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Did you know YouTube maintains a list of every search you’ve ever made via YouTube’s search box?
And did you know they also maintain a list of every video you have ever watched on their site?
This might not seem like a big deal to some folks, especially if the things they search for and the videos they watch aren’t controversial in any way.
However, you might consider it a huge deal if you go to great lengths to protect your online privacy.
Do you feature videos that you’ve created yourself on a personal or company blog?
If so, you might think it’s best to host those videos right on your blog server instead of elsewhere on the Internet.
Well, there are several important reasons why you would probably be better off hosting your videos on YouTube instead: [Read more…]
Question from Robin G.: Hi Rick. I have a question that I hope you can answer for me.
I’m subscribed to several YouTube channels, and when I’m watching any of the videos posted on one of them a big ugly message always pops up telling me to visit the channel’s website.
I already visit that website pretty often and I don’t need these reminders popping up all the time.
Is there any way to prevent them from popping up on the YouTube videos that I’m watching? They are really annoying!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
For years people have been making dangerous “prank” videos and sharing them on YouTube hoping to see the videos go viral.
A lot of those dangerous videos did end up going viral, inspiring thousands of copycats to attempt to recreate the prank.
As one might expect, many of those copycat pranksters ended up getting seriously hurt while filming their own versions of the stunts.
Things became even worse when the prank video makers started actually challenging viewers to make similar videos of their own.
Have you ever watched a YouTube video and wished you could easily (and quickly) convert the audio from the video into an MP3? Well, you can, with an awesome web service known simply as YouTube MP3.
There are numerous online services that will convert YouTube audio to MP3 files, but none are faster or easier to use than YouTube MP3. Here’s all you do: [Read more…]