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“[It is] the thing I'm most excited about. T.J. is a former convict currently under house arrest. He has three women that he lives with, women he utilized to solicit sex. So the court has made a stipulation: You stay out of jail as long as you support these women. I'm going to be releasing one episode a week on YouTube to test out the response.” June 29, 2008Spreading peace over the netAn inspirational YouTube story from the BBC. Last year 16-year-old Trevor Dougherty from Ithica, NY, put together a short video titled STAND UP for WORLD PEACE. The film was featured on the video-sharing website YouTube and was nominated for the "Most Inspirational" category in the YouTube Video Awards 2007. Not only did Trevor Dougherty reach millions online but he physically gathered nearly 6,000 people together to make his point. June 26, 2008Coming Soon to YouTube: My Face-LiftDoctors have long recruited patients to help advertise — witness the doctor-patient tag teams on talk shows and infomercials. But it’s now clear that doctors openly offer “thank you” rebates and discounts to patients who post videos of their breast augmentations, bright white teeth or nose jobs — or are willing to be taped extolling the virtues of their physician - on YouTube. The New York Times reports. ... "Doctors — and patients — have taken to online video postings with gusto. Type in the word “Botox” on YouTube and around 2,400 videos pop up. “Breast augmentation” garners over 2,000; “Lasik” around 2,000 videos." June 23, 2008YouTube Unveils 'Screening Room' For Free Indie Movies
"YouTube will add four new indie films every two weeks--including some that have appeared in film festivals and others that have never been seen before." Image from its indie. June 22, 2008Who is "Fred"? the LA Times found out and NewTeeVee snags interviewA couple of days ago, NewTeeVee posted an article about a puzzling video sensation on YouTube called "Fred", attracting a total of more than 12.7 million views, with four of Fred''s videos in the top 20 this month. Anyone over 12 wonders why such a success and who is behind it. Is Fred really a lone teenage filmmaker or a viral marketing ploy by fredonzipit.com, a link in Fred's description box. The LA Times came up with the answer. Turns out Fred is a mixture of both. As it turns out, Fred—whose real name is Lucas Cruikshank—has been making amateur videos for some time, many of them with his two cousins. Cruikshank was scouted by an L.A.-based ad firm looking for the next tween thing to anchor the launch of the Zipit product. “Fred’s huge online following among teens and tweens, and their passion for the character, was just the magic bullet we were looking for in creating a new campaign for Zipit,” said David Abehsera, the President of WOO Agency, in a statement. Update June24 : NewTeeVee snags an interview with Fred. One smart kid. Playboy Releases Version of 'Wii Fit Girl' on YouTube
Copycating a hugely successful video featuring a girl swiveling her hips as she attempts a hula game on the console - filmed by her boyfriend with a cameraphone - Playboy has released a series of clips showing a scantily clad woman playing Nintendo's Wii Fit on YouTube. [via WIred] June 19, 2008Human ovulation captured on videoThe first-ever video footage of ovulation captured accidentally and which has thrilled scientist world-over has been posted on YouTube June 18, 2008YouTube trying full-length videosYouTube has begun letting companies offer videos longer than the official 10 minutes on its site, according to a memo allegedly being sent to these firms, reports electronista. "... Short-form clips have been YouTube's predominant format but have rarely seen significant advertising. ... YouTube has faced increasing competition from TV networks and other providers that allow long-format video." Pete Doherty posts bizarre bath footage of himself on YouTube
Pete Doherty's clips on YouTube appear to be the start of a video diary titled "come to a gig with Peter Doherty". Don't watch. It's terrible and a waste of time. [via The Telegraph] June 13, 2008House of Lords reaching out to young with YouTube
"The short, informal videos will air on YouTube's Parliament channel, which has been offering virtual tours of the Parliament building. The new videos try to soften the upper house by making it more accessible to youthful viewers, said Baroness Hayman, the Lord Speaker." June 12, 2008June 11, 2008Wii Fit underwear girl is YouTube sensation
Footage of an attractive young woman gyrating in her underwear to Nintendo's Wii Fit video game has become a YouTube sensation, reports The Telegraph. "The clip, which was filmed by the woman’s boyfriend and posted on the internet without her knowledge, has been viewed two million times. Titled "Why every guy should buy their girlfriend a Wii Fit", it shows 25-year-old Lauren Bernat doing increasingly fast hula hoop motions dressed only in her pants and a T-shirt. " UPDATE: -- Interview Video of Lauren Bernat and her boyfriend Giovanny Gutierrez by the Daily Mail -- Wii Fit underwear girlfriend spoofed online by The Telegraph June 9, 2008Judge orders apology posted on YouTube
