Thursday, May 1, 2014

YouTube Creators Can Now Add a 3-Second Intro to All Their Videos

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YouTube has added a new feature for content creators: they can now add a 3-second intro to all their videos. The intro will automatically start on videos on their channel


To set it up, you need to upload the 3-second introductory video as an unlisted video, and then select "add a channel branding intro" on your channel's InVideo Programming page. Then you can choose which videos the intro will appear on



YouTube notes that the intros may not be used as ads, sponsorships, or product placements — they're mainly a tool to help you promote your brand Read more...


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Redbox Instant for Android arrives on Chromecast

If you've been hoping for Redbox Instant to come join the Chromecast party, then your wish has just been granted. The Android app's latest update gives you the power to beam whatever flick you want to watch from a phone or tablet to the biggest...



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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Sky Go and Now TV both coming to British PS4s this summer

Quietly mentioned inside Sky's financial report for this quarter, the broadcaster has revealed that two of its streaming services will arrive on the PlayStation 4 in just a few months. Details are scant (it just says what we've written above), but...



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Weight Loss Shows. Who Really Ends up Being the Biggest Loser?

Guest post by Charity Hirst Director of Marketing and Public Relations, the Medically Oriented Gym. As a facility that promotes health and wellness, the Medically Oriented Gym (the M.O.G.) fields a lot of questions about the latest health and fitness trends.



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High-Speed Photos of Bullets Piercing Water Look Almost Impossible

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High-speed photography requires a trained eye and an incredible sense of timing. Add objects that move faster than the speed of sound, and you might have a project that can be downright impossible.


Dutch photographer Alexander Augusteijn specializes in high-speed photography and designed his own equipment to capture bullets piercing colored water droplets. Using a special software, Augusteijn controls the water droplets, the firing of the guns, flashing lights and the camera shutter to capture mesmerizing photographs.



"I typically take a few hours to set up new scenery. After that, almost every shot is spot on, due to the precise level of control," Augusteijn told Mashable. Read more...


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This is how ancient Egyptians moved rocks for pyramids

Long before the days of trucks and bulldozers, ancient Egyptians were building pyramids out of heavy rocks they had to haul by hand. After getting slowed down in the desert terrain, they figured out a way to make transporting heavy stones a little...



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A Whale of a Mess: Small Town Fears Beached Carcass Will Explode

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A small Canadian town of 600 people is dealing with a colossal 60-ton problem.


The rotting carcass of a giant blue whale washed ashore near Trout River, Newfoundland, last week and is now spreading its stench throughout the town, according to multiple reports. What's worse, some fear the 85-foot-long whale may explode as a result of combustible methane gas brought on by decomposition, the Associated Press reported



"I'm not sure with the heat and gases that are trapped inside of this mammal if at some point in time it will explode," Emily Butler, Trout River's town clerk, told told the AP Read more...


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