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OPINION

 Best YouTube Wedding Dances 

Nope, Kevin and Jill weren't the first

Jul 28, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jill and Kevin Heinz made a splash when their wedding-entrance dance video went viral—but they weren’t the first couple to surprise guests with their groove. E! runs down some of the most popular YouTube wedding dance clips:
  • Thriller: Brian and Sandy Lundmark managed to impress the
... More »

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entertainment • YouTube • dancing • online videos • dance • wedding • Michael Jackson • Thriller • Dirty Dancing • wedding video

analysis

 Boogie Wedding Vid: 
 a YouTube Cash Cow? 


Jul 25, 09 5:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The “Jill and Kevin” wedding video that's drawing millions of hits on YouTube includes uninvited guests: ads. Alongside the charming video of groomsmen and bridesmaids getting jiggy, YouTube yesterday ran an advertisement for a wedding product; today, "the ad space encouraged me to go to the California State... More »

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Google • Internet • YouTube • online advertising • viral video • wedding video • Jill Peterson • Kevin Hines

(Newser) - A Minnesota couple's all-dancing wedding march has become a massive hit on YouTube, the Washington Post  reports. Seven bridesmaids, five groomsmen, and four ushers strut their stuff down the aisle to the sounds of Chris Brown's "Forever" in front of delighted guests, followed by somersaulting groom Kevin Heinz and... More »

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YouTube • dancing • wedding • brides • viral video • grooms • Chris Brown

(Newser) - The Internet keeps functioning thanks to the efforts of an army of unsung heroes, a Harvard cyberlaw expert told a tech conference yesterday. The professor used as an example Pakistan's attempt last year to take YouTube offline—the site went down across the world, but volunteers from a tech forum... More »

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Internet • YouTube • Pakistan • Harvard Law School • data • Harvard • Vint Cerf • Internet censorship • Jonathan Zittrain • TED Conference

Kid Chorus Rides Lady Gaga, Coldplay Covers to Viral Hits

PS22 students are the latest  YouTube stars

Jul 16, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The newest viral video stars are the fourth- and fifth-grade members of New York’s PS22 Chorus, thanks in part to celebrity blogger—and fan—Perez Hilton. “He’s the one who really got these kids on the map,” chorus director Gregg Breinberg tells MTV. But it’s... More »

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education • entertainment • music • YouTube • elementary school • Perez Hilton • viral video • Rihanna • Coldplay • Jay-ZTV • Lady Gaga • Tori Amos • PS22 Chorus

(Newser) - When United Airlines baggage handlers broke Dave Carroll’s $1,200 guitar, he didn’t get mad—he got famous. Carroll and his band slapped together a $130 YouTube video titled United Breaks Guitars, which became so popular Oprah mentioned it. United eventually relented, donating $3,000 in Carroll’s... More »

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social networking • YouTube • United Airlines • guitar • unsatisfied customers • airlines • social media • Dave Carroll

 Kate Spoofed in Dating Video 


Jul 14, 09 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Poor Kate. While hubby Jon has fun with his latest junior girlfriend, she's home with the eight kids—and being lampooned in a spoof Match.com dating video. The ersatz Kate, who dubs herself "KatePlus8Minus1Hawaiian," says she's seeking a guy who appreciates a "backwards mullet" and "... More »

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YouTube • Match.com • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

(Newser) - Google’s latest project, a Web-based lightweight OS to rival Windows, sounds pretty cool at first. “But that’s why you should be worried,” writes David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times. The search giant has simply become too powerful for comfort. “Google accounts for an... More »

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Google • YouTube • Microsoft • Gmail • monopoly • operating system • computer • Google Chrome OS • Google Docs

NY Rep Blasts Fans of 'Child Molester' Jacko

GOP's King rants about media obsession with 'pervert' on YouTube

Jul 6, 09 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - To those mourning the death of Michael Jackson, one congressman has a message for you: get over it. Rep. Peter King posted a YouTube video yesterday blaming "politically correct" media for obsessing over "a pervert, a child molester; he was a pedophile." Asks the New York... More »

