Vidcon 2013: What this year says about what’s happening on YouTube
As the web video world evolves, so do those who work inside the industry. And Vidcon has proven to be a good way of tracking that evolution.
VidCon 2012: love, respect and double rainbows
Vidcon serves as a real-time, real life reminder of the vibrant community that cares about online video — a community born in comment threads, response videos, retweets and subscriptions. It’s a young community. It’s a very specific community. But it’s impossible to ignore.
Ze Frank hits Kickstarter goal, new show in March
It took video blogging pioneer Ze Frank less than eight hours to achieve his funding goal of $50,000 on Kickstarter yesterday. Now he’s already working on planing the relaunch of his show, which is currently scheduled to debut at the end of March.
Cool for school: Education is a big hit on YouTube
YouTube isn’t just about cat videos anymore: Educational content has been growing rapidly on the site, with views of educational videos doubling in 2011. Google is investing some of its money to give videos about biology and world history a more professional look and feel.