Social media is broken. You need a website. (Podcast E5)

In Episode #5, I explain why social media doesn’t work as well as using email and having your own website. Play using the Anchor Player Play Using Our Website Player You can also download the show. Tap (or right click) the link and save. [Download] Learn more at ResourcesForLife.com/podcast

YouTube Now Offers Insights Into News Providers

With concerns about ‘fake news’ and questionable sources of content, it’s helpful that YouTube now offers information about content providers so viewers can determine the authenticity of the news they are watching, along with the broadcaster’s funding sources. Below are some examples. When you click on the information link under the YouTube video, a Wikipedia page… Continue reading YouTube Now Offers Insights Into News Providers

YouTube Copyright Policing Practices Erratic and Unpredictable

YouTube copyright policing practices are erratic and unpredictable. Many people upload videos that may contain short clips of content for commentary and artistic expression. These are often well within the guidelines for fair use. It’s frustrating to have YouTube take down videos they deem to be a violation of copyright without any further analysis regarding fair use.Sometimes… Continue reading YouTube Copyright Policing Practices Erratic and Unpredictable

YouTube Policies and Practices Regarding Digital Rights Management, Royalties, Copyright, Licensing, and Intellectual Property

In the TED video presentation above, Margaret Gould Stewart of YouTube describes the YouTube policies and practices regarding rights management, royalties, copyright, licensing, and intellectual property. There are over 20 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute. As a result, YouTube analyzes over 100 years of video daily (more than 876,000 hours) and compares them… Continue reading YouTube Policies and Practices Regarding Digital Rights Management, Royalties, Copyright, Licensing, and Intellectual Property

YouTube Videos – Software to Download and Save Video Clips

Technology > Video Summary. There are a variety of software programs available for Windows that allow you to download videos from YouTube. Some are free, others are paid. There are also software programs for Apple Mac users to download YouTube videos. YouTube videos are typically downloaded as flv files (Adobe Flash Video). So, most of the… Continue reading YouTube Videos – Software to Download and Save Video Clips

YouTube Video Content Copyright Violations Ignored

Technology > Video Summary. In recent years, YouTube has become more stringent with copyright violators. Even content that could be viewed as well within the bounds of fair use or artistic expression are abruptly blocked and taken down.  After three violations, according to YouTube copyright policies, they will shut down your channel, and because violations are… Continue reading YouTube Video Content Copyright Violations Ignored

Apple iPhone 4 HD Video Quality YouTube Upload Guidelines and Review

Effective Living > Technology > Apple | Video Summary. The Apple iPhone 4 offers high definition video recording at 1280 x 720 pixels of resolution. Highest Quality Video. A 1280 x 720 resolution video of 9 minutes in length will be about 700MB in it’s native file size when stored in the phone or transferred… Continue reading Apple iPhone 4 HD Video Quality YouTube Upload Guidelines and Review