Google: We Treat .tv as a gTLD

Posted by Michaela B., Verisign

I was recently asked whether Google Search treats .tv as a ccTLD or a gTLDs; so I thought I’d answer that here on the blog also. Don’t take my word for it, according to Google’s own site, they treat it as a gTLD. Says John Mueller, Google Webmaster,  “Yes, we treat .tv as a gTLD.” … [Read more]

HTML5: Understanding the Video Standards Landscape

Posted by Michaela B., Verisign

Our guest blogger today is a repeat visitor – Professor Karthik Shyamsunder. As HTML5 is in the news a bit lately, we thought we’d follow up with some more thoughts on the topic. In my previous blog post, I discussed the new tag, its usage, and how we are going to have native tags on … [Read more]

Video Vignettes Roundup: May 7

Posted by Michaela B., Verisign

Google TV in the works? — The Wall Street Journal (and about everyone that guesses on these things) thinks so. They may (or may not) show it off at their I/O conference May 19 and 20 for developers in SF. It’s expected to be on Android and will leverage the wider development community for applications. … [Read more]

Heading to NYC for Streaming Media East

Posted by Michaela B., Verisign

Next week this time I’ll be attending Streaming Media East in NYC. Should anyone reading this blog also be attending and want to catch up, please let me know. I look forward to catching up with old colleagues and learning new things. Looking over the sponsors, presenters and exhibitors; I think it’s telling that it’s … [Read more]

Video Vignettes Roundup: March 5

Posted by Michaela B., Verisign

4.35MM people use Ustream.tv to watch the Chile Earthquake and Hawaii Tsunami Live: I saw this figure on The Tech Journal and I have to admit I have mixed reactions on this one. On the one hand, it seems a bit voyeuristic.  But then when something so terrible happens, it’s nice to know that technology … [Read more]