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April 2008
- You Hate Me, You Really Hate Me!
  
  newser | Radar | Apr 15, 08 7:43 AM CDT
  
  Critics in cyberspace can stay incognito, which makes them especially nasty. Radar lists the 10 most-scorned players on the web: Lori Drew: Her comments on a MySpace account drove a 13-year-old girl to suicide. John Fitzgerald Page: An online dater whose cruel remarks got world-wide coverage. Julia Allison: A sassy sex columnist who worked the web for a 6-figure gig. More »
  
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  YouTube • MySpace • blog • blogger • Gawker • Rachael Ray • Quarterlife • David Motari • Julia Allison
- YouTube Beating Bruises Dr. Phil
  
  newser | New York Daily News | Apr 14, 08 1:16 PM CDT
  
  TV shrink Phil McGraw is in the hot seat again after a staffer bailed out the suspected ringleader of a teen YouTube beating in exchange for an exclusive interview, the New York Daily News reports. America’s favorite unlicensed daytime doc, who dispatched a producing team to Florida last week to cobble together interviews, has since canceled his teen-attack special. More »
  
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  television • YouTube • Britney Spears • teenagers • Dr Phil • bail • taped beating
- Car Owner's Cyber Posse Nails Canadian Thief
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 13, 08 6:30 AM CDT
  
  A car thief in Calgary didn't count on rising to internet fame when he stole a rare Nissan Skyline GTR from a dealer, the New York Times reports. The owner posted a picture of the vehicle on an internet car lovers' forum and before long, his fellow forum members had not only spotted the car, they had photographed the suspect, found his details on Facebook, and called the cops. More »
  
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  Internet • Facebook • YouTube • Canada • car • theft • Nissan • auto • Calgary • forum
- Web Trick Revives Rick Astley
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Apr 11, 08 3:42 PM CDT
  
  We’re never gonna give him up, even if we want to: ’80s pop sensation Rick Astley is an icon again thanks to “rickrolling,” the practice of tricking Internet users into watching a video of his hit “Never Gonna Give You Up.” 18 million people have clicked links aimed elsewhere only to land on the Astley clip, the Times of London reports. More »
  
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  YouTube • pop music • music videos
- Video-Beating Teens Could Face Life
  
  newser | CNN | Apr 11, 08 11:41 AM CDT
  
  The eight Florida teens who videotaped a half-hour beating of a classmate will be tried as adults and could face life behind bars if convicted, CNN reports. The suspects face felony kidnapping charges, and three also face witness tampering raps. They seemed remorseless, a sheriff said. “They were joking: ‘I guess we won’t get to go to the beach during spring break,'" he said. More »
  
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  crime • YouTube • Florida • teenager • attack • cyberbullying • bullying • cheerleading
- Saudi Trashes Bible in Reply to Dutch Pol's Film
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Apr 10, 08 12:40 PM CDT
  
  A Saudi Arabian blogger has released his response to the anti-Islamic film Fitna, attacking the Bible in Schism much as the Dutch effort savaged the Koran, Der Spiegel reports. “Schism” places images of war alongside the Bible. “It is easy to take parts of any Holy (sic) book … and make it sound … inhuman,” the film concludes. More »
  
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  YouTube • Islam • Netherlands • Bible • Koran • Geert Wilders • Fitna
- Teenager's Beating Raises Cyberbully Fears
  
  newser | The Ledger | Apr 10, 08 5:20 AM CDT
  
  Parents and educators are still puzzling over how a dispute among girls got so out of hand that it ended with six Florida cheerleaders giving a high school classmate a concussion in a vicious beating. Teen bullying is nothing new but the fact that the feud started on MySpace and ended up with a video posted on You Tube highlights new worries about cyberbullying, the Lakeland Ledger writes. More »
  
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  YouTube • Florida • MySpace • teenager • bullying • cyberbullying • cheerleading
- Post to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter In One Shot
  
  newser | MIT Technology Review | Apr 9, 08 8:15 PM CDT
  
  Several new services join personal Internet feeds into a single space, meaning you don’t have to re-post the same new information to YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. The CEO of Seesmic, a video-conversation service, says it’s frustrating to pick through 10 different social networks—and his company has just bought Twhirl, which allows users to post on three different feeds at once, Technology Review reports. More »
  
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  Google • Facebook • YouTube • social networking • Twitter • FriendFeed
March 2008
- Weezer Star Needs Help Writing a Song
  
  newser | Pitchfork Media | Mar 27, 08 9:05 PM CDT
  
  In yet another example of the Internet democratizing the music industry, Weezer's frontman is using YouTube to get some help writing a new song. Rivers Cuomo is broadcasting himself (don't miss the campy moustache) in a series he's dubbed "Let's Write a Sawng." His latest dispatch asks fans to "come up with some chords yo," Pitchfork Media reports. More »
  
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  music • YouTube • rock and roll • indie rock • Weezer • Rivers Cuomo
- YouTube Will Show When, Where Clips Are Hot
  
  newser | New York Times | Mar 27, 08 12:13 PM CDT
  
  In what could be a boon to advertisers, a new YouTube feature will allow video makers to see when and where their clips are being watched, reports the New York Times . YouTube Insight will show a map and graph representing the video’s popularity by state and over time--interesting information for casual users, but a boon to marketers hoping to better direct their ads. More »
  
