By Sarah Gilder, Spoke News Music — it has a major influence, not only on our lives, but also the way we think and remember topics and issues. There are a variety of different apps and websites out there to help people get the latest albums. That fact raises the question of what is the most popular app or website to use to get the music that is in demand. … Continued
BY SARAH VEENSTRA Many are in agreement, including those at Conestoga College: those taking part in fat-shaming should be ashamed. A YouTube video (youtube.com/watch?v=CXFgNhyP4-A)posted on Sept. 3 by Nicole Arbour, a Canadian online comedian, has caused extreme controversy in North America. The video, entitled Dear Fat People, consists of Arbour discussing her distaste and lack of patience for those who are overweight. Arbour claims her comments were not cruel but … Continued
BY MATT HOWELL It has become such an integral part of our daily routine that it’s hard to imagine life without it, and next month, it turns 10. YouTube was started in 2005 by three former PayPal employees in San Francisco, Calif., beginning as a venture-funded technology startup. The initial idea for it came after Jawed Karim could not easily find clips for two very different events; the infamous Janet … Continued
BY CASEY SCHELLENBERGER YouTube’s system for catching copyrighted material, called Content ID, issued thousands of claims to users in early December after a policy change allowed copyright holders to make copyright claims on a wider range of videos. To get more specific, it especially affected users who have monetized their videos, which allows them to received ad revenue. Content ID automatically goes through videos posted to YouTube and compares the … Continued
