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In Six Seconds, Giphy Could Make Billions » Oct 3, 2017 ...The Giphy folks have been tasked by the Emmys producers to “live GIF” the show , creating those seconds-long video loops used to enliven digital ...though, is still officially in “growth mode,” and cofounder and CEO Alex Chung says, “We think we can grow like probably 3 times what we have now, which is... Fastcompany.com

Susan Wojcicki Has Transformed YouTube—But She Isn't Done Yet » Jun 18, 2017 ...“There's something very human about YouTube,” says CEO Susan Wojcicki, referring to both its charms and its perils. ...For the previous two months, YouTube had been beset by controversy in the wake of newspaper investigations that discovered brand advertising being paired with videos featuring... Fastcompany.com

Alaska Airlines is killing off Virgin America and Richard Branson ... » Mar 23, 2017 ...Alaska Airlines has announced they are killing off the Virgin America brand sometime in 2019. Sad? Angry? You're not alone. Richard ...To give them credit, Alaska also says they'll add faster satellite WiFi and refreshed seats, which will help ease the transition. While we'll try to keep an open mind,... Techcrunch.com

Google and Facebook Have Taken Over the Digital Ad Industry ... » Jan 4, 2017 ...The bad news? Virtually all of that growth is going to exactly two companies: Google and Facebook. The latest figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau show that the third quarter last year was the biggest ever, with a total of $17.6 billion spent on digital ads. That's a 20% increase from the same period... Fortune.com

Amazon's New Online Video Platform Doesn't Need To Beat ... » May 12, 2016 ...This week Amazon ratcheted up its attack on online video platforms, going squarely, it seems, after YouTube and Vimeo, and to a lesser extent Netflix ... YouTubers have long complained about the power that the Google-owned company wields over them, even as it has made some of them very, very rich. Fastcompany.com

Logan Paul proves YouTube needs to take responsibility for top ... » Jan 2, 2018 ...YouTube has a culture problem. The company created a platform where the most troublesome creators are rewarded rewarded with views and attention, and never punished for bad behavior. Sensationalist drama is the surest path to fame. It's now time for YouTube to take responsibility for its top creators. Polygon.com

25 Most Influential People on the Internet in 2017 | Time » Jun 26, 2017 ...For nearly two decades, Drudge and his scrappy, sensationalist website, The Drudge Report, have wielded outsize influence on the political news cycle. This past year was no exception. Not only is the site drawing more readers than ever — it's got well over a billion monthly page views — but one of them... Time.com

Lilly Singh: How a 28-year old Canadian rapped and vlogged her ... » Mar 3, 2017 ...Singh has even appeared in YouTube videos with James Franco and Seth Rogen and made it onto the staple all-American late night talk show ...Since launching her “Superwoman” channel back in 2010, the Canadian-Indian YouTuber has got herself 10 million subscribers and over 1.5 billion views. Independent.co.uk

YouTube is pulling Tide Pod Challenge videos | TechCrunch » Jan 18, 2018 ...So now YouTube appears to be trying to get ahead of any wider societal outcry over (yet more) algorithmically accelerated idiocy on its platform — i.e. when sane people realize kids have been filming themselves eating detergent just to try to go viral on YouTube — and is removing Tide Pod Challenge... Techcrunch.com

Disney's $1 Billion Bet on a Magical Wristband | WIRED » Mar 10, 2015 ...No matter how often we say we're creeped out by technology, we tend to acclimate quickly if it delivers what we want before we want it. This is particularly true of context-aware technology. Just consider how little anyone seems to mind now that the Google Maps app mines your Gmail. Today, Google Maps... Wired.com