youtube – Etiole http://www.etiole.com Dream Tech. Live Tech. Sat, 12 May 2012 03:40:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 YouTube turns 5 with a massive TWO BILLION Views per day! http://www.etiole.com/2010/05/youtube-turns-5-with-a-two-billion-views-per-day/ http://www.etiole.com/2010/05/youtube-turns-5-with-a-two-billion-views-per-day/#respond Mon, 17 May 2010 05:12:32 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=4470

Happy Birthday Youtube! You turn 5 today and this is yet another milestone in YouTube's journey. This day, five years back was special to someone who started a website so that they could share videos in his garage. Today they have servers to fill in thousands of garages with enough media, if played together could last for more than 1000 years! YouTube has changed the way people consume digital video with HD and 3D technologies. Along with that, we have citizen reporters, YouTubestars who are amazing musicians and got a chance to showcase their talent to a huge audience. In a word, It's "amazing".

And And, they've also started a channel My Youtube Story Project where the users are uploading videos as how YouTube changed the way the do things! Feast your eyes on it here.]]>

Happy Birthday Youtube! You turn 5 today and this is yet another milestone in YouTube's journey. This day, five years back was special to someone who started a website so that they could share videos in his garage. Today they have servers to fill in thousands of garages with enough media, if played together could last for more than 1000 years! YouTube has changed the way people consume digital video with HD and 3D technologies. Along with that, we have citizen reporters, YouTubestars who are amazing musicians and got a chance to showcase their talent to a huge audience. In a word, It's "amazing".

And And, they've also started a channel My Youtube Story Project where the users are uploading videos as how YouTube changed the way the do things! Feast your eyes on it here.]]> http://www.etiole.com/2010/05/youtube-turns-5-with-a-two-billion-views-per-day/feed/ 0 Viacom-Youtube’s $1 Billion legal mumbo jumbo http://www.etiole.com/2010/03/viacom-youtubes-1-billion-dollar-legal-mumbo-jumbo/ http://www.etiole.com/2010/03/viacom-youtubes-1-billion-dollar-legal-mumbo-jumbo/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:36:49 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=4156

One of the biggest media conglomerate, Viacom's battle with the largest video sharing website, Youtube for a $1 Billion Lawsuit went public this thursday at the Federal Court. The whole case revolves around the arguments made by both the Giants and most exigent part constituent of the case is the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998). The DMCA policy gives refuge to the Content and Service Providers from the Copyright acts as long as the Providers are unaware of  fact that infringing content is being uploaded and stored and that the Provider's revenues are not being accelerated because of such activities. Viacom states that Youtube is defying the DMCA Policy, simply because Youtube's founders and it's parent conglomerate's conduct is not in accordance with the conditions required for DMCA to provide shelter to a service provider. On the other hand, we have Google with a 100 page court file stating that Viacom's arguments are counterfactual and that it completely agrees with the DMCA policy.

What Viacom Says

The Media giant states that Youtube is not in consonance with DMCA policy as it's founders were aware of such infringements taking place (Strike 1), Google was also aware of this certainty before acquiring the young startup for a massive amount of $1.65 Billion (Strike 2) and conclusively when they questioned Youtube and Google employees, no one seems to remember anything of such being talked about in the company (Strike 3).

