YouTube Released Video Analytics Tool
Google ’s YouTube has released YouTube Insight, a free video analytics tool designed to help video makers understand more details about who’s watching their video clips and when. Marketers who buy ads on YouTube already statistics about the performance of their ads. YouTube Insight breaks down viewership by day and shows the states or countries where most viewers are from. Full press release after the jump.
China Blocks YouTube
China has pull the plug on YouTube as clips of the riots in Tibet appeared on the popular video sharing website. The riots erupted on Friday in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, against Chinese rule. China tightened controls on online video with rules that took effect January 30 and limited video sharing to state owned companies. Check out videos after the jump.
YouTube Live Video
YouTube co-founder and CTO Steve Chen said that YouTube plans to start a live streaming service this year. Chen said, “We’ll do it this year. Live video is something we’ve always wanted to do but haven’t had the resources to do it correctly, but now with Google we hope to launch something this year.”
The move will put a dent on smaller live video sites such as BlogTV, Livevideo, Stickam, and JustinTV.
Source: YouTube to Offer Live Video Feeds Later This Year
YouTube Expands Mobile Videos
YouTube expanded its offerings for mobile phones at m.youtube.com, giving users access to more videos and more personalization tools. Users will be able to log in, upload videos from mobile devices and subscribe to certain channels or have easy access to their favorite videos.
“The mobile experience will be much closer to the Web experience,” said Hunter Walk, a YouTube product manager.
Source: YouTube On the Go
