Welcome to eModeration's weekly round-up of all that is intriguing, alarming or odd in the world of social media, compiled by Kate Williams (@emodkate). This week: President Obama's thumbs; Twillionaires; and 'intextication'. Next week, eModeration is sending me on a social-skills course...
YouTube is on a roll at the moment, which looks like being a good thing for users, advertisers and agencies alike after a period of what felt like continual negative press. The video-sharing website has revealed it got close to 10m streams for a live broadcast of a U2's Rosebowl concert on Sunday...
Welcome to eModeration's digest of all that is intriguing, alarming or odd in the world of social media. We'll be posting bite-size morsels of nourishing news not once, but twice a week - so check back soon! THE HEADLINES... The Web 2.0 world was reeling this week, after Microsoft slapped it...
Channel 4’s departing chief executive Andy Duncan has no plans to go quietly at the end of this year, as proved by last week’s announcement of a ground-breaking content tie-up between the broadcaster and YouTube . By the time Duncan is carrying the last of his belongings from the shiny building in Victoria...
Here's eModeration's round-up of what struck us most over the past week or so. Compiled by our research consultant, Kate Williams. She's @emodkate if you want to tag along on Twitter. THE HEADLINES... After six long months, YouTube has finally inked a landmark deal to take Channel 4 content...
With the launch of the Spotify App for the iPhone interest for streaming music is higher than ever. There seems to be no limit for its reach, with new users streaming free music every day, changing the way people think about ownership of music forever. And it’s spreading. LoveFilm, the video rental company...
On Wired.com, Andrew Exum is wondering all about Iran and the explosive use of social media to organise, agitate and protest in Iran. He's wondering how real it all is? And if it is the technological enabled few rather than the digitally deprived masses. He wrote: "Are we simply finding common...
Now there was I thinking all these new age brands still embodied the spirit of anarchic libertarianism inherent in early internet culture. But last week, Facebook was forced to abandon their plan of holding your personal data, messages and photographs for the rest of eternity, even if you'd closed...
Another month for Microsoft, and another drop in market share for its Internet Explorer browser; now resting at 68%, it's lowest point in seven consecutive months. Last year, IE sat blissfully, at 75%, however this preceded the release of Google's Chrome, which combined with the growing popularity...
Well slap me silly with the latest ridiculous legal mumbo-jumbo ruling against Google’s YouTube, that favours Viacom. It seems my, and your, IP address, viewing habits and YouTube login information are going under scrutiny by Viacom soon. At the heart of the matter is content viewing of Viacom’s Comedy...