What Google Says

Only service remaining to be released by Google is surely Google Law, to fight all the lawsuits pending against the Big "G". Currently Google is facing lawsuits all over the globe for Privacy Breaches for two of the biggest service, Google Maps and Google Buzz. This time it could turn nasty with Viacom. Google argues by saying that video shows were itself uploaded by third party companies on behalf of Viacom and then it is treating with the Video Sharing website with DMCA takedown requests. The matter is not as lucid as it appears to us. Firstly, both the companies have arguments which overlap and thus making the matter even more difficult for the judge to provide a judgement in favor of any of the parties. Viacom takes a direct shot stating that Youtube Founders, specifically Jawed Karim had the knowledge about the infringing content being uploaded during the early days of YouTube during the dawn of the startup in 2005 and Viacom provides a part of the mail conversation between Jawed and the co-founder Steve Chen.
'Jawed, please stop putting stolen videos on the site. We’re going to have a tough time defending the fact that we’re not liable for the copyrighted material on the site because we didn’t put it up when one of the co-founders is blatantly stealing content from other sites and trying to get everyone to see it.' ~ Steve Chen
Viacom accuses that the founders were even sure that 80% of their web traffic in the earlier days was dependent on the pirated videos and so they also used it as a method to increase financial gains via Advertising, which actually did not happen though. Google argues that clearly pointing out that Viacom itself was involved in uploading the infringing videos and that it had hired marketing companies to do that task on their behalf because YouTube was an effective appliance for Promotion of Viacom's shows. Google in it's court file also includes that there is now way for the website to find if the content uploaded was authorized or not. This case could also decide the future of video sharing, and finally prove who is responsible for taking care of the Copyrights, the Service providers or the Content creators? Image Credit]]>

One of the biggest media conglomerate, Viacom's battle with the largest video sharing website, Youtube for a $1 Billion Lawsuit went public this thursday at the Federal Court. The whole case revolves around the arguments made by both the Giants and most exigent part constituent of the case is the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998). The DMCA policy gives refuge to the Content and Service Providers from the Copyright acts as long as the Providers are unaware of  fact that infringing content is being uploaded and stored and that the Provider's revenues are not being accelerated because of such activities. Viacom states that Youtube is defying the DMCA Policy, simply because Youtube's founders and it's parent conglomerate's conduct is not in accordance with the conditions required for DMCA to provide shelter to a service provider. On the other hand, we have Google with a 100 page court file stating that Viacom's arguments are counterfactual and that it completely agrees with the DMCA policy.

What Viacom Says

The Media giant states that Youtube is not in consonance with DMCA policy as it's founders were aware of such infringements taking place (Strike 1), Google was also aware of this certainty before acquiring the young startup for a massive amount of $1.65 Billion (Strike 2) and conclusively when they questioned Youtube and Google employees, no one seems to remember anything of such being talked about in the company (Strike 3).

What Google Says

Only service remaining to be released by Google is surely Google Law, to fight all the lawsuits pending against the Big "G". Currently Google is facing lawsuits all over the globe for Privacy Breaches for two of the biggest service, Google Maps and Google Buzz. This time it could turn nasty with Viacom. Google argues by saying that video shows were itself uploaded by third party companies on behalf of Viacom and then it is treating with the Video Sharing website with DMCA takedown requests. The matter is not as lucid as it appears to us. Firstly, both the companies have arguments which overlap and thus making the matter even more difficult for the judge to provide a judgement in favor of any of the parties. Viacom takes a direct shot stating that Youtube Founders, specifically Jawed Karim had the knowledge about the infringing content being uploaded during the early days of YouTube during the dawn of the startup in 2005 and Viacom provides a part of the mail conversation between Jawed and the co-founder Steve Chen.
'Jawed, please stop putting stolen videos on the site. We’re going to have a tough time defending the fact that we’re not liable for the copyrighted material on the site because we didn’t put it up when one of the co-founders is blatantly stealing content from other sites and trying to get everyone to see it.' ~ Steve Chen
Viacom accuses that the founders were even sure that 80% of their web traffic in the earlier days was dependent on the pirated videos and so they also used it as a method to increase financial gains via Advertising, which actually did not happen though. Google argues that clearly pointing out that Viacom itself was involved in uploading the infringing videos and that it had hired marketing companies to do that task on their behalf because YouTube was an effective appliance for Promotion of Viacom's shows. Google in it's court file also includes that there is now way for the website to find if the content uploaded was authorized or not. This case could also decide the future of video sharing, and finally prove who is responsible for taking care of the Copyrights, the Service providers or the Content creators? Image Credit]]> http://www.etiole.com/2010/03/viacom-youtubes-1-billion-dollar-legal-mumbo-jumbo/feed/ 1 IPL [Indian Premiere League] Live coverage coming to YouTube officially http://www.etiole.com/2010/01/ipl-indian-premiere-league-live-coverage-coming-to-youtube-officially/ http://www.etiole.com/2010/01/ipl-indian-premiere-league-live-coverage-coming-to-youtube-officially/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:10:15 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=3753

