YouTube Making Money

YouTube Changes Revenue Criteria for Creators and Partners – What it Means For You!

I woke up this morning to an email from YouTube stating they are changing the partner criteria a YouTube Creator must meet in order to generate revenue from their videos and yes, it’s going to impact a lot of people. YouTube Changes Revenue Criteria Before we get into the reasons and opinions, here are the …

Youtube annotations to external websites

How To Add External Links to YouTube Videos with Annotations

  THIS POST IS OUT OF DATE AND NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. YouTube is the top video sharing platform available that’s open to just about anyone with an internet connection.  Over 100 hours of video are uploaded every minute.  With all of the features available through YouTube, one of the most powerful is Annotations. Annotations …

Google Lobbying Spend

Google Lobbying Spend Greatly Surpasses Tech Rivals

Google had nothing to do with Washington until 2005. Since then, Google lobbying spend has jumped hurdles over other tech companies. From 2008 to 2013 Google had increased their lobbying spend from 3.1 million to 15.8 million. That’s over a 5X increase! Google Lobbying Spend You will find more statistics at Statista What do they …

AppleWatch

Is the Apple Watch a Distraction or the Best Healthcare Innovation Yet?

Apple announced their latest innovation in wearable technology, the Apple Watch.  A new device expected on the market in early 2015 that will allow you to manage most of your phones native features right on your wrist.  The Apple Watch is sleek and comes in a variety of different style designs and bands to choose from. …

Google will use Your Face in Google Ads

Google has released a Terms of Service update (read more) that will take affect on November 11th 2013. Google will use your face in Google Ads to endorse products or services you have reviewed or interacted with.  Similar to Facebook recommending pages that your friends also like, Google will now be using any sharing, +1ing, …

App Store 5th Anniversary

5th Anniversary of the iTunes App Store

This week marks the 5th anniversary of the iTunes App Store and to celebrate, Apple is offering several awesome apps at low and free prices.  I’ve just started downloading and testing a few of them but I recommend you use the link below and download them for free while they last. The iTunes App Store …

iOS7 Auto Update Fail

iOS7 Auto Update May Not Be a Good Idea

Last week Apple held their annual developers conference releasing teasers of their new hardware and software innovations they have been working on.  Of course, of the of most coveted and exciting releases is their mobile phone OS update iOS7.  I was able to install iOS 7 onto my iPhone 5 and it’s actually working very …

Instagram Claims Right To Sell for All Photos Users Upload

Instagram now claims the right to sell all user uploaded photos in their newly released terms and conditions on their site.  There are two new additions to the “Rights” sections of the new terms and conditions that you are now agreeing to by keeping your account open.  The new terms take affect January 16th 2013. …