http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/ 2008-12-04T04:28:05Z http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1720/building-the-youtube-brand-part2.html A few days back,<a target="_blank" href="http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1712/building-the-youtube-brand.html"> I wrote about the rise of <b>YouTube</b> as a serious media entity</a>; often ridiculed for hamster videos and teenage rants, the channel is now moving into the big leagues; playing a significant role in the <b>US 2008 Election debates</b> and its recent announcement to partner with the <b>World Economic Forum</b> for its Davos event in January 08.<br><br>In the post, I speculated, somewhat in jest, that the brand would soon be launching a channel for the Queen of England. <br><br>Clearly, we all now inhabiting a world where fiction is fast becoming fact, today, <a target="_blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7157947.stm">t</a><a target="_blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7157947.stm">he BBC announced the launch of YouTube's Royal Channel.</a><a target="_blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7157947.stm"> </a><br><br>Posted by Ed Cotton Influx Insights 2007-12-22T20:41:51Z