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YouTube now mobile

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YouTube MobileMobile YouTube, also called “YouTube ToGo” is now available for access anytime, anywhere, at m.youtube.com.

This miniature version of YouTube, for obvious reasons, only shows limited videos. The first page on the mobile site warns viewers that YouTube Mobile is “a data intensive application”, hence requiring unlimited Internet access to avoid additional charges.

YouTube mobile displays 10 videos per page, with a menu that allows you to view videas that are Recently Added, Most Viewed, Top Rated, Top Favorites, and some more categories. Clicking the thumbnail or the link will allow you to view the video on your mobile phone, given that it plays streaming videos (RTSP/3GP with H263/AMR), a default feature that most 3G phone has. It also shows a search field where you can find specific videos without having to go through the list. These videos can be downloaded in 3GP format.

Originally posted on June 16, 2007 @ 10:21 am

Fox inks deal with Brightcove

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Fox signs up a deal with BrightcoveFox Entertainment Group signed a deal with Brightcove, making its various internet TV services available to all FOX websites.

The deal allows each Fox network and studio to host ad-supported Internet video channels through Brightcove’s network, using this to distribute and syndicate video online. Also, Brightcove will let Fox manage syndication to promote content using their social networking features, and manage syndication to web affiliates.

“When you look at the Big Four broadcast networks, none of them have singularly adopted an Internet TV platform — Fox is the first,” said Adam Berry, VP of marketing and advertising at Brightcove. “This signifies the way Internet TV is moving into the mainstream.”

Currently, the Fox broadcast net, FX and Speed have already started programming and hosting ad-supported Internet video channels with Brightcove technology.

Originally posted on June 18, 2007 @ 4:12 am

Web 2.0 network for dogs and cats

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United Dogs and Cats“We believe there is waayyy too many social networking sites out there on the Internet,” they said in their blog. A group of web 2.0 enthusiasts who think that pets are awesome, United Dogs and Cats developed a social network for pets, namely the Uniteddogs and the Unitedcats.

With Uniteddogs and Unitedcats, dog and cat owners can post photos of their pets, type in some profile data, add friends to their network, and set up blogs for their pets! Currently, United Dogs and Cats has over 1800 dogs and cats join their network since the launch of their alpha versions.

“The future of pet social networking seems bright. It’s a niché social networking industry with more competitors coming in, so the situation is changing every day,” said Martin Tajur, head designer, and Ragnar Sass, CEO, said.

Entirely self-funded, United Dogs and Cats Ltd is based in Estonia, and currently has 5 employees. With the growing success of these social networks for cats and dogs, I won’t be surprised if we’ll hear something like a United Hamsters or United Rabbits network one of these days.

Originally posted on June 18, 2007 @ 8:40 am

Blogger in draft: beta testing video upload

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Blogger released today an experimental version of the site where anyone can try out new blogger features before they’re fully released: The Blogger in Draft. And they’re calling it such because “the features are almost ready for publishing, but not quite.”

Blogger in Draft

Introduced along with Blogger in draft is their exciting new feature, the video upload, which will be hosted by Google Video. WIth this new feature, bloggers can embed videos within their posts with just a few clicks, and without using third party video sites such as YouTube.

There was no mention yet as to when the new video feature is going to be released in full.

Know more about Blogger in draft here.

Originally posted on June 15, 2007 @ 7:02 am

Singles.com adds social networking elements to site

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Singles.comSingles.com widens its territory with web 2.0 elements such as blogs, a message board, and free site registration, allowing for more avenues for content-generation, as well as more opportunities for subscribers to interact with other people.

A premiere dating site review resource, Singles.com provides comprehensive reviews of the best online dating sites such as Fling.com, Match, and AdultFriendFinder, as well as information and advice on on dating venues and options in any area. Through these efforts, Singles.com aims to make it easier for people who are seeking to find friends, possible dates and potential partners.

Now, Singles.com is broadening the scope of providing assistance to singles who are available and searching by giving them the privilege of interacting through posting on message boards, creating blogs, posting comments on other blogs, and communicating with an online dating expert.

Singles.com hopes to add more features such as video uploads and groups, in the coming months.

Originally posted on June 15, 2007 @ 5:58 pm