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The Guys Who Made YouTube Are Reportedly Striking Out

YouTube made Chad Hurley and Steve Chen rich as Saudi kings after they sold it off to Google. They had the chance (and money!) to build anything they wanted — and they did, a brand new company called AVOS Systems. Two years later, and it seems the YouTube duo were a one-hit wonder.


YouTube Channels You Have To Pay For Are Here

In a blog post, YouTube announced that it’s launching a pilot program that will allow some of its partners to charge subscription fees for channels starting at $1 per month. Pay-to-view YouTube channels have been rumoured in some form or another for a while, and payments themselves certainly aren’t new to Google’s video service. You’ve been able to pay for video rentals and season subscriptions since last year.


Why Is YouTube Censoring David Bowie’s SFW New Music Video?

Here we go again. After Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” video was pulled from YouTube last month, David Bowie’s latest video from his new album “The Next Day” has been pulled from YouTube for violating the site’s Terms of Service as pointed out by Billboard. But it’s unclear why.


Watch 10 Years Of Mythbusters’ Explosions In Two Minutes

In January, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Mythbusters — the show dedicated to busting scientific stupidity through a variety of means. Every episode, you’ll see a goddamn-huge explosion guaranteed to put a smile on your goofy dial. Here’s an awesome compilation of 10 years of Mythbusters’ explosions made by one very talented fan.


Windows Phone Finally Gets A Fully Functional YouTube App

After making do with an “app” that was little more than a hyperlink to YouTube’s mobile web version, Windows Phone users finally get a fully supported (though still Microsoft-designed) YouTube app to call their very own. You’ll be getting everything we’ve come to expect from a Youtube app.


Rumour: YouTube To Launch Pay-For Channel Subscriptions

The Financial Times is reporting that YouTube will launch a paid subscription model for specific, specialist video channels — as soon as this week. The report, which cites an anonymous source, suggests that the site has been developing the system for months, in order to help channels fund more content.


Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr Remix New Single Using 8-Bit Plugin And 45 NES Games

Releasing an album is a brutal, labour-intensive process, rife with sleepless nights and self doubt. For Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, the Detroit indie pop band whose latest EP, Patterns, came out on April 16, stress relief came not from cigarettes or sizzurp, but from an 8-bit plugin.


This Was The First Video Uploaded To YouTube, Eight Years Ago Today

It’s YouTube’s eighth birthday! Since then it has given us viral smash after viral smash, but what was the first video uploaded onto the video site way back in April 2005? Interestingly, a trip to the zoo.


Where Are All The YouTube Stars Now?

Do you remember the first time you saw Gangnam Style? Or the first time you laughed at Antoine Dodson? Or even Charlie bit my finger? What about watching Rebecca Black’s Friday? It was a long time ago! So what are all those YouTube stars doing now? This infographic gets you up to date.


YouTube Celebrates 57 Years Of VCR With An Analogue Video Mode

Do not adjust your computer screens. There’s no problem with YouTube, other than the fact that it’s getting a little misty-eyed — by choosing to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the VCR with a little added analogue character on its digital videos.


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