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Verizon is now making it even easier to upload videos to YouTube. YouTube, which launched in 2005 made it very easy to upload and watch videos in a community setting. With Verizon’s help, it’s now ‘dangerously’easy to post a video.

If you have a Verizon phone, all you have to do to upload is

1) Record a video

2) Enter a code on the phone “YTUBE” and it uploads

This is possible because the phone uses Verizon’s wireless broadband network. So in just a few steps and a quick upload, you can put anything you want on YouTube in a matter of seconds. This is an awesome feature which Verizon is offering, but a bit interesting. Never before has it been so easy to give access to something to such a large group in such a short amount of time. While it will enable some people to record and upload amazing sights and events and upload them immediately, it will also enable people to record videos of embarrassing moments in other peoples lives for instant upload.

For the average high-schooler, this could mean that if you tripped in the hall in the afternoon, everyone could be watching it online before you even get home. For your average boss, it means that anyone out to get him can be waiting with their Verizon phone and catch the first politically incorrect thing he says and post it immediately. One thing’s for sure, privacy is sure on the way out and thanks to Verizon’s wireless broadband we will be able to see many new interesting videos on YouTube.

Verizon’s quarterly report looked very good as it was released earlier this week. The company continues to grow in sales and volume. The second quarter report was two point four percent (2.4%) above last years second quarter numbers. Some of the new services the company has began to offer has helped their growth.

The total revenue was a massive $5.3 billion. That created a net profit of $1.68 billion or 58 cents a share making investors happy. The results were on with the companies estimates and things are looking optimistic for the future.

The next quarter’s figures will be somewhat affected by how well new services such as Ethernet continue to sell. The lawsuit with Vonage about infringed patents could also hurt or help. Rumors state that a decision could be final as early as September, but at this point everything is nothing more than speculation. Either way things go, the company will continue to grow.

One of Verizon’s current most popular deals is a DSL service for only 14.99 a month for the first 12 months making it one of the cheapest and most realiable DSL connections available. It’s easy to install and comes with a free modem.

This week Verizon began to send out a group of e-mails to their DSL customers. These e-mails were a demand of obligation. Verizon is saying that in order for DSL customers to keep their same price rates, they will have to sign a one year contract.

In many ways this could be good for many customers who could actually be paying less for the same service if they had a contract. If these month to month customers refuse to agree to a contact, their prices are subject to change, but their new rates will vary according to where they live.

In the long run, it would be very beneficial to customers who do sign a one year contact. They will only pay $19.99 a month for the first 6 months and $29.99 a month after that. But in a world of people that are not comfortable with obligation, this could be a step backwards.

Some customers have been reported saying that they are not pleased with this announcement and that they feel the company has no customer loyalty. Others say that they feel it is time to sign up for a contact.