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YouTube launches TV like website with 'Leanback'

YouTube wants users to watch more videos and to make it more like watching television.

 
 
 

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Director Ridley Scott on the set of his film 'Robin Hood'.

Ridley Scott teams up with YouTube for first ever user generated film

Filmmakers Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald are joining forces with YouTube to create what is being dubbed "the first user-generated feature-length documentary."


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Only 13 per cent of those who left were privacy-minded and uneasy about people seeing their personal information, and just 12 per cent were unhappy with the changes Facebook has made.

Facebook losing appeal with teens

Facebook is still the giant of social networking, but a significant slice of teenagers report "Facebook fatigue" that's driving them away from the site as their friends move on or their parents encroach.


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Newspapers look for ways to survive in an internet age

Newspapers worldwide are being forced to reinvent themselves for the Internet age -- and will be watching closely the success of two experiments launched in London, analysts say.


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Finland makes broadband service basic right

Finland on Thursday became the first country in the world to make access to a broadband service a basic right, ensuring that a high-speed Internet connection is available to all Finns, a government official said.


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