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Communication pioneers win 2009 physics Nobel

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A pioneer in fiber optics and two scientists who figured out how to turn light into electronic signals -- work that paved the way for the Internet age -- were awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday.
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Warner, YouTube confirm music video deal

Warner Music Group and Google Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday they have reached a deal which will see music videos from artists such as Madonna and Green Day once again feature on the popular website.
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Obama warns teens of perils of Facebook

President Barack Obama warned American teenagers on Tuesday of the dangers of putting too much personal information on Internet social networking sites, saying it could come back to haunt them in later life.
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Obama warns teenagers of perils of Facebook

President Barack Obama warned American teenagers on Tuesday of the dangers of putting too much personal information on Internet social networking sites, saying it could come back to haunt them in later life.
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Michael Franti finds

Several weeks ago, as Michael Franti was notching his first Billboard Hot 100 single in a two-decade-plus career, he found himself in surgery with a ruptured appendix.
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Netflix, Blockbuster shares fall on YouTube deal

Shares of movie rental companies Netflix Inc and Blockbuster Inc fell on Thursday, dragged down by news that online video site YouTube is talking with several major movie studios about renting movies, analysts said.
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YouTube may stream movie rentals

Online video site YouTube is in talks with several major movie studios about renting movies to users by streaming the movies over the Internet according to a person familiar with the talks on Wednesday.
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YouTube talks to studios on movie rentals: source

Online video site YouTube is in talks with several major movie studios about renting movies to users by streaming the movies over the Internet according to a person familiar with the talks on Wednesday.
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Movie Rentals coming to a YouTube near You

Google Inc.'s YouTube is reportedly in talks with major movie studios about allowing users to stream movies on a rental basis, making it the sites first move towards charging for content instead of making it available for free with advertising, according to a media report.
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Daily Wrap Up - September 2 Tech

Google Inc.'s YouTube is reportedly in talks with major movie studios about allowing users to stream movies on a rental basis, making it the sites first move towards charging for content instead of making it available for free with advertising, according to a media report.
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Music label video site Vevo in talks with CBS, NBC

Vevo, an online music video start-up backed by two major music labels and supported by YouTube's technology platform, is in talks with CBS Corp and NBC to license and develop shows for the Web, according to two people familiar with the talks.
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Blink 182 remember DJ AM during concert

Travis Barker and his band, Blink 182, took the stage on Saturday for a concert which he admits was difficult to get through following the passing of his close friend DJ AM on Friday.
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Google shuns in-person analyst day, goes online

Analysts who were hoping to spend a sunny day on the Google Inc campus sprinkling questions about the monetization of new ad formats over an organic gourmet salad will have to settle for a series of webcasts.
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YouTube to share ad money with more video makers

YouTube, the world's most popular video sharing site, said on Tuesday it will start sharing advertising cash with users who upload the most popular clips of everything from skateboarding dogs to dancing babies.
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Media multitasking doesn't work say researchers

Multitaskers of media activities like watching YouTube, writing e-mail and talking on the phone are not very good at any of their tasks, according to a Stanford University report on Monday.

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