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June 13th, 2008

Puppy-Throwing Marine Dismissed

Victoria Lindsay’s attackers proved that beating someone up on YouTube is not a good idea. Now Lance Corporal David Motari proves that killing puppies on YouTube isn’t a good idea either.
Tags: David Motari, stupid, YouTubeShare This

By Mike Abundo -- 3 comments

June 6th, 2008

Panasonic Unveils YouTube TV

One of the things that must happen for online video to become as ubiquitous as TV is for it to become as easy as TV. Computers intimidate people; they want single-purpose appliances as simple as a toaster.
Some companies are trying to make that happen with TV set-top boxes that channel YouTube content, but Panasonic is […]

By Mike Abundo -- 1 comment

June 4th, 2008

YouTube Annotations Review

As usual, market leader YouTube can bide its time when copying competitors’ features. YouTube Annotations allow video creators to add notes and video links to videos. I added a few annotations to this video of Happy Slip joining the Sini Gang.
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By Mike Abundo -- 5 comments

June 1st, 2008

Prince is a Creep

Prince has been sending YouTube takedown notices for his performance of Radiohead’s Creep.
There’s just one problem.
Tags: Creep, IP, Music, Prince, Radiohead, stupid, YouTubeShare This

By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments

May 30th, 2008

Playboy: Tits or GTFO

At first, I was surprised to hear Playboy’s YouTube search for their 55th anniversary Playmate flopped. After all, the YouTube community is full of babes. After thinking about the culture of YouTube and the Internet in general, however, it all starts to make sense.
Tags: Contests, Playboy, YouTubeShare This

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2008

YouTomb Tracks YouTube Takedowns

Want to see just how much damage copyright trolls are doing on YouTube? YouTomb is an MIT project that tracks videos taken down from YouTube, with emphasis on videos taken down for alleged copyright violations. It captures each video’s metadata and thumbnails, and even graphs pre-takedown views over time.
Note that YouTomb just tracks the videos, […]

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2008

YouTube Marks Quicklist Videos

If you watch as much YouTube as I do (Okay, I don’t know anyone who watches as much YouTube as I do, but people are catching up.), you’ve probably added a video to your Quicklist multiple times in a single session. Wading through duplicates can rapidly become a pain in the ass. It’s a speedbump […]

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2008

YouTube Houston Gathering

YouTubers gather in Houston 12-5pm on June 15. RSVP to Happy Slip.
Tags: Filipina, HappySlip, YouTubeShare This

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

May 18th, 2008

Jessica Alba Stares Down YouTube

Thanks to videoblogger Kev Jumba for challenging Jessica Alba to a YouTube staring contest. Now we get to stare into her pretty eyes as she responds.
I’m starting to see a pattern emerge. Seems Hollywood celebrities can get inside online video by suddenly inserting themselves into ongoing YouTube conversations. That’s what Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Bynes, Brittany […]

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

May 16th, 2008

YouTube Adds Demographics

Now this is interesting. Most viewers of the Alodia Caramel Dance are males aged 35-45. Given that the clip features a nineteen-year-old girl doing a silly memedance, you have to wonder about that statistic.
In a way, it makes sense. The girl in the clip is a popular Filipina gamer, and the average gamer is male […]

By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments