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Google is Killing Another Messaging App…Feature…Something You Never Used

Kellen August 21, 2019

Two years ago, because Google is the best at messaging and most definitely has a clear direction for its messaging plans, the company released a new messaging feature within YouTube. This may come as a shock to the many of you who used it, but Google will now...

YouTube Music Finally Gets Option to Switch…Off All Videos

Kellen July 18, 2019

For a brief moment, I thought today might be the day that YouTube Music finally delivered the option to switch our libraries over from Google Play Music. I got halfway through the title of a new post to the YouTube Blog that read, "YouTube Music now lets...

YouTube Streaming an Exclusive MLB Game Once a Week Starting Today

Tim July 18, 2019

The Dodgers are taking on the Phillies today, with the game being exclusively streamed via YouTube. According to YouTube, you won't find the game on cable or satellite TV. This stream is actually a followup to an April announcement of a new partnership between...

It’s a Happy Day for Prime Video, YouTube, Chromecast, Android TV, and Fire TV Users

Kellen July 9, 2019

Today is the day for Amazon and Google product users to come together and consume all the content no matter their platform. After announcing that their various video offerings would soon work everywhere, this morning Google and Amazon starting rolling out...

Yesssssssssssss: YouTube is Finally Going to Let You Remove Suggestions From Specific Channels

Kellen June 26, 2019

YouTube is ready to give you new controls over the content it suggests to you over the coming days, plus they'll start sharing more information about why they are making suggestions. The first and most important change arrives far too late in the game, but we'...

YouTube and Universal Remastering Old Music Videos

Tim June 19, 2019

YouTube and Universal Music Group announced this week that starting today, you'll find over 100 remastered music videos on YouTube, with tons more to come. Most of the videos have been available in their original, outdated formats intended for tube televisions...

Google’s Sunday Service Outage Caused by an “Incorrectly Applied” Server Configuration

Kellen June 4, 2019

Yesterday's Google Fi outage wasn't the only major outage Google services suffered this week. On Sunday, a somewhat major outage took out Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, and other services for a number of hours for millions of users. Google blamed "network...

YouTube and YouTube TV Book 13 Exclusive MLB Games Later This Year

Kellen April 30, 2019

During the second half of the 2019 MLB season, YouTube and YouTube TV will exclusively broadcast 13 games for free in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The games and schedule haven't been announced yet, but YouTube is going all out here. The deal was announced...