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November 2007
- Facebook to Join Google's 'OpenSocial' Alliance?
  
  Fortune Magazine | Nov 2, 07 4:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The day after MySpace announced it was joining a Google-led alliance meant to let applications written for one social networking site be used on others, it looks like lone outsider Facebook could join up, too. That's according to Fortune Magazine , which reported that Facebook and Google representatives met yesterday and that a board member said Facebook is open to the OpenSocial standard. More »
October 2007
- Meebo Joins Facebook as Platform
  
  Fortune Magazine | Oct 31, 07 4:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Meebo, an instant-messenger startup, is following in the footsteps of Facebook by allowing certain hand-selected developers to create new widgets for its pages. Unlike Facebook, however, it plans to lure developers by offering them half the revenue gained from the features they create and will sell the ads itself, instead of leaving the task to the more code-oriented developers. More »
- Google Talking With Verizon
  
  Reuters | Oct 30, 07 11:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Google is in talks with Verizon Wireless, the number-two U.S. mobile carrier, about putting Google applications on its phones, Reuters reports. The Google-powered phones are expected to meld several of its applications into a single package for Verizon customers, including Google Maps, News, YouTube and Gmail. Google shares rose 2.3 percent on Tuesday to $694.77. More »
- Your First Friend Lied About His Age
  
  Newsweek | Oct 30, 07 9:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - He was your first friend. And now Tom Anderson, MySpace’s co-founder, is a liar, Newsweek reports. Tom's profile says he's 32, and he claims to have been 27 when he launched the social networking site. But public records reveal he'll be 37 next month. Could Tom have made the same fortune sans the kiddie cred? More »
- Online Video Site Hulu Launches
  
  NewTeeVee | Oct 29, 07 8:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The beta version of Hulu, a new online video venture between NBC and News Corp., launches this week. Challenging YouTube, the service allows users to embed and share existing video, but won’t support user-generated content. Instead, Hulu will focus on distributing ad-supported versions of movies and 90 NBC and Fox TV shows through deals with AOL, Comcast, MSN, MySpace, and Yahoo. More »
- Dancin' Toddler Takes On Prince
  
  ABC News | Oct 26, 07 8:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Baby's got moves. And now he's got a lawyer, too. A YouTube video of an 18-month-old rocking out to the Prince song "Let's Go Crazy" has ignited a legal fight involving the music industry, a ticked-off mom and Prince himself. The lawsuit—prompted when YouTube pulled the video at the request of music honchos—could help define copyright laws, says ABC News. More »
- Apple Debuts User-Generated Ad
  
  New York Times | Oct 26, 07 4:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Apple's next iPod Touch commercial was born in the mind not of some slick ad exec but of a British university student with a little free time. Eighteen-year-old Apple devotee Nick Haley married kickin' music with animations of the Touch's features last month and posted the result on YouTube—where it got noticed by Apple execs who remade it in HD. More »
- Federal Court Gives Porn Biz a Break
  
  Wired | Oct 25, 07 12:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A federal appeals court threw a wrench today into the government’s efforts to stop child porn. The Cincinnati-based court struck down a 1998 law requiring porn producers to keep records of people depicted in their materials. The Justice Department argued the law helped authorities clamp down on kiddie porn, but the appeals judges ruled 2-1 that it trampled on first amendment rights. More »
- Web 2.0 Forum Will Let Users Vote on Q & A
  
  Wired | Oct 19, 07 2:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Disappointed with earlier web-based candidate debates, Wired is touting 10 Questions, a project launched Wednesday that invites users to submit video questions for the hopefuls, vote up or down the questions submitted by others, and then—when candidates submit video answers—vote up or down the candidates' answers, too. More »
- Media, Tech Firms Team Up on Copyright
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 19, 07 10:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In an unusual truce, eight media and Internet companies are banding together to combat the explosion of copyrighted material posted on the web, the Wall Street Journal reports. The group, led by Disney and Microsoft, has framed a set of guidelines; copyright holders in the group agree not to pursue Internet companies for infringement if they're followed. There’s one wrinkle: Google, YouTube’s parent, is conspicuously absent. More »
- Don't Buy Latest Dot-Com Hype, Mag Warns
  
  Economist | Oct 18, 07 3:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - While Facebook and other online social networks are growing like digital weeds in Silicon Valley, their popularity may be more a product of hyperbole than actual developmental potential, the Economist argues. But major internet speculators Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft don't seem to care, as each bids billions to buy Facebook, whose 2007 revenue may be only $100 million. More »
- MySpace to Partner With Skype
  
  New York Times | Oct 17, 07 7:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Online juggernauts MySpace and Skype will team to connect users of the social networking website to the free online phone call service starting in November. Skype's CEO called the move "an obvious fit," while the New York Times notes the potential crossover—MySpace claims 110 million mostly US-based users, while Skype has 220 million users mostly abroad. More »
September 2007
- Steroid Peddlers Want to Friend You
  
  New York Times | Sep 27, 07 5:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - There were 120 alleged criminals pinched this week in a Connecticut steroids crackdown, but only five are accused of selling drugs on MySpace. Four are accused of purchasing raw Chinese steroid power, manufacturing the drugs in their homes and selling them through the social-networking site, the New York Times reports. MySpace reps had no comment on so-called Operation Phony Pharm. More »
- British Schools Crack Down on 'Cyberbullying'
  
  BBC | Sep 23, 07 10:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - England's education chief wants schools to put their digital foot down when it comes to “cyberbullying.” The schools should confiscate mobile phones when necessary and pull down hurtful material from websites, the BBC reports. The schools chief called cyberbullying a particularly “insidious” form of abuse because it follows students home. More »
- Officer Resigns After Racist YouTube Rants
  
  Columbus Dispatch | Sep 15, 07 1:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Ohio patrol officer who made racially charged comments in homemade videos posted on YouTube resigned yesterday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Susan Purtee, who was reassigned to desk duty after the videos drew national attention, will resign effective Sept. 22 and seek retirements from an unnamed disability. “Clearly, she does not deserve to wear the badge,” Columbus’ mayor said. More »
- Hysterical 'Leave Brit Alone!' Rocks YouTube
  
  ABC News | Sep 13, 07 3:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If it's a performance, it's better than Britney's. More than 2.8 million viewers have pored over an out-of-control rant by YouTuber "Chris Crocker" who smears his eyeliner as he sobs and screams at the "bastards" who aren't cutting Spears slack for the "hard time" she's going through, especially since critics slammed her zoned-out "comeback" performance at the MTV video music awards. More »
- Music Vids Shrink as $$$ Fade
  
  Associated Press | Sep 9, 07 4:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A music industry headed for financial crash-and-burn has radically downsized its once-extravagant videos, the AP reports. Viewers of today’s MTV Video Awards will see more single-camera videos and quirky YouTube-inspired concepts that save cash—all suited for play on small screens. "A comet hit the earth and the dinosaurs are dying," says video director Samuel Bayer. "There's a new age coming.” More »
August 2007
- And Now, a Word From YouTube's Sponsor(s)
  
  Times (UK) | Aug 22, 07 8:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As it struggles to turn a profit, YouTube will begin to show ads overlaid on some videos, the Times of London reports. The spots will consist of a semitransparent strip covering 20% of the screen appearing 20 seconds into the video.They'll appear only on content from 1,000 "partners," ranging f