Some real good news for die hard cricket fans, especially Indians! Indian Premiere League (For others, it's a cricket tournament featuring world class players) is going to be broadcasted live on Youtube as per their 2 year agreement. So you can expect 60 matches to be up on YouTube starting this March! Remember the U2 concert which was broadcasted live on YouTube? It had got over 10 Million viewers and this time Google hopes to do something like that. IPL is the craziest thing out here in the south east and huge number of people watch it, so lot of potential Google! Also with this Google steps into the market of sports broadcasting for the first time! Google is currently looking for sponsors for the broadcast and i hope they will surely get a lot of them if we see the number of people who viewed IPL on television which was well over billions.]]>

Some real good news for die hard cricket fans, especially Indians! Indian Premiere League (For others, it's a cricket tournament featuring world class players) is going to be broadcasted live on Youtube as per their 2 year agreement. So you can expect 60 matches to be up on YouTube starting this March! Remember the U2 concert which was broadcasted live on YouTube? It had got over 10 Million viewers and this time Google hopes to do something like that. IPL is the craziest thing out here in the south east and huge number of people watch it, so lot of potential Google! Also with this Google steps into the market of sports broadcasting for the first time! Google is currently looking for sponsors for the broadcast and i hope they will surely get a lot of them if we see the number of people who viewed IPL on television which was well over billions.]]> http://www.etiole.com/2010/01/ipl-indian-premiere-league-live-coverage-coming-to-youtube-officially/feed/ 2 Watch 3 Idiots legally on Youtube : Google getting into Pay-Per-View Business? http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/watch-3-idiots-legally-on-youtube-google-getting-into-pay-per-view-business/ http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/watch-3-idiots-legally-on-youtube-google-getting-into-pay-per-view-business/#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:47:17 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=3506

3 Idiots was a brilliant movie. If you have seen the movie then you would surely not forget that Google's and Youtube's logo were present during the start of the movie as Sponsors.

If you really don't know why, then here is the reason. Vidhu Chopra, the producer of the movie in an interview said that users will be able to watch 3 Idiots legally on YouTube after 12 weeks from then. Yes, you read it right. It said "Legally". This is first ever attempt by a Indian Movie to offer legal movie views and downloads over YouTube. The producer said that this movie would be released on YouTube for those people who can't afford to watch it in the Multiplexes. For about $1 you get pirated discs of the movie too, so in an attempt to stop piracy this could also prove a massive step in eradicating it though, most of India's traffic is Cyber Cafe traffic we are curious to find out the results as to how well this has worked out! But the question is that will the movie be available for free or will it be paid? Also, since the producer in the interview mentioned that it's for people who can't afford MultiPlexes so will it be available to selective people after applying?]]>

3 Idiots was a brilliant movie. If you have seen the movie then you would surely not forget that Google's and Youtube's logo were present during the start of the movie as Sponsors.

If you really don't know why, then here is the reason. Vidhu Chopra, the producer of the movie in an interview said that users will be able to watch 3 Idiots legally on YouTube after 12 weeks from then. Yes, you read it right. It said "Legally". This is first ever attempt by a Indian Movie to offer legal movie views and downloads over YouTube. The producer said that this movie would be released on YouTube for those people who can't afford to watch it in the Multiplexes. For about $1 you get pirated discs of the movie too, so in an attempt to stop piracy this could also prove a massive step in eradicating it though, most of India's traffic is Cyber Cafe traffic we are curious to find out the results as to how well this has worked out! But the question is that will the movie be available for free or will it be paid? Also, since the producer in the interview mentioned that it's for people who can't afford MultiPlexes so will it be available to selective people after applying?]]> http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/watch-3-idiots-legally-on-youtube-google-getting-into-pay-per-view-business/feed/ 0 Mac’rs Mac it up! : I’m on a Mac http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/macrs-mac-it-up-im-on-a-mac/ http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/macrs-mac-it-up-im-on-a-mac/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:25:48 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=3475

Apple Fanboys once again make a comeback with the Rap Video, which is aimed at ripping off Microsoft (particularly Windows). Why the hell is everyone always comparing both these OS's?