According to Local6.com, two Central Florida boys who used YouTube for a prank known as "fire in the hole", that led to battery charges, were ordered by a judge to post an an apology on YouTube Monday as part of their unique punishment. ‘Wanted’ video targets shameless Akihabara onlookersJapan Probe reported on the shameless idiots who waved and grinned at news cameras during live coverage of the aftermath of a mass killing in Tokyo’s Akihabara district. And now according to Japan Probe, angry users of the Japanese mega forum 2-channel have launched an effort to expose the identities of the people. The following “Wanted” video has surged to the top of YouTube’s view rankings today:
The Internet's Power to Shame : Related stories: -- Angry man over loud cellphone call becomes hit movie on youtube June 8, 2008Watch This Book
"Publishing houses strongly encourage the practice, though some authors find the videos undignified. Thriller writer Vince Flynn says he felt "like a dork" when he recently recorded a book trailer in Central Park. "I know a lot of old-school writers resent it," says Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild. "But it might help sell books". ... There is scant evidence, however, that the average book trailer actually has much impact on book sale. "In some cases, we don't even expect it to increase sales at all," says Carolyn K. Reidy, president and CEO of Simon & Schuster, which has doubled its investment in video content since it started making trailers last year. "It's almost a gift to the audience, and hopefully it makes them buy the next book." [via The Wall Street Journal] June 7, 2008YouTube is calling all citizen reporters
Reporter channels are just like other YouTube channel types –- such as Comedian, Guru and Musician -- but are specifically intended for citizens and professional reporters dedicated to informing others about the news and events in their local communities and around the world. -- People who tote around their cameras offering "on-the-scene" coverage of local news and events -- Students producing their own weekly newscasts -- Active community members who conduct interviews with local leaders -- Engaged citizens who love providing commentary and analysis on important issues affecting the world at large -- Professional journalists using YouTube as an additional outlet for their work [via YouTube Blog] June 6, 2008YouTube hits Sony Bravia TVsGoogle's YouTube has become the latest online video site available through Sony's Bravia Internet Video Link service in the US. Users of the service can access websites such as Yahoo and AOL to stream online videos to a Bravia TV without the use of a PC. [via PC Advisor] A hit on YouTube: Obama and his wife "dapping"When Barack Obama clinched the Democratic nomination Tuesday night, in his victory moment he didn't merely turn to his wife for a perfunctory, sterile hug. Nor did the two engage, like Al and Tipper Gore, in an awkward make-out session. The Obamas dapped. 'Dap,' short for 'dignity and pride.' ... The move might have perplexed some political commentators, but it enchanted bloggers and more youthful pundits. Thousands have watched it again and again on YouTube, many dropping approving comments. [via Baltimore Sun] Sony TV Internet module tunes into YouTubeComing to late-model Sony LCD flat panels: YouTube videos. The Associated Press reports. "Sony Corp. on Thursday said YouTube and Wired.com have been added to the video providers for a $300 module it sells for its LCD flat panel TVs. The Internet Video Link module is a small box that fits into the back of some 2007 and 2008 LCD TVs. It connects to the home broadband router and is controlled by the TV remote. Video service comes free with the module." June 4, 2008YouTube's new annotation feature
YouTube announces a new way to add interactive commentary to your video: Video Annotations. With this feature, you can add background information, create branching ("choose your own adventure" style) stories or add links to any YouTube video, channel, or search results page -- at any point in your video. June 3, 2008Dilbert Animations on YouTubeAnimated versions of Scott Adams' "Dilbert" comic - past and future - will be posted on the Web five times a week. The first animations have been on Dilbert.com and MSN, but starting today, you can see the animations on a YouTube Dilbert channel and on iTunes podcast." [via Editor & Publisher] June 2, 2008YSL on YouTubeYSL on YouTube, courtesy of The New York Times. "My small job as a couturier,” he once said, “is to make clothes that reflect our times. I’m convinced women want to wear pants.” (1968) May 30, 2008YouTube makes more money than you think
The old wisdom is YouTube dominates Web video but can't make any money from it. But according to Forbes' wisdom: YouTube still doesn't make much money, but a bit more than people think. "The mag says YouTube will make $200 million in revenue in 2008 and $350 million in 2009. These are unsourced numbers, but also not denied by YouTube head of content partnerships Jordan Hoffner, who participated in the story." If true, that about doubles everyone else's revenue estimates for YouTube". [via Silicon Alley Insider] May 27, 2008Taliban’s latest battleground may soon be YouTube