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YouTube • child molestation • pedophile • Michael Jackson • Peter King • celebrity death

ANALYSIS

 Web Beats TV 
 to Jackson Fatigue 


Jul 3, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Television is still churning out Michael Jackson-related content, but Web surfers quickly lost interest after his death, Jeff Jarvis writes for BuzzMachine. “We had consuming interest in Jackson when the news came out but that quickly faded,” Jarvis writes, citing Blogpulse and Google Trends data on Jackson traffic.... More »

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entertainment • television • social networking • blogosphere • Internet • YouTube • Michael Jackson • Twitter • cable news

Pirate Bay Launches New YouTube Clone

VideoBay streams content, without that pesky copyright stuff

Jun 30, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - If YouTube's limits on copyrighted material have exhausted you, the Swedish hackers who call themselves Pirate Bay have a solution: VideoBay, a new streaming video site that's utterly indifferent to intellectual property laws. The new service, rolled out just as Pirate Bay was sold to a Swedish software company that... More »

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YouTube • Web 2.0 • video • hackers • digital video • The Pirate Bay • streaming content

 10 Essential Jackson Videos 


Jun 27, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson videos are once again hot commodities. Here are Newser's top 10 posted on YouTube and showing up on favorites lists all over (to see them, click on "Videos" at left):
  • His 1983 Motown TV performance, in which he shows off his moonwalk.
  • "Thriller"
... More »

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music • YouTube • Michael Jackson • icons • videos • women's issues

New iPhone Boosts Mobile
YouTube Uploads by 400%

Phone lets users immediately post video

Jun 25, 09 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mobile video uploads to YouTube have soared 400% since the new iPhone released last week, Ars Technica reports. It's a noticeable spike, even though mobile uploads have been on the rise: They went up by 1,700% in the last six months. The iPhone lets users shoot video and upload... More »

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YouTube • iPhone • mobile video • iPhone 3G

(Newser) - A YouTuber has unearthed the only footage of famed early 20th-century dancer Vaslav Nijinsky in existence, the New Yorker reports—sort of. Actually, it’s more like he created it himself. “These films are animations of photographs,” Christian Comte said. “I work as an alchemist in animated... More »

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entertainment • Internet • YouTube • ballet • dance • manipulation • digital video • modern dance • Vaslav Nijinsky

(Newser) - A graphic video that apparently captured the death of a young Iranian woman known only as “Neda” has become an online phenomenon, CNN reports. Neda was protesting in Tehran with her father against alleged electoral fraud when the pro-government militia Basiji shot her in the heart, a blogger writes.... More »

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Iran • YouTube • video • death • Basiji • CNN • Twitter • Iranian election • Neda

(Newser) - A cell phone video has revived the legend of “Champ,” the monster long rumored to reside in Lake Champlain, ABC News reports. Nessie’s less-famous North American cousin has been spotted 300 times, if you believe the locals, but only photographed once before, in 1977. The new video... More »

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YouTube • Loch Ness Monster • Lake Champlain • monster

 Boyle Goes Into Hiding, 
 Will Compete 

Plus, how you can watch her final performance

May 29, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though Susan Boyle is in hiding—her brother tells People, “It really has been terrible for her” dealing with the paparazzi—she took the time to post on the Britain’s Got Talent website, reassuring fans that she wants “nothing more than to stay and sing.” But... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • YouTube • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

 Photog Sues Brown 
 Over Bodyguard 
 Beatdown 

Pap files claim on same day Brown speaks out in online video

May 28, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown is being sued by a paparazzo who says he was assaulted by Brown’s bodyguards after taking pictures of Brown at a Los Angeles gym May 13, the AP reports. Brown himself is not accused of any violence. Brown’s attorney says Robert Rosen has filed such suits... More »

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entertainment • YouTube • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • assault • Pierce Brosnan • Chris Brown • Robert Rosen

(Newser) - President Obama's self-proclaimed "impersonator in chief" is gaining ground, hosting one of YouTube's 100-most-popