By now the news of the takedown of popular file sharing website Megaulpoad.com must have spread far and wide to all corners of the globe.

For many YouTube viewers, Vevo is that ubiquitous suffix that usually accompanies a recording artist—e.g. EminemVevo. But few know that Vevo is a thriving video website in its own right.

Facebook’s preeminence as the webs number one meeting place is no secret, but the scale of sharing done on the platform has never really been seriously explored

YouTube more or less made Justin Bieber, so it is only fitting that his legend continues to be strengthened on the world’s largest online video platform.

If Microsoft’s YouTube page gets hacked, is it an attack on Microsoft or an attack on YouTube? The question might seem like a Zen koan, but is an important one to ask in light of news that Microsoft’s YouTube page has indeed been hacked.

Google has just splashed its cash again and this time it was geared at acquiring social analytics website SocialGrapple. I stress the word ‘website’ because in some circles its being whispered that the acquisition is merely to absorb the talent behind SocialGrapple.

With all the attention surrounding Google’s new social network, Google+, many business owners are wondering if they should add it to their online marketing strategy.

When most social networks are looking to create privacy walls between its users, some are doing the opposite. A prime example of this is the new social network called ‘Anybeat’.