Translate your videos in Youtube now November 3, 2008
Posted by Masroor Khan in Technology.Tags: Youtube
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Most of us always wished we could see those millions of video’s on the video behemoth Youtube, with understanding. But nevertheless, the opportunities did not exist. But now OUR wishes have been granted.
Google has officially released it’s multi language translation capability into YouTube itself, giving users more flexibility to understand as well as increase user market share for YouTube.
Google Translate adds real-time machine translation to any caption tracks you upload. Now you can enjoy a video spoken in Italian, even if you don’t understand Italian.( I selected French, I love French!)
To get a translation for your preferred language, move the mouse over the bottom-right arrow, and then over the small triangle next to the CC (or subtitle) icon, to see the captions menu. Click on the “Translate…” button and then you will be given a choice of many different languages.
Here is a sample video for your pleasured viewing…
What’s your say on it…
[via Mashable]
Youtube tries video ads October 15, 2008
Posted by Masroor Khan in Technology.Tags: Google, yahoo, Youtube
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Google now targets testing video ads specifically featuring YouTube. Searches. Since YouTube, ranked above Yahoo since it was gaining more poularity regarding search performed on their respective sites, and since the figures are mounting, it doesn’t surprise me that Google has made its decision.
This service is identical to AdWords and it may provide Google with profit for ads search. Youtube’s spokesman states:
“We are constantly testing a wide range of options to find the right advertising format, for the right content, for the right video experience on YouTube — whether you’re watching short videos or long videos, uploading videos, or even searching for videos on our site.”
As YouTube has struggled to monetize its widely popular site, this might come as a change. Though one can’t expect the search ads to match up to AdWords since YouTube is solely into entertainment category, which is video search.
[via startupmeme]
