YouTube is testing out live streaming of videos today and tomorrow. Announced on Sunday, YouTube is working with four partners, Howcast, Next New Networks, Rocketboom and Young Hollywood, to test out this new functionality. This new platform integrates live streaming directly into YouTube channels; all broadcasters need is a webcam or external USB/FireWire camera. Included in … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
Google Maps Instant, YouTube Instant, and YouTube Time Machine
If you like the idea of Google's Instant Search where results start popping up as you type, you might also like Google Maps Instant and YouTube Instant. These sites update the results as you type. It can be an easy way to stumble your way to similar videos or get faster results. YouTube Time Machine is a different site that allows you to categorically browse videos from the … [Read more...]
Google Rolls Out Instant Search With Google Instant
Google hosted a special event today and announced an innovation to their primary product, web search, by making it instant. The new feature is called unsurprisingly, Google Instant. It takes the place of auto-completing your search query and now instantly gives you instant results predicted based on what you're typing. Autocomplete is still there to assist but below the … [Read more...]
Google’s Logo For Today’s Homepage Scatters Colorful Balls or Dots
Google often changes the logo above their search to commemorate a specific occasion. Today the logo is a series of colorful dots or balls and they scatter as your mouse gets near them. So far, there has been no indication as to what this Google Doodle is representing. Usually you can hover over the image to find a clue in the Alt Text but as this one scatters from the mouse … [Read more...]
When Is a Free WordPress Theme Not Free?
Every so often I'll stumble upon a collection of free WordPress themes and I'll go through the list because sometimes you can find some really cool ones or find ideas of how to improve the theme you're currently using. A while ago, I was going through just such a list and found a theme I liked, so I grabbed it and uploaded it to my server to hold onto it. The other day, I was … [Read more...]