Social Media Today: Most Popular Brands on Twitter, New Book Club, New...
By Melony Roy Follow KYW social media editor Melony Roy @MelonyRoy. Most Popular Brands on Twitter Youtube maintains the top spot as the most popular brand on Twitter. The video sharing site has more...
View ArticleYouTubers to Interview Obama After State of the Union Address
by Jay Tilles Mr. Obama is down with the kids. After Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Obama, the leader of the free world, will field questions from representatives of the online...
View ArticlePresident Obama Interview with YouTubers Bethany Mota, GloZell and Hank...
by Jay Tilles President Obama will field questions today (Jan. 22) from representatives of the online audience, represented by popular YouTube personalities Bethany Mota, GloZell Green, and Hank Green....
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama Answers Questions from YouTubers: Recap
By Philip Cosores President Barack Obama met with three YouTuber creators for a live interview session from the White House today. The event, which was live-streamed, was meant as a way for young...
View ArticleNew Video Shows Clear Image of Suspect in Route 15 Septa Trolley Attack
By Kim Glovas PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia police have released new video of the assault last Wednesday morning on a Septa trolley. The video comes from an onboard surveillance camera on the Route...
View ArticleZeoli Show Log 1.23.15
3:05 President Obama has abandoned telephone spying reform. 3:07 The President is also being criticized for agreeing to be interviewed on YouTube. 3:11 Vice President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia...
View ArticleTwitter Adding Video Sharing, Group Messaging Features
By social media editor Melony Roy SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (CBS) — In the face of new social media competitors such as WhatsApp and Snapchat, venerable Twitter is rolling out two new features. Annie...
View ArticleSocial Media Today: YouTube Kids & Social Awards
By Melony Roy Follow KYW social media editor @MelonyRoy. New YouTube App for Kids (photo credit: YouTube) YouTube is launching a new app specifically for children called “YouTube Kids.” The free app...
View ArticleDubsmash App
By Chris Morris PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - On today’s APP-tastic and outta SITE – Dubsmash. Selfies are so last year. The Dubsmash app lets you record a video of yourself synced to a well-known sound clip –...
View ArticleHealth: Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Releases “Shake It Off” Music Video
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150316190841533AA.mp4 By Stephanie Stahl PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A new music video from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is a YouTube sensation....
View ArticleKim Kardashian, Kanye West Video-Leak Lawsuit Can Proceed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s lawsuit against the co-founder of YouTube over leaked footage of their marriage proposal should move forward, a California appeals court ruled...
View ArticleWoodbury Heights YouTube Star Gets Her Own Cable Network Show
By Melony Roy PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Woodbury Heights woman has gone from YouTube star to talk show host on a cable network. The show airs tonight. Grace Helbig is an actress, comedian, author, YouTube...
View ArticleVideo Grabber App
By Chris Morris PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – On today’s APP-tastic and outta SITE – Video Grabber. YouTube can be great, but if you want to save a copy of a video, it generally won’t let you. The Video Grabber...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Animal Shelter Asks For Donations In Cutest Way Possible
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia’s Animal Welfare Society is taking an adorable approach in asking for donations. The no-killer shelter posted a video of cats walking around on various bills to the...
View ArticleSocial Media Today: YouTube Newswire, Pinterest Verified, & New Pulse
By Melony Roy Follow KYW social media editor @MelonyRoy YouTube Launches New Service YouTube hopes to expand its role in new media journalism. The video-sharing site has launched a service called...
View ArticleJames Corden To Film Entire Episode Of ‘The Late Late Show’ At YouTube Space LA
LOS ANGELES (CBS) – CBS announced today “The Late Late Show with James Corden” will be the first late night talk show to film an entire episode inside YouTube Space LA. Host James Corden will interview...
View ArticleNews, Politics and Entertainment with The Chris Stigall Show | December 10
Chris discussed Donald Trump responding to Mayor Nutter on Twitter, calls in Chicago for Rahm Emanuel to resign and protests at Lebanon Valley College. He talked with comedian Tammy Pescatelli, who...
View ArticleWhite House Correspondent: State Department Censored My Questioning
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Reporter James Rosen accused the State Department of attempting to censor a question from the public record he asked during a press briefing about whether the Department lied...
View ArticleStar Philly YouTube Couple Ends Videos And Relationship In Latest Post
By Ray Boyd PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Pressure and stress at work can take a major toll on someone’s mind. Those same things can also have a very adverse impact on two people’s relationship. For a popular...
View ArticleSouth Jersey ‘The Voice’ Star Shot And Killed Following Florida Concert
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A singer from southern New Jersey who gained fame as a contestant on “The Voice” was shot and killed following a performance Friday night in Orlando, Florida. Twenty-two-year-old...
View Article3 Reasons Why YouTube Is A Must For Your Small Business
As millennials have supplanted Baby Boomers and Generation X-ers as America’s largest consumer demographic, it’s critical for small business owners to tailor their marketing efforts to that market...
