With over 82,000 followers and 15 million views the “Happy Ohana” channel on YouTube featuring Noelia, Gaby, Gael and Kiara have taken social media by storm with their most used phrase “A day in Nerja”. During a ceremony to recognise their achievements held Friday in the Town Hall, Tourism Council leader Patricia Gutierrez announced that a meeting of YouTuber’s would …
Daily highlights of Caves Concerts on YouTube
The 53rd International Festival of Music and Dance starts today at the Nerja Caves and another new initiative this year, in addition to the availability of tickets, is that highlights of each day’s concert will be shown on YouTube the following day.
YouTube loses court case in Germany
YouTube is facing a potentially huge bill for royalties after it lost a court battle in Germany over music videos, a court in Hamburg ruling that YouTube is responsible for the content that users post to the video sharing site.
YouTube revamped
YouTube is the latest Google product to undergo a significant facelift, Gmail, Docs and others having already been updated. The YouTube changes are the most comprehensive since the service began. Looks pretty good. Unfortunately, those who customised their pages, colour-wise etc, will have to go through the exercise again.
Be surprised
Everyone, or probably almost everyone, has heard of YouTube, but here are a few things you may not have known. 10 Fascinating YouTube Facts That May Surprise You
A costly ‘No’
Airlines often manage to misplace baggage or, in some cases, cause damage and generally they end up paying out a bit of compensation. When Canadian musician Dave Carroll had his Taylor guitar damaged at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, he contacted United Airlines to ask for compensation. After a year of trying, United Airlines finally refused his claims. So, being a songwriter, …
Videos removed from YouTube
YouTube, which is owned by Google, has removed a number of videos deemed to be glorifying the Columbine High School killers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Videos found on the site praised Harris and Klebold for carrying out the shooting in which 12 students and 1 teacher died and another 23 people were injured. Harris and Klebold subsequently shot themselves …
YouTube to ban weapons footage on UK site
YouTube has agreed to ban footage which shows weapons being used to intimidate people or glamourise violence on its UK website.
Prosecution for YouTube video
The Provincial Court in Sevilla has confirmed the prosecution of a youth in connection with the posting of a video on YouTube.