Stop Watching Us brings 85 organizations together to demand truth and transparency on PRISM

June 11, 2013 9:36 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"The revelations about the National Security Agency's surveillance apparatus, if true, represent a stunning abuse of our basic rights," the organization's open letter reads. "We demand the U.S. Congress reveal the full extent of the NSA's spying programs."

The FBI’s and NSA’s PRISM surveillance: Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook deny involvement

June 6, 2013 5:18 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

We've contacted all those companies to get a statement from them on why they are allegedly participating, what they are reportedly giving to the NSA, and how their customers and users can trust that anything they transmit or share through those services can ever be private.

How the NSA lied about not tracking Americans with PRISM

June 6, 2013 4:11 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

“That’s the kind of word game they play,” ex-NSA chief Bill Binney said also at Def Con. “There’s absolutely no excuse for him even implying that he’s not collecting all this data.”

PRISM program lets FBI, NSA secretly mine data from U.S. tech companies (report) (updated)

June 6, 2013 3:46 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

The Washington Post reported today that a number of tech companies are participating in a top secret data mining program for the FBI and NSA, dubbed PRISM.

How to make a viral video

May 29, 2013 6:01 PM Neil Joglekar

Guest Post People share for two major reasons: “a) they altruistically want to share the enjoyment of that video with others or b) they selfishly want to be seen sharing or critiquing that video.”

YouTube now lets you add slow-motion effect to your videos

May 28, 2013 2:59 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

If you've ever been annoyed by the speed of your user generated videos on YouTube, then fear not avid creator.

Google and Microsoft agree to play nicely on a new YouTube Windows Phone app

May 24, 2013 2:19 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

It's all sunshine and lollipops over in Windows Phone land today.

Google to Microsoft: kill your YouTube app ‘immediately’

May 15, 2013 5:59 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Google has asked Microsoft to remove its homebrew YouTube app from the Windows Store immediately, and requested that it delete the app from Windows Phone users who have already downloaded it.

Google’s big I/O reveal may be a streaming music service

May 14, 2013 5:00 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Google may release its music streaming service at its major developer conference this week. It is reported that the company has signed licensing deals with music industry giants.

Watch out, cable TV: YouTube’s paid channel subscription program is official

May 9, 2013 1:32 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Well it's official: YouTube is rolling out a new program that allows some of its premium channel partners to charge consumers a monthly subscription fee to gain access to its content.

YouTube rolls out new Trends Map to show the most popular videos in the U.S.

May 7, 2013 7:27 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

While the subject of "viewer metrics" is typically pretty dull, you can't really say that when it comes to YouTube.

Google nears launch of paid YouTube subscriptions, report says

May 6, 2013 6:47 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

In its quest to pull in premium content, Google is apparently ready to roll out its first set of paid YouTube channel subscriptions.

Move over C-SPAN, Congress is getting supercharged YouTube channels

May 1, 2013 8:51 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

It's difficult to connect with our members of congress, who have busy schedules traveling between their hometowns and Washington D.C., but YouTube is trying to make things a bit easier.

Boston Marathon bombings: How tech is helping

April 15, 2013 3:07 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

As everyone connected to the Internet knows by now, Boston has been the scene of at least three bombings today at the Boston Marathon and the JFK Library. For coverage of that news, Boston.com has a liveblog that it is continuously updating, and CNN has more details and coverage.

Here's what big technology companies are doing in response.

YouTube adds a ‘crappy VHS’ mode to its video player

April 15, 2013 7:10 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

YouTube is known for doing quirky things, such as adding a rainbow loading bar to the original Nyan Cat video or making its website do the Harlem Shake. So its latest gimmick isn't a huge surprise.