View ArticlePhilly YouTube Star Launches Haircare Startup
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Dissatisfied with the products available on shelves, a local YouTube star has launched an all natural haircare startup for women of color. NaturAll Club is a monthly subscription...
View ArticleYouTube Launches Streaming TV Service
By Selena Larson YouTube will soon offer a streaming TV service for people who don’t want to pay for traditional cable. Google launched YouTube TV on Tuesday, which will cost $35 a month and offer...
View ArticleNews, Politics and Entertainment with The Chris Stigall Show | March 2
Chris discussed Pepsi announcing 80-100 layoffs and blaming the Philadelphia beverage tax. He spoke with Rachel Feintzeig from the Wall Street Journal about her piece, ‘Feeling Burned Out At Work,’...
View ArticleYouTube Apologizes After Parental-Control Feature Blocks LGBTQ Content
By Sophie Lewis PHILADELPHIA (CNN) — YouTube has apologized after its family-friendly “Restricted Mode” recently blocked videos by gay, bisexual and transgender creators, sparking complaints from...
View ArticleReport: Thousands Of Disturbing Videos Looking Like Popular Cartoons Popping...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A recent report finds that thousands of videos on YouTube that look like popular cartoons actually are disturbing and inappropriate for children. According to BBC News, there are...
View ArticleKids Charged With Harassment, Trespassing From YouTube Clips
EPHRATA, Pa. (AP) — Police have charged two Pennsylvania juveniles with harassing neighbors and trespassing in their swimming pools — after finding videos of the behavior posted to YouTube by one of...
View ArticleYouTube Punishes Logan Paul For ‘Suicide Forest’ Video
By Jackie Wattles and Brian Stelter PHILADELPHIA (CNN) — YouTube is punishing one of its most popular creators, Logan Paul, after he posted footage of a dead body to his channel. The video hosting site...
View ArticleToy Review Channel Is One Of YouTube’s Most Popular In The World
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Inside the Jackson’s Chester Springs home, brothers Braylon, Bennett and Brycen have built-in playmates but recently hit it off with a friend they’ve never met. “Ryan has become...
View ArticleYouTube To Use Wikipedia Articles To Combat Conspiracy Theory Videos
By Kaya Yurieff AUSTIN (CNN) — YouTube says it will soon use Wikipedia to help fight videos that promote conspiracy theories and misinformation. Penn Dean Disputes Professor Who Spoke ‘Disparagingly...
View ArticleGoogle Accused Of Monetizing Kids’ Data Via YouTube
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fine print of YouTube’s terms of service has a warning that goes unheeded by millions of children who visit YouTube to watch cartoons, nursery rhymes, science experiments or...
View ArticleVideo Shows Police Talking To Woman Hours Before She Allegedly Shot 3 People...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Newly released body-cam video shows police talking to a woman hours before she wounded three people at Youtube’s headquarters in California, then killed herself. Nasim Aghdam had...
View ArticlePhilly Police: Don’t Call 911 To Report YouTube Outage, ‘We Can’t Fix It’
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter (CBS/CNET)– YouTube appeared to be experiencing widespread service disruption Tuesday night, showing users a blank website frame instead of the usual site populated...
View ArticleYouTube Bans Dangerous Pranks And Challenges
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter PHILADELPHIA (CNN) — YouTube has banned users from sharing videos of dangerous pranks on its platform because of concerns about challenges that put people’s lives...
View ArticleYoung Man Fighting Cancer At CHOP Covers Jay Z Songs To Raise Awareness,...
By Carol Erickson PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A young man fighting cancer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has become a YouTube sensation. In a story CBSPhilly brought to you first, his covers of two...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Crafts Digital Response To Lack Of Counselors In City Schools
By Mike DeNardo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — With a lack of high school guidance counselors, the city is posting online videos to help adults help students apply to college. Philadelphia’s Graduation Coach...
View ArticleForget The Newspaper! Research Says 30 Percent Of American Adults Get Their...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Newspapers are so last year, according to recent calculations from Pew Research. It estimates almost 60 percent of adults in the United States use Facebook and half of those users...
View ArticleStudents From ‘The Mount’ Invited To Liberty Medal Ceremony After YouTube...
By Kim Glovas FLOURTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — Inspired by Malala, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban, a group of Mount Saint Joseph Academy students started a social media campaign to bring her to their...
View ArticleSocial Media Today: Facebook Updates, Say Thanks, & New Music Service
By Melony Roy Follow KYW social media editor Melony Roy @MelonyRoy. LISTEN to today’s report Facebook Updates Terms and Policies (photo credit: Facebook) Facebook has updated and shortened its privacy...
View ArticleYoutube Mistakenly Links Notre Dame Cathedral Fire To 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
PARIS (CNN) — A YouTube feature designed to combat misinformation offered some of its own during a major news event Monday: It linked the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral to the September 11 terrorist...
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