Video Sharing News and Articles

YouTube at 20: The Video-Sharing Site That Conquered the Internet

FEATURE By Alex Connock, April 24, 2025, 11:51 PM TechSpot The Web

YouTube is now 20, from scrappy startup to $450 billion media giant. Once an afterthought in digital TV debates, it now rivals Netflix, fuels billion-dollar creators, and reshapes entertainment.

The Web Tech Culture

YouTube by the numbers: uncovering YouTube's ghost town of billions of unwatched, ignored videos

What 18 trillion YouTube guesses uncovered about the platform

The big picture: Google remains tight-lipped about many details surrounding YouTube's inner workings. And that's a problem, according to experts, given the platform's massive global reach and influence. But now, thanks to an innovative research approach, we're getting some of the first concrete figures from the platform.

Full story By Zo Ahmed, February 17, 2025, 6:49 AM 19 comments

The Web Tech Culture

Happy birthday to You(Tube): Google's video-sharing platform turns 20

YouTube has forever changed how we share and consume video

By Shawn Knight, February 14, 2025, 12:56 PM

Gaming Software

Sony has an idea for a gameplay rewind button, but it's not what everybody thinks

You can rewind video of your gameplay, not the gameplay itself

By Cal Jeffrey, November 6, 2024, 4:37 PM

Apple Software

911 call centers gear up for live video streaming from iPhones

The new feature is part of a larger safety push by Apple

By Skye Jacobs, July 25, 2024, 8:36 AM

Download of the Week Software

WhatsApp adds screen sharing, more participants on video calls

WhatsApp is introducing new features on mobile and desktop apps, including screen sharing functionality, support for up to 32 people on video calls, and the MLow codec to improve call reliability and clarity.

By Ivan Franco, June 13, 2024, 4:54 PM

The Web Tech Culture

TikTok is testing a new option to upload 60-minute videos, YouTube style

Is ByteDance ready to go against YouTube? (and the US government)

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 17, 2024, 12:50 PM

Software Download of the Week

If you take a lot of screenshots, ShareX is a great free utility for that

ShareX allows you to capture and record your screen, modify your capture, and upload that directly to destinations such as Imgur, Twitter, Dropbox, or as an URL.

By Ivan Franco, March 23, 2022, 12:35 PM

Download of the Week Software

Take screenshots and record your screen with Monosnap

A TechSpot staff favorite, Monosnap is a free screenshot tool for PC and macOS with the ability to make annotations on the fly, crop, and share in few clicks.

By Ivan Franco, August 28, 2021, 9:33 AM