You Tube: las nuevas caracteristicas

Via Infobae.com: El sitio de intercambio de videos en internet, propiedad de Google, se relanza con siete idiomas. Los millones de archivos almacenados en la Red ahora se podrán buscar incluso por países. Las nuevas características

Los fundadores de YouTube, Chad Hurley y Steve Chen, presentaron hoy en París esa iniciativa, destinada a aumentar la presencia internacional de la compañía y su cuota de mercado, ya que con ello se incrementará el número de socios que colaboran con el sitio y el potencial de usuarios.

España, Brasil, Francia, Japón, Irlanda, Italia, Holanda, Polonia y el Reino Unido contarán a partir de ahora con sus propios sitios nacionales, con traducción al idioma local tanto de la página de inicio como de las funciones de búsqueda.

A Closer Look At The iPhone

Apple Inc's Phil Schiller shows John Blackstone the many features of the iPhone. Apple's latest product will go on sale this June.

Fast Talk: Gadget Freak

Sanaz Ahari>Lead Program Manager, Microsoft Corp.
Redmond, Washington


Via FastCompany.com: Ahari, who'll turn 25 this month, is widely credited with helping pioneer a new way of programming the Web. She's currently working on the Live Search team, preparing to launch her fourth new product since she arrived at Microsoft from college. From Seattle's Archie McPhee store, she explains just what a "gadget" is and how it's going to change the way you think about the Web.

MySpace Negotiating with Media Companies for Content Deals

MySpace is reportedly in the midst of negotiations with "all the major media companies" about bringing their content to the News Corp. property.

Now, only shows from News Corp.'s Fox, such as 24 and Prison Break, are available via MySpace, Reuters reports (via Hollywood Reporter). "There's certainly an opportunity for the media companies to get together," Peter Levinsohn, president of Fox Interactive Media, said. "MySpace will be a huge beneficiary of that."

Speculation has increaed in recent months that major media companies may be looking to band together to create an online video platform to rival Google's YouTube.

Content-deal negotiations between YouTube and Viacom and CBS recently unraveled, adding to that speculation. The media companies may also choose to go it alone in the digital distribution of content.

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