Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube but restrictions on content stay

After a short period during which the site was blocked in the country, people in Pakistan are again being allowed limited access to popular video sharing website YouTube. A ban on the popular, Google-owned video-sharing website has been in place … Continue reading

Google rules out bidding for live sports rights as wraps come off its web TV venture

Google has said it will not compete with broadcasters for the rights to show live sporting events.  This means that its recent announcement of an agreement with the Indian Premier League to stream live matches via YouTube is likely to … Continue reading

How becoming hot on Twitter and YouTube can give your SERPs a lift

With Google comfortably filling top spot month after month in the battle for search traffic, it might be easy to conclude that achieving high rankings with ‘the big G’ is the most certain way of getting your website noticed, and … Continue reading

Captions now offered on all YouTube video content

YouTube has begun to add automated captions to every video on its website, in a move which is sure to be welcomed by many deaf and hard-of-hearing people around the world. The change affects tens of millions of items of … Continue reading

Coke to use social networking sites as lead online channels

Coca-Cola and Unilever have said they plan to use social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube as their main online channels for future marketing campaigns. Traditionally, brands tend to set up a new website when launching a campaign, but with … Continue reading