In his fist speech since major surgery, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs has announced that his company wants to get into the digicam market.

Volkswagen have released a new campaign to support the launch of their latest vehicle, the VW Tiguan. Called The People’s Reviewer, they rolled out a search for a new type of car reviewer. Over 1000 people applied for the role via YouTube and email entries. This was whittled down to nine contestants, who were then given the opportunity to drive the Tiguan for a week, try out its features, and record a short video review. Starting September 3rd, the public will vote for the best, and the winner will take home a Tiguan. There’s something in it for the public [...]

Fans of three dimensional flicks rejoice, the immersive experience is headed towards home television. Satellite-TV operator British Sky Broadcasting is taking steps to launch an entirely 3D channel in the U.K. sometime next year. It will be the largest push for three dimensional television yet with the company brainstorming content ideas beyond pure “gimmicks.”
Price will initially remain a hurdle for the technology to become widely adopted. To view Sky’s content, expensive 3D ready television sets are necessary. The cost of the subscription service itself has not yet been specified.
3D television shows are nothing new. Ever since NBC’s 1989 Super Bowl [...]

Last week, PSFK and YouTube hosted a Good Ideas Salon on the topic of community in San Bruno CA, at YouTube headquarters.
It was led by Mia Quagliarello (Product Marketing Manager – Community YouTube) who was joined by Jen Burton (Senior Community Manager, Digg), Heather Champ (Director of Community, Flickr) and Matthew Stinchcomb (VP – Community, Etsy). They engaged in an in-depth discussion on the communities on their respective sites,  and shared tips on building, managing, and harnessing the incredible power of vast online audiences.
You can watch the video of the panel in its entirety below, or simply read the suggested [...]

The wedding entrance dance video that swept across the internet like a flash flood is revealing some interesting lessons in the business of YouTube copyright claims.  Chris Brown’s song, “Forever” is used without permission in the video and his label could easily have sued or removed the video with a copyright claim.  However, they decided to harness the power of the viral video and install and buy-now link for the hit single, reaping huge rewards in the process.

For the label, it’s all about the Benjamins, but in the future will this tactic encourage inventive re-appropriation of musical material, even beyond [...]

YouTube recently added 3D options for their videos, seizing on the growing trend to bring 3D content into our everyday lives.  Whether in our online interfaces or in new cameras, three dimensional content is becoming more accessible.  YouTube’s library of 3D videos is understandably sparse, but they have embedded options to suit your preferred viewing style.
The move brings 3D technology possibilities into a new arena and hopefully YouTube videos will surface that are actually enhanced by the third dimension such as this flower experiment, rather than otherwise flat videos like this example from Engadget.  We don’t suggest viewing videos if [...]

PSFK is proud to announce news that we will host a Good Ideas Salon with YouTube next month. On 6th August 2009, PSFK and YouTube will host a Good Ideas Salon in the Bay Area. For the event, Mia Quagliarello (Product Marketing Manager – Community YouTube) will moderate a panel of community experts — Jen Burton (Senior Community Manager, Digg), Heather Champ (Director of Community, Flickr) and Matthew Stinchcomb (VP – Community, Etsy) — to discuss what can be learned from the passionate people who visit these sites, how relationships are fostered at scale, ways to engage with users, and [...]

Going viral, a phrase that in recent years has taken on an entirely new and positive spin, describing the phenomenon of an idea, image or video rapidly spreading across the web. And while marketers and laymen alike have tirelessly tried to ascertain the secret formula to unlocking its guarantee of success or at the very least, recognition, it’s more likely that the process is merely a perfect storm of uncontrollable forces like timing and luck. Still, what are your chances?    
Chris Wilson over at Slate recently explored the possibility of a video reaching 1 million views on YouTube and [...]

If the deal gets confirmed, it will be the first time a major internet-based company is represented on the track. It also opens some potentially interesting content producing avenues for YouTube in the sport of Formula One.

Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the French photographer behind film projects like “6 Billion Others,” recently released his latest project called Home that captures the beauty of our planet in a free film stressing the gravity of environmental issues.  Arthus-Bertrand pioneered modern aerial photography and this latest project showcases an incredible selection of inspiring images from his ambitious project.

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this project is that it’s completely not-for-profit and copyright-free, enabling the movie to freely circulate around the web.  The high production values and original musical score were enabled by numerous sponsorships under the organization of the Good Planet Foundation.  In [...]

People are sharing bit.ly briefened links to video taken and uploaded minutes before and other protesters in Tehran hold their phones up high to record and share their activity with Iran and the outside world.
The developments in the use of the web to share, access, edit and discuss information about the crisis in Iran show just how modern news organizations are failing to deliver news in the way the public want to seek it.
Iranians and observers abroad are using right this minute Twitter, blogs, Flickr and YouTube to share information about what is happening within Iran at a speed that [...]

BooneOakley’s innovative online presence opts out of a website in any traditional sense of the word, relying instead on the clever implementation of YouTube annotations to link together many shorter videos into a comprehensive overview of the agency. Visitors can check out news, contact information, as well as a host of the agency’s work sorted by both client and medium, all in the form of YouTube videos.

Chili’s new ad campaign, centered around the cheeky mockery of imaginary rival “PJ Bland’s,” is making the web and social media strategies of the latter a surprising priority; cardboard-only eatery PJ Bland’s sports a Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube, presence, while the real restaurant still lacks all three.
[via MediaPost]

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Following in the path of Kutiman’s YouTube mashup videos, “In Bb 2.0″ is a collaborative music and spoken word project that uses a grid of video clips as tracks in a musical composition. Visitors to the inbflat website can play, pause, and adjust the volume on  any of the videos to create a unique musical piece. Anyone can contribute – instructions are up on the page.
In Bb 2.0
[via Chris Arkenberg]

In an astute move, home-taught make-up maven Lauren Luke has turned her growing internet celebrity into a new product line called By Lauren Luke. While selling beauty products on eBay, a 26-year-old Lauren started posting her homemade make-up tutorials on YouTube to help her customers understand how to use the cosmetics better. Her candid, sweet ‘n simple videos quickly became popular how-tos, and within a matter of months, Lauren become the most watched YouTube personality in the UK. By Lauren Luke is being sold through her site, and offers 5 different color palettes created under the direction of Lauren Luke, [...]