"The Taliban wants greater outreach by arming some of its members with requisite skills to upload videos on websites such as YouTube, said an unidentified member of the Taliban’s media cell. “The Taliban have not been very advanced as far as the media war is concerned. But we are making efforts to catch up with the latest methods, and we will soon be available on YouTube,” the Daily Times quoted the non-Pashtun Taliban, with his face covered, as saying." May 25, 2008Why we posted epilepsy film to YouTubeEpilepsy charities condemned Russell Barth and Christine Lowe's YouTube seizure video as a "freak show". Not so, say the couple: the movie has saved lives. The Guardian reports. "... The footage that has "had over 250,000 views" is titled "Graphic Epileptic Seizure Footage". It belongs to my wife and I, and it can be found on YoutTube. This footage is, by all accounts, the most compelling piece of epileptic seizure footage available online. Possibly anywhere. That piece of footage was shot with the assistance of our friend David, in January 2003, at the repeated insistence of my wife Christine. She wanted to know what happened to her body while she was seizing, and we were under standing orders to catch any footage possible." May 22, 2008'Dumbest criminal' records crimesA Leeds man has been dubbed the city's "dumbest criminal" by a councillor for posting more than 80 videos videos of himself committing various misdemeanours on YouTube under the username “mrchimp2007". [via the BBC, the AFP and the Times Online] May 17, 2008Playboy looking for the next playmate on YouTubeFor its 55th-anniversary playmate, Playboy magazine invited aspiring centerfolds across the U.S. to submit (non-nude!) videos to YouTube describing why they should be the one to be splayed across those august pages come January 2009, the release date of the anniversary issue. The Los Angeles Timesreports. "Rather than worrying about how silly homemade videos might tarnish the bunny's hard-won image, Playboy is experimenting with something new. Hardly any major media companies are inviting regular folk to contribute user-generated videos to a page that also shows their corporate logo. Music companies use YouTube to release their music, and TV companies use it to promote their TV shows. Perhaps its only fitting that Playboy be the one to go where no one else dares tread. While it might be less efficient than live casting in some ways, a YouTube casting call can reach a much larger pool of aspirants." May 16, 2008A 16 year old rape victim needs helpBoth CNN and WIred have have picked up on the heart-wrenching video of a 16 year old who claims to have been raped and ignored by the justice system. YouTube is the last place she can turn to for help and hopefully justice. "I need help, and don't know what to do," she sobs in the four-minute clip. "I've turned to posting a video on the internet for someone to hear me. 299,013 people so far have heard he plea. Hopefully someone will be able to step in and make a difference. The art of retouchingA video from Venice California based Video production company Room.tv, leaked on YouTube, shows the artful wonders of retouching. [via Ecrans] (in French) May 15, 2008Cannes Festival on YouTube
From their blog: Starting today and for the next 11 days, we'll be featuring a diverse selection of content from the French Riviera in our Film & Animation section, including industry panels from the Short Film Corner and the 2008 Real Ideas Studio Community Documentary Challenge, which consists of short works from the best student documentarians. May 13, 2008YouTube, not CNN for first hand account of China EarthquakeWant to know what that giant earthquake in China's remote Sichuan looked like? Better yet, want to know what it's like to experience a 7.8 magnitude quake? A Sichuan University student posted the following video to Tudou, where it's No. 2 on the homepage, and it was reposted on YouTube. [via Silicon Alley Insider] May 11, 2008TimeTube Takes You Back in Video Time
YouTube search webapp TimeTube creates a timeline of video clips for a certain search. Searching for instance for "Barack Obama" and you'll get back a timeline (or "tubeline") of video clips. [via LifeHacker] May 5, 2008Video shows French banlieue violenceA new music video by the French music group "Justice" gives a taste of the violence that exists in a bleak Paris suburb or banlieue, reports CBN. In the "Stress" video, a gang runs amok; beating people up, carjacking, mugging, and beating up more people. And it sure looks like real crime. Apparently after French TV refused to broadcast the video, the group "Justice" put it on YouTube. Definitley looks like it was inspired by video game Grand Theft Auto. May 4, 2008YouTomb
More specifically, YouTomb continually monitors the most popular videos on YouTube for copyright-related takedowns. Any information available in the metadata is retained, including who issued the complaint and how long the video was up before takedown. The goal of the project is to identify how YouTube recognizes potential copyright violations as well as to aggregate mistakes made by the algorithm. [via fluctuat.net] (in French) May 3, 2008YouTube went down
Dan Farber on News.com, experienced YouTube going down (temporarily) and captured a screen shot of their failure message. They're back up now. No word yet from Google or on the YouTube Blog, but it's sure to come. May 2, 2008The life of Josef FritzlHundred of news reports covering the life of Josef Fritz and his "upstairs/downstairs children" can be found on YouTube. Hulu opens channel on YouTube!
