YouTube

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121008_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] YouTube has been on a bit of a roll lately. In addition to streaming the Presidential debates this month and improving their YouTube TV feature, the online video site just announced they have broken the 1,000 educational channels mark, just in time for last week’s World Teachers’ Continue Reading →

October 5 is World Teachers’ Day and Google has some news to share. YouTube has hit a new milestone: the video sharing website now features more than 1,000 educational channels. In celebration of teachers everywhere, Google has put together some new resources to make YouTube even more useful for learning. Oh, and the site also Continue Reading →

Ever had a video taken down on YouTube because a copyright holder claimed you’re using some of their footage without permission? As of Wednesday, you’ve got one extra shot at appealing that decision. Previously, if you believed your video did not infringe on copyrighted content, you could file a “dispute” with the video giant. But Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121003_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] As we move toward a more connected world, we can do everything we want on every device we own and everywhere we are. Doing things on the go is fine, but what if you just want to sit on your couch and veg out? YouTube just introduced Continue Reading →

YouTube has quietly rolled out what looks like major update to its YouTube Leanback program, making it easier for users to watch and control videos on a big screen. The new mode, accessible via YouTube.com/TV, allows users to more easily control the YouTube experience from a TV or large monitor. You control the interface with Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121002_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] 2012 will go down as the year that social media and technology fully took a hold of society. We recently saw the most connected Olympics ever – the Games dominated Twitter and mobile devices across the country for two weeks this summer – and now we’ll see Continue Reading →

(This content was originally posted on NYGameCritics.com.) It was a wild night downtown. The developers from U4ia flew into New York and made their way to the Critics Circle on Monday. Entering a dive in the East Village that we chose, they carried a big Mac monitor, a WiFi card, a Mac laptop and a Continue Reading →

President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney will be going head-to-head over the next month as they take part in four highly-anticipated televised debates. However, YouTube has announced today that for the first time these clashes, which will be pivotal for each candidate’s Presidential campaign, will be broadcast live and unaltered through the Continue Reading →

People in Iran can apparently once again access their Gmail accounts after the service was blocked last week. Both Gmail and the secure HTTPS version of Google were persona non grata in the country on September 24 after an Iranian official named Abdolsamad Khoramabadi announced that “Google and Gmail will be filtered nationwide until further Continue Reading →

As noted last week, I made my first trip to Burning Man this year. It became clear to me about a year ago that I had to go this year. 2012 is a year much about the future, so this was finally the year for me to make the trip. Many other people felt that Continue Reading →