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February 2, 2009 -- The power of social media is being tapped by the Department of Health and Human Services, its Food and Drug Administration, and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to spread important information about the recall of certain peanut butter and peanut-containing products that are associated with the recent Salmonella Typhimurium outbreaks.

The heart of the outreach effort is an FDA-maintained database listing all recalled peanut products. The database (www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm) can be searched by brand name or browsed by product category, i.e., cracker-product recalls. A widget has been created so news, parenting, health care and other concerned parties can access the database information directly from their Web sites.    » read more »

Opry.com celebrates Carrie's induction with a new performance each day this week on YouTube!

May 10, 2008 -- Reigning Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood became the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry tonight, inducted by fellow Oklahoman, Opry member Garth Brooks, before a sold-out Opry House audience.

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Voters to Reflect on Pertinent Issues in Conjunction with the Pennsylvania Primaries

SAN BRUNO and WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 7, 2008 -- YouTube, the leading online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos, and C-SPAN, the cable public affairs network, have partnered to launch a nationwide online and television broadcast initiative. The videocentric program allows voters the opportunity to voice their views on the issues most important to them in the 2008 election.

The "YouTube Voter Video on C-SPAN" initiative is an Internet/cable broadcast collaboration centered around the upcoming Pennsylvania primary that encourages voters to respond to the question "What issue in this election is most important to you, and why?"    » read more »

''It's Not TV; It's HBO…On YouTube''

February 25, 2008 -- Home Box Office (HBO), Inc. and YouTube™ today announced an agreement to offer select promotional content on HBO's new branded YouTube channel.    » read more »

Geneva, 14 December 2007 – The World Economic Forum today launched the Davos Conversation, as well as The Davos Question, hosted by YouTube to create a global video conversation.

To generate a frank and open global dialogue between the general public and the world leaders who will gather for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 taking place from 23-27 January in Davos, the Forum is asking:

"What key action do you think countries, companies or individuals should take to make the world a better place in 2008?"    » read more »

November 28, 2007 -- CBS RADIO's vast portfolio of websites will gain access to a host of new searchable video content through a partnership with AOL's Truveo, the leader in the fast growing video search market. As part of the partnership, more than 35 CBS RADIO stations spanning several different formats and markets across the country have integrated Truveo's video search engine online with more scheduled to launch in the coming weeks.    » read more »

FRIDAY, November 2, 2007, Chicago, IL — YouTube® and Harpo Productions, Inc. today announced the debut of the Oprah channel on YouTube. Offering exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage from the "Oprah cam," Harpo Studios' green room, backstage highlights, and special guest moments—the Oprah channel on YouTube will bring unique perspectives to this ever-expanding international online community.    » read more »

New Program Format, "Playboy Prime," Launched

Los Angeles, CA (October 15, 2007) -- Playboy TV, the broadcast leader in entertainment for men, has launched Playboy Prime, an innovative new format designed to appeal to the short-form preferences of the "YouTube Generation," its key 18-34 year old male viewer demographic. Broadcasting every night of the week from 8pm ET though 11pm ET, viewers are treated to a rotating kaleidoscope of sexy, funny and provocative entertainment.    » read more »

Presidential candidate surpasses 30,000 subscribers on leading online video network

October 09, 2007 -- ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA— Congressman Ron Paul’s YouTube channel reached over 30,000 subscribers on October 7. His is the leading “You Choose 08” presidential campaign channel, with nearly three times more supporters than Democratic candidate and supposed internet campaign darling, Barack Obama, who places second with over 11,000 subscribers.    » read more »

5-Sep-2007 -- Controversial Internet entrepreneur turned cultural critic Andrew Keen, who says the revolution of interactivity and user-generated content on the internet is leading to ‘less culture, less reliable news and a chaos of useless information’ is one contributor certain to ignite debate at the two-day conference at the University of York. The conference is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through its e-Society programme.    » read more »

August 13, 2007 -- CNN, YouTube and the Republican Party of Florida today announced that they will hold their Republican primary debate on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Like the Democratic CNN/YouTube debate, this live two-hour forum will feature video questions submitted to YouTube that will be broadcast and answered by the candidates on CNN. CNN's Anderson Cooper will moderate.

This debate will be held at the Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg. Online users are currently able to submit their questions at www.youtube.com/debates    » read more »

Asks Supporters, YouTube Users to Question Candidates on Iraq

Wilmington, DE (July 16th, 2007) – The Biden for President Campaign today launched a new online initiative encouraging all Americans to participate in the political dialogue shaping next week's presidential debate in South Carolina, sponsored by CNN and YouTube. The website challenges the other Democratic Presidential Candidates to answer the central question underlying how we end the war in Iraq: 'Then What?'    » read more »

July 13, 2007 -- ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – The Ron Paul presidential campaign has reached two important benchmarks of success: 20,000 YouTube subscribers and 20,000 Meetup group members.

As of today, the Paul Campaign's YouTube channel has 20,302 subscribers, giving the organization a powerful platform for their popular videos. The GOP candidate with the second most subscribers is Mitt Romney with 2,416. Barack Obama has 8,807.    » read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, the Dodd for President Campaign announced that Chris Dodd's YouTube Spotlight video garnered more channel views than any other candidate video featured on the site on its first day. Dodd, who is using his video to ask viewers to contact their senators and ask them to support the Dodd Amendment to responsibly end the War in Iraq, has been praised for his creative use of the medium. In the video, Dodd calls on citizens to get involved in promoting the Dodd Amendment to end the war, asking them to contact their elected officials and upload the responses to YouTube.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2007 – A directive blocking access to 13 popular Web sites from the Defense Department network was designed to guarantee bandwidth availability for mission-critical functions, a defense official said yesterday.

Operational security concerns “played absolutely no part in the decision” by U.S. Strategic Command to limit access to several recreational sites, including MySpace and YouTube, Navy Rear Adm. Elizabeth Hight, vice director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, told “bloggers” and online journalists.    » read more »