YouTube Copycat High School Shootings - the New Social Statement?

MATTI Juhani Saari has one thing in common with Pekka Eric Auvinen, Jokela High School shooter, and the Virginia Tech murderer:  they were all ardent admirers of the Columbine shooters, misfits Klebold and...

Veoh wins copyright suit, sets precedent

"In a decision that should bode well for larger video sharing sites that are in legal trouble such as YouTube, a federal judge has absolved Veoh of any responsibility in the unauthorized posting of copyrighted video...

YouTube Producers Milk Fatal Toronto Explosion For Fun And Profit

"The fiery mushroom cloud that rose over downtown Toronto last week must have been pretty scary to everyone who saw it. The explosion of a propane storage facility killed two people and forced 12,000 people to...

Man admits to Octopus porn

Now I've heard of wandering hands but 'octopus porn'?" A MAN has admitted downloading a catalogue of depraved images - including clips of sex acts being performed on an OCTOPUS. Tasmanian Rodney Scott McLagan, 48,...

YouTube ordered to reveal its viewers

" Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and...

Physicist Debunks Cellphone Popcorn Viral Videos

"Physicist Debunks Cellphone Popcorn Viral Videos By Jenna Wortham June 09, 2008 | 5:37:20 PMCategories: Advertising, Video, Viral, Web/Tech   YouTube videos that show a group of friends...

Dean Kamen's Robot Arm Grabs More Publicity

Amputees take heart.  This is breakthrough technology!"Dean Kamen showed some video of the impressive, mind-controlled prosthetic robot arm he's invented today at D6 in Carlsbad. Kamen has been showing the arm off since early 2007, usually via video clips like what he...

Release: NowPublic.com Announces Partnership with ShoZu, Making On-the-Go Jou...

" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NowPublic.com (http://www.nowpublic.com/), the world's largest participatory news network, today announced a key partnership enabling consumers to quickly and...

Barack Obama Makes Youtube History With Speech he Wrote Himself

If Barack Obama didn't make american History with his 'A More Perfect Union' speech, he certainly made youtube history, raking in 1.2 million views in the first 24 hours of its posting.Obama is also gaining...

MySpace, BBC Reach Global Video Deal

I don't know that BBC and MySpace are the most logical partners, but the BBC seems to view this opportunity as an effective means of getting programming out to new audiences; and MySpaceTV does have 'localized...

The 'People's Choice Awards' Winners

"The "People's Choice Awards" took on a new format this year as a result of the writers strike. Instead of the normal set-up with an audience and the winners taking to the stage, the nominees were presented through the use of clips and filmed acceptances. Among the fan...

Queen launches her own YouTube channel

"The Queen has set up her own special "Royal Channel" on the video website YouTube. Her Christmas Day message will be posted on the popular site for the first time this year. The new channel features archive and...

Indonesia launches three video clips on climate change conference

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Government has launched three video clips for the promotion of the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC), which will be held in Bali, December 3-14, 2007. "These video clips are produced to promote the Bali Conference...

Ron Paul Raises More Than $3.5M On The 5th Of November

Remember, remember, the 5th of November...Because that's the day Ron Paul made $3.8 million in donations!"Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support Monday,...

Google dips out of copyright pact

A coalition of nine of the world's leading media companies has struck a cooperation pact aimed at cracking down on people who infringe copyright on the internet, but Google is conspicuously...

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