Tuesday, August 21, 2007 8:39 AM/EST
Everyone loves a good mea culpa and posted a big one on its Google Blog site August 20. Seems the company underestimated the firestorm of complaints it would trigger when it discontinued its download-to-own/download-to-rent feature for its Google Video service,...
Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:13 PM/EST
I stopped by the New York Search Engine Strategies conference this morning to chat with a few folks. Along the way I copied down some tips and tricks I heard. Some of this will be old hat to you folks,...
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:17 PM/EST
Not sure what's going on here. I was, admittedly, wasting time a few minutes ago and decided to look for videos about Google on Google Video. The top 10 results (with personalized search turned off):Colbert roasts President Bush"All Marketers are...
Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:07 AM/EST
Google has integrated YouTube videos into Google Video, and results for videos appearing on YouTube now appear on Google Video. When users click on those videos, they are taken to YouTube.com. The sites are remaining separate and will "play to...
Friday, December 15, 2006 10:33 AM/EST
Both Google and Baidu have been holding preliminary talks with video sites concerning the possibility of cooperation or acquisition, but neither one has secured a specific target.
Monday, November 06, 2006 12:05 AM/EST
Google and the NBA have apparently gone their separate ways, ending the landmark deal that brought NBA videos to Google Video. Several people have pointed out that the video links on the NBA's site no longer work. But good news...
Wednesday, November 01, 2006 6:06 PM/EST
Media companies don't want to salt the earth, said Hunter Walk, product manager for Google Video, during a panel discussion at Streaming Media West yesterday. "They want a sustainable business model. Our responsibility is to work with them to figure that out.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:33 PM/EST
Google signed its first "Sponsored Video" yesterday, hooking up with geeky entertainers Eepybird, who performed the original Diet Coke and Mentos video.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:01 PM/EST
AOL Video vice president Tim Tuttle took the keynote stage here at Streaming Media West and gave his pitch for the 4th place video service, which he claims has been silently making aggressive moves in the video space in the last year.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:59 PM/EST
A Texas district court supoenaed Google and commanded the company to take down an unauthorized copy of the documentary "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" from Google Video.