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  Internet • YouTube • advertising • marketing • online videos
- 'Barbie Bandits' Sentenced in Bank Heist
  
  newser | Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Mar 24, 08 6:57 PM CDT
  
  The so-called "Barbie Bandits"—two ex-strippers who were caught on video robbing a bank and giggling—were sentenced today in suburban Atlanta. Ashley Nicole Miller, 19, got two years in prison, plus eight of probation; Heather Lyn Johnston, 20, faces 10 years' probation. A male accomplice was also sentenced to 10 years in the 2007 robbery, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. More »
  
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  YouTube • Georgia • bank robbery
- Austrian Monks Nab Record Deal
  
  newser | BBC | Mar 23, 08 2:16 PM CDT
  
  Amy Winehouse and Cistercian monks wouldn't seem to have much in common, but now they've got the same record label, the BBC reports. Universal Music's search for "sacred singers" to record a Gregorian chant album turned up an Austrian monastery dating back to 1133. "It was beautiful, beautiful music," said a Universal exec. More »
  
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  YouTube • Catholic Church • Universal Music Group • album release • monks • monastery
- Speech Sparks Candor on Race
  
  newser | New York Times | Mar 20, 08 3:44 PM CDT
  
  While a verdict on the political wisdom of Barack Obama’s race address might be months in the coming, the speech has sparked a national conversation on the topic, the New York Times reports—with universities, churches and TV commentators chiming in. The Tuesday speech is the top video on YouTube; one pastor called it a “Rorschach inkblot test” for national feelings on race. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • YouTube • race • Bill O'Reilly • Barbara Walters • Whoopi Goldberg
- For Generation 'Look at Me,' Every Moment Is Public
  
  newser | Newsweek | Mar 16, 08 1:21 PM CDT
  
  They’re known as millennials, the documentation generation, and the Look at Me’s. But what defines Americans born after 1982 is a mindset that every moment can be turned into a performance worthy of YouTube and MySpace and maybe parlayed into broader fame, Newsweek reports. Now sociologists are asking: Can healthy identities and relationships thrive in a generation obsessed with self-presentation and exhibitionism? More »
  
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  celebrity • Facebook • YouTube • MySpace • teenagers • reality TV • MySpace Celebrity • Laguna Beach
- YouTube Opens to Developers
  
  newser | MIT Technology Review | Mar 14, 08 1:12 PM CDT
  
  YouTube is opening up to software developers, the company said Wednesday. Programmers can create new interfaces to play videos, for example, or let users upload clips to YouTube directly from other sites. And later this year, viewers will be able to watch YouTube videos via TiVo. The open platform won’t create revenue, Technology Review reports, but YouTube hopes it will attract more users. More »
  
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  YouTube • video game • video • Electronic Arts • software developers • TiVo • Spore • programmers
- Saudi Video Protests Driver Ban
  
  newser | BBC | Mar 11, 08 7:15 PM CDT
  
  Activists have posted a video online to protest the Saudi ban on women drivers, the BBC reports. Made to honor International Women’s Day, the 3-minute clip on YouTube follows protester Wajeha Huwaider as she turns onto a forbidden highway and discusses the legality of the ban. “Many women in this society are able to drive cars,” Huwaider says as she drives. More »
  
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  YouTube • women • Saudi Arabia • driving • women's rights • King Abdullah • online videos
- Disney Looks to Earn $1B from Internet
  
  newser | Associated Press | Mar 11, 08 11:48 AM CDT
  
  Disney is ramping up its Internet efforts and expects to reap greater returns thanks to hit shows being streamed online, such as Lost and Grey’s Anatomy , reports the AP. The company expects to earn $1 billion in fiscal 2008, a sizable jump over last year, said CEO Robert Iger in a webcast yesterday. He said Disney will aggressively mine online opportunities to establish and expand new revenue streams. More »
  
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  Google • YouTube • Bear Stearns • ABC • Disney • ESPN
- Long-Awaited Free TV Site Counts Down to Launch
  
  newser | New York Times | Mar 11, 08 11:32 AM CDT
  
  After lots of hype, a long wait, and a dollop of skepticism, NBC Universal and Fox’s Hulu is going live tomorrow with more than 200 free TV shows, feature films, and sports highlights and games, the New York Times reports. “We won’t stop until we have everything in terms of premium content,” said the CEO. “That is our mission.” More »
  
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  television • YouTube • Fox • movies • online videos • NBC Universal • Hulu
- Fewer Clicks Are Better Clicks: Google
  
  newser | MarketWatch | Mar 11, 08 1:52 AM CDT
  
  Google's share price took a big hit after quarterly results released last week showed the number of paid-for-clicks on advertising flattening out, but the company says the fall is actually good news, MarketWatch reports. Google bosses say the drop is all part of their plan to improve the quality of service by reducing the number of unintentional clicks. More »
  
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  Google • Microsoft • Yahoo • YouTube • advertising • online advertising • online ads
- Sony Goes Viral With 'Thriller'
  
  newser | New York Times | Mar 10, 08 11:15 AM CDT
  
  When Sony BMG wanted to work up some excitement for the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” a conventional campaign using the reclusive artist didn't look like a winner. So the label went the guerrilla route, staging “impromptu breakouts” of the "Thriller" zombie dance at locations including the London Underground and posting them on YouTube, reports the New York Times. More »
  
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  YouTube • London • marketing • Michael Jackson • Sony BMG Music Entertainment • Sony BMG • Copenhagen • Thriller • Tesco • London Tube

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