I am not sure if many of you know about this, but this campaign is run by Parallel, yea the software for Mac to run Windows on it virtually. Video after break. BTW this video contains explicit language so kids, beware. ]]>

Apple Fanboys once again make a comeback with the Rap Video, which is aimed at ripping off Microsoft (particularly Windows). Why the hell is everyone always comparing both these OS's?

I am not sure if many of you know about this, but this campaign is run by Parallel, yea the software for Mac to run Windows on it virtually. Video after break. BTW this video contains explicit language so kids, beware. ]]> http://www.etiole.com/2009/12/macrs-mac-it-up-im-on-a-mac/feed/ 0 Use YouTube to bell the CAT! http://www.etiole.com/2009/11/use-youtube-to-bell-the-cat/ http://www.etiole.com/2009/11/use-youtube-to-bell-the-cat/#respond Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:06:35 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=3006

The CAT, which has gone online from this year, will be held between Nov 28 and Dec 7 in 32 cities and at 105 testing centres. IIMs are revolutionizing the way online tools like YouTube are being used to impart knowledge. If you are a student taking CAT this year, you better make sure you've watched the videos posted on YouTube to get the extra edge. youtube Prometric Testing - The partners who're administering the test have created a channel on YouTube with a couple of instructional videos at http://www.youtube.com/IIMCAT The IIMs have specifically advised students to watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaKHWpiFToE "Candidates are encouraged to view the YouTube videos," an official communication from the IIMs and their online test conductor Prometric said Wednesday. Seems like the IIMs are going all out with the use of technology in the administration of the first ever Online CAT this time but it looks like people have become apprehensive with the new format of the test. They're employing a wait and watch startegy to crack the CAT. This is evident from the fact that only around 242,000 aspirants will attempt to bell the CAT this year. The figure has fallen from 276,000 candidates last year. Are you taking the CAT this year or are you on the fence? What do you think of the new format and this kind of use of the Internet for the test? Do you think it is all a gimmick or are these initiatives really helpful to the aspirants? Leave your thoughts.]]>

The CAT, which has gone online from this year, will be held between Nov 28 and Dec 7 in 32 cities and at 105 testing centres. IIMs are revolutionizing the way online tools like YouTube are being used to impart knowledge. If you are a student taking CAT this year, you better make sure you've watched the videos posted on YouTube to get the extra edge. youtube Prometric Testing - The partners who're administering the test have created a channel on YouTube with a couple of instructional videos at http://www.youtube.com/IIMCAT The IIMs have specifically advised students to watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaKHWpiFToE "Candidates are encouraged to view the YouTube videos," an official communication from the IIMs and their online test conductor Prometric said Wednesday. Seems like the IIMs are going all out with the use of technology in the administration of the first ever Online CAT this time but it looks like people have become apprehensive with the new format of the test. They're employing a wait and watch startegy to crack the CAT. This is evident from the fact that only around 242,000 aspirants will attempt to bell the CAT this year. The figure has fallen from 276,000 candidates last year. Are you taking the CAT this year or are you on the fence? What do you think of the new format and this kind of use of the Internet for the test? Do you think it is all a gimmick or are these initiatives really helpful to the aspirants? Leave your thoughts.]]> http://www.etiole.com/2009/11/use-youtube-to-bell-the-cat/feed/ 0 Youtube Keyboard Shortcuts you cant live without! http://www.etiole.com/2009/11/youtube-keyboard-shortcuts-you-cant-live-without/ http://www.etiole.com/2009/11/youtube-keyboard-shortcuts-you-cant-live-without/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:43:56 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=2892