"The Hulu channel contains dozens of million-plus hit clips from Fox shows like "Family Guy" and "The Moment of Truth," as well as NBC's "The Office." The YouTube clips are branded to the hilt with Hulu graphics and ad text. ... Just as a reminder, NBC pulled down its YouTube channel and all its contents in October, just before Hulu launched. " [via NewTeeVee] April 28, 2008Cartoons of a Racist Past Lurk on YouTube
"Some of the cartoons were removed on April 16. A message saying the cartoons were no longer available because of a copyright claim by Warner appeared in their place. By evening the messages disappeared, and some of the cartoons were back. The cartoons, known as the “Censored 11,” have been unavailable to the public for 40 years. Postings no longer appear if YouTube is searched for “Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs,” a parody of “Snow White” and the most famous of the cartoons. But a search for “Coal Black” does find the cartoon. WMAV01, a YouTube user who posted some of the cartoons and preferred not to give his name, wrote in an e-mail message that “these cartoons were never officially ‘banned’ by any law” and added that the cartoons had “historical value.” April 23, 2008Trashman's AIDS claims just trash-talk
The masked African-American man claimed to have infected over 1500 women with the deadly HIV virus, but the move was all a desperate effort to garner publicity for his porn sites. The clips had been viewed hundreds of thousands of times before they were removed from YouTube and many media outlets fell for the ruse, including FOX News. YouTube users were quick to petition to have him kicked off the site. April 21, 2008Video surfaces of man stuck in elevator for 41 hoursA time-lapse video of a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours has become something of an Internet sensation after surveillance camera footage emerged after nearly a decade, reports Newsday. "The video of Nicholas White's Oct. 15, 1999 ordeal in an elevator in New York's McGraw-Hill building was posted online to accompany an article in the April 21 edition of The New Yorker. A condensed look at White’s ordeal, as captured by the building’s security cameras, can be seen on the magazine's Web site and had been viewed more than 280,000 times on YouTube by Monday. morning. Live CCTV footage to be available on YouTube
It is hoped that, with the audience that YouTube provides, members of the public will see much more of what’s happening on the nation’s street than the current operators and will give Crimestoppers a call. ‘We’ve had to do this,’ said Chief Superintendent Pratt of Teesside Constabulary, ‘as it’s often so boring that our people nod off and miss important crimes. Only the on-line community have the stamina to stare for hours on end at poor quality footage of people’s arsing about – and now at least we can say the streets are being monitored..’ [via Newsbiscuit] April 19, 2008Legislating Through YouTube"Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is on the cutting edge of what could be a growing trend in building support for legislation. Instead of lobbying his colleagues to co-sponsor his universal health care bill, he's "YouTubing" them instead. The Washington Post reports. "Wyden has hired a public relations firm (with campaign money) to make a sophomorically funny video about his universal health care bill. ... The Senator hopes the video will jumpstart his bill's movement through the slothful Senate, where, done the old-fashioned way, it could take eons to raise enough public awareness to put pressure on the Senate to act. " April 18, 2008Watch Restricted YouTube VideosAn option for watching "available to US viewers only" videos on YouTube - though on a personal level, it's never been YouTube that has slowed me down, but the networks, hulu.com (which yay, is going to do something about it), amazon and iTunes. Also, my guess is as this gets arounds, YouTube will simply change their code. According to Unofficial News and Tips about Google via Lifehacker, an increasing number of YouTube videos are restricted to a limited number of countries, probably because the company that uploaded them doesn't have global distribution rights or because it wants to use different marketing strategies in other countries. Even if YouTube says that "this video is not available in your country", you can actually see it using a very simple trick: replace http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEOID WITH http://www.youtube.com/v/VIDEOID (VIDEOID is the 11-characters video identifier). April 17, 2008YouTube Partner Program travels to Japan, Australia, IrelandWhat do Japan, Australia, and Ireland all have in common? They are the newest countries from which users can now apply to become partners in the YouTube Partner Program. Now open in six countries, the YouTube Partner Program is our way of recognizing the most popular and prolific original content creators in the YouTube community worldwide. It's only been four months since we first expanded in December, but the results have already exceeded our expectations: we've paid out more than $1,000,00 |
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It may not challenge the new Indiana Jones or "Sex and the City" movies, but Britain's House of Lords is debuting five new YouTube videos Friday in hopes of updating its image as a sleepy haven for elderly, affluent gentlemen. [via 
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In its latest bid to go info-tech-savvy, the Taliban are learnt to be preparing for a media war to counter the Pakistan Army’s ‘offensives’ aimed at them, by putting videos on live websites such as 
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As a cost cutting measure police forces around the UK are to close down CCTV monitoring control rooms and instead are providing footage from the cameras as a live feed on