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Category Archives: YouTube
Presidential Race 2012: Tracking Candidates’ Social Efforts
May 18, 2011
To date, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich announced their official bids for the White House on Twitter and YouTube. Ron Paul raised over one million dollars in 24 hours online through his political action committee. President Obama hosted an online... Continue reading...
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News visits soar after earthquake and tsunami in Japan
March 15, 2011
Many in the US woke to the news of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Friday morning along with tsunami warnings for Hawaii and the west coast. As news and videos of the natural disaster spread, visits to... Continue reading...
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Facebook.com generates nearly 1 in 4 page views in the US
November 19, 2010
In March, we reported an important milestone when the market share of visits to Facebook.com* surpassed Google.com*. Since then, we have continued to watch the growth of Facebook.com, which increased 60% from the same week last year and represented 1... Continue reading...
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In Categories Facebook | Google | Social Media | Social Networking | YouTube
YouTube Launching Movie Rentals
January 21, 2010
An announcement came out yesterday that YouTube is going to begin testing movie rentals starting Friday with movies from the Sundance Film Festival. This move represents a new opportunity for YouTube to generate revenue in addition to advertising with its’... Continue reading...
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In Categories Apple | Entertainment | Video | YouTube
YouTube Driving Majority of Visits to Vevo
January 06, 2010
Thanks to the ease of file sharing, media companies have been battling piracy to protect content like music, movies, and TV shows online. Last year, Hulu was launched by NBC Universal, News Corp., and The Walt Disney Co. as one... Continue reading...
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In Categories Hulu | Vevo | Video | YouTube
Top Michael Jackson Song Searches
July 01, 2009
Immediately after Michael Jackson's death, sales surged as fans purchased music and DVDs from the King of Pop in both physical and digital formats. Jackson's music quickly topped the sales charts on retailers like iTunes and Amazon. Last week, the... Continue reading...
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Twittering the Iran Election
June 23, 2009
Following the elections that took place in Iran on June 12, Twitter has become one of the most popular mediums for distributing information about the protests. Daily visits to Twitter.com (excludes mobile & desktop applications) increased 13% on June 12th... Continue reading...
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Top Searches on Hulu.com
April 17, 2009
YouTube has unveiled several partnerships with studios to expand the selection of TV shows and movies available on the website. With YouTube adding premium content onto their website, this move starts to make them compete more directly with websites like... Continue reading...
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