youtube Youtube, is easily the number one online video site and has served well over 1 billion video playbacks. Speed is what you want? Wasting time moving your mouse and clicking. To Tiring? You got to know these shortcuts! Spacebar = Play or Pause a video Left Arrow = Rewind Right Arrow = Fast forward Up Arrow = Increase Volume Down Arrow = Decrease Volume F key = Full screen view Esc key = Exit full screen view Let us know in the comments, what are your other favorite shortcuts for other websites which you cant live without.]]>

youtube Youtube, is easily the number one online video site and has served well over 1 billion video playbacks. Speed is what you want? Wasting time moving your mouse and clicking. To Tiring? You got to know these shortcuts! Spacebar = Play or Pause a video Left Arrow = Rewind Right Arrow = Fast forward Up Arrow = Increase Volume Down Arrow = Decrease Volume F key = Full screen view Esc key = Exit full screen view Let us know in the comments, what are your other favorite shortcuts for other websites which you cant live without.]]> http://www.etiole.com/2009/11/youtube-keyboard-shortcuts-you-cant-live-without/feed/ 17 Watch Youtube, Flickr, Pandora, 365 Radio all on T.V! : WD TV Hands on and Review http://www.etiole.com/2009/11/watch-youtube-flickr-pandora-365-radio-all-on-t-v-wd-tv-hands-on-and-review/ http://www.etiole.com/2009/11/watch-youtube-flickr-pandora-365-radio-all-on-t-v-wd-tv-hands-on-and-review/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:58:20 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=2756

Compare a Plasma Screen with Home Theatre System to your Computer Screen, Dull isn't it? Obviously. But now, chuck your computer screen and get to your Television man, and enjoy Youtube Video's in HD, Flickr and much more! Western Digital's WD TV does it all, and especially it's support for HD makes it an awesome Gadget! Music, Video and Photos from everywhere go into the device and then to your television. Neat. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="WD TV"]WD TV[/caption] What i got in the Box - WD TV Live
  • WD TV Live HD Media Player (Call it WD TV, it rhymes though)
  • Charger, Remote and batteries
  • Av Output pins and Component output pins
  • Few Papers (Manuals) and a CD
Enough for me to get started! Unboxed. Now, i go on to fit this piece with my Television. I am using a LG LCD 19". Practically, you can use any Television and for Best Results, Try it on Plasma (I tried it on a Samsung 32" Plasma also and the output was too good!) with the Component wires for Better Quality or if you want something better than that too, get the HDMI cables for you WD Tv. After all the work is done (Attaching the media player to your T.V and your ADSL Router's pin to the WD TV) now you can enjoy superb quality Videos, Photos and Music on T.V! Let's Go one by one with the features.
  • Music - One of the best feature it provides is that you can plug in any of your external hard drives, Pen Drives, Cell Phones, and  supported music players to the box to enjoy music from all these devices. The Interface is Rock Solid and gives you an amazing experience. The Sound Quality is very good (unless the  song itself sucks). You can Share Media across your Network also, using the Network feature. Good! Also Enjoy online radio with 365 Radio and Pandora! Just click and go!
  • Video - Youtube Video on T.V is possible with this one!! Just search for the Video, and get it! DSC00158Along with that, you can have a look at the most popular videos, Latest Additions and lot more. Sign in with your account and play your playlist, Favorite Videos and lot more! You can see Videos in Excellent Quality (HD if Available too) and when your using External Drives or sharing video via network it's just too awesome. The Control Panel is too cool to be handled!
  • Photos - I tried attaching my iPod to WD TV, unfortunately there wasn't any Music that got recognized but all i could find was Photos. Still, that was enough for me (Looking forward for iPod Music Support in Future for the device), atleast for that day. Flickr was also enabled so, what next? Log in to your account or view other users photo's and really, the images were damn clear. Next, i attached my Cellphone (Sony k550i) and music, Photos and Videos all got recognized so enjoyed stuff over T.V!
Check out all the images Below, from unboxing till use!]]>

