’ in the UK and the US, as the amount of data transferred over their networks increases; with providers under greater pressure to meet the needs of internet users. (more…)

Two years ago, the Turkish government levied a ban on video site YouTube, following the discovery of material which was thought to be insulting to the founder of Turkey. (more…)

Video hosting site Youtube has shown its support for the less fortunate this week by announcing a service that will automatically caption any video uploaded to the website in the English language. (more…)

YouTube has begun a redesign that will, amongst other things, highlight the ever expanding premium content area of the site. The premium movies and TV shows being broadcast over YouTube will be clearly sectioned off from the rest of the site into a premium area. (more…)

Sources are reporting that Universal Music and YouTube are closing in on a deal to build an independent site specialising in music videos only. The site has been called a Hulu for music and has been hotly anticipated and planned for within the music industry. This comes as all the major record labels continue the long process of renegotiating their terms with the streaming video provider, with Warner Music sensationally halting negotiations after it found the terms of the deal not to its liking.

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Competition between the various companies scrabbling for a foothold in the online industries seems to be getting more competitive by the day and video streaming is no exception – in fact, it’s one of the fiercest market sectors. Even so, the competition between the cadre of video streaming sites nipping at YouTube’s heels has just gotten that little bit more vicious with the announcement fro Hulu that they will no longer allow their videos to be shown on rival sites.
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Sony has become the first of the four major music labels to renew their licensing deal with YouTube. Sony artists include many of the most successful names in music across all genres, from Bruce Springsteen to Beyonce Knowles. This agreement ensures that their content, including music videos interviews and live performances will remain on YouTube for the time being. The details of the deal have not, as of yet been disclosed.

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For years now one of the main complaints of YouTube users has been the conspicuous lack of a download function on the site. In this regard, YouTube has always kept a tight leash on all of its content due to copyright issues and the simple fact that they would prefer us to keep returning to the site to view videos, rather than simply going to our C Drives.
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One of the best things about YouTube is that it has made it very easy for site owners to post videos onto their own sites. This is an excellent way of building content and illustrating the themes of your site with funny, strange or thought provoking content.

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