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"Steal It" and Other Internal YouTube Emails from Viacom's Copyright Suit

The U.S. District Court has just made public the documentation in the controversial Viacom vs. YouTube case. It's a goldmine of data, most of which is really dirty mud-slinging by Viacom, based on internal emails from YouTube's ...READ»

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OgilvyOne to Marketers: Let's Get Digital

The boys on stage at OgilvyOne’s big digital convergence at Jazz at Lincoln Center yesterday looked suspiciously like they had wandered in from Internet World circa 1999…earnest young West Coast geeks, with big ideas and even ...READ»

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The Myth About Creation Myths

Introducing our new column exploring how and why ideas succeed or fail. This month: the power and perils of a great backstory.READ»

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Corporate Creation Myths, and Why We Need Them

Why do Americans need to attach creation myths to everything, including the origins of our most visible business ventures? We idealize the lone inventor over the company man, the garage over the office space. We tell the story of ...READ»

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The Brief But Impactful History of YouTube

In five years, YouTube has completely reshaped the Internet, media, and political landscapes. On its birthday, here's a look back at its short but influential life.READ»

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User Growth First, Revenue Second? - Learning From Facebook, YouTube and Twitter

This cartoon summarises the concept very well - The Online Business Model To Get VC Money Web ventures backed by VCs are notorious for focusing predominantly on acquiring users first and leaving revenue on the back burner ...READ»

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Stuff By Us, Part One

A panel at Davos on user-generated content--or "stuff by us"--brought together some interesting folks, including Michael Wolf, the recently ousted president and chief operating officer of MTV, Thomas Glocer, the CEO of Reuters, and ...READ»

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YouTube Does Something Great at Last: 1080p HD

When it came out, YouTube was seen as the best thing that had ever happened to the Web. Suddenly, it was easy to watch videos online, and uploading and embedding became, for the first time ever, a doddle. No wonder Google pounced on ...READ»

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It Ain't About the Money

"It is money -- and only money -- the reason we are leaving today." With that statement former Governor Tom Vilsack closed his campaign for the presidency in 2008. Sorry, Governor, it was not only money that drove you from the race. ...READ»

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Cashing in Like It's 1999

According to Technorati, yesterday and today's most blogged to video on YouTube is "A Message from Chad and Steve." Chad and Steve. Just a couple of giddy, giggly buddies letting the cameras roll outside an office somewhere. A ...READ»