Compare a Plasma Screen with Home Theatre System to your Computer Screen, Dull isn't it? Obviously. But now, chuck your computer screen and get to your Television man, and enjoy Youtube Video's in HD, Flickr and much more! Western Digital's WD TV does it all, and especially it's support for HD makes it an awesome Gadget! Music, Video and Photos from everywhere go into the device and then to your television. Neat. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="WD TV"]WD TV[/caption] What i got in the Box - WD TV Live
  • WD TV Live HD Media Player (Call it WD TV, it rhymes though)
  • Charger, Remote and batteries
  • Av Output pins and Component output pins
  • Few Papers (Manuals) and a CD
Enough for me to get started! Unboxed. Now, i go on to fit this piece with my Television. I am using a LG LCD 19". Practically, you can use any Television and for Best Results, Try it on Plasma (I tried it on a Samsung 32" Plasma also and the output was too good!) with the Component wires for Better Quality or if you want something better than that too, get the HDMI cables for you WD Tv. After all the work is done (Attaching the media player to your T.V and your ADSL Router's pin to the WD TV) now you can enjoy superb quality Videos, Photos and Music on T.V! Let's Go one by one with the features.
  • Music - One of the best feature it provides is that you can plug in any of your external hard drives, Pen Drives, Cell Phones, and  supported music players to the box to enjoy music from all these devices. The Interface is Rock Solid and gives you an amazing experience. The Sound Quality is very good (unless the  song itself sucks). You can Share Media across your Network also, using the Network feature. Good! Also Enjoy online radio with 365 Radio and Pandora! Just click and go!
  • Video - Youtube Video on T.V is possible with this one!! Just search for the Video, and get it! DSC00158Along with that, you can have a look at the most popular videos, Latest Additions and lot more. Sign in with your account and play your playlist, Favorite Videos and lot more! You can see Videos in Excellent Quality (HD if Available too) and when your using External Drives or sharing video via network it's just too awesome. The Control Panel is too cool to be handled!
  • Photos - I tried attaching my iPod to WD TV, unfortunately there wasn't any Music that got recognized but all i could find was Photos. Still, that was enough for me (Looking forward for iPod Music Support in Future for the device), atleast for that day. Flickr was also enabled so, what next? Log in to your account or view other users photo's and really, the images were damn clear. Next, i attached my Cellphone (Sony k550i) and music, Photos and Videos all got recognized so enjoyed stuff over T.V!
Check out all the images Below, from unboxing till use!]]> http://www.etiole.com/2009/11/watch-youtube-flickr-pandora-365-radio-all-on-t-v-wd-tv-hands-on-and-review/feed/ 1 Our Jokes aren’t like Your Jokes : Intel [Video] http://www.etiole.com/2009/10/our-jokes-arent-like-your-jokes-intel-video/ http://www.etiole.com/2009/10/our-jokes-arent-like-your-jokes-intel-video/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:23:49 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=2494

Picture 20This One is a Must Watch. A Funny Commercial from Intel! After watching this video, you'll find the reason why Intel says, "Our Jokes aren't like Your Jokes"!

Video After Break. ]]>

Picture 20This One is a Must Watch. A Funny Commercial from Intel! After watching this video, you'll find the reason why Intel says, "Our Jokes aren't like Your Jokes"!

Video After Break. ]]> http://www.etiole.com/2009/10/our-jokes-arent-like-your-jokes-intel-video/feed/ 4 Republicans in Congress : There’s a Rep for that [Video] http://www.etiole.com/2009/10/republicans-in-congress-theres-a-rep-for-that-video/ http://www.etiole.com/2009/10/republicans-in-congress-theres-a-rep-for-that-video/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:18:28 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=2425

Picture 5 Remember the iPhone ad, which took everything into consideration and repeated the sentence again and again, "there's a app for that" ? Check out the US Congress Version of the Ad.Video after break. ]]>

Picture 5 Remember the iPhone ad, which took everything into consideration and repeated the sentence again and again, "there's a app for that" ? Check out the US Congress Version of the Ad.Video after break. ]]> http://www.etiole.com/2009/10/republicans-in-congress-theres-a-rep-for-that-video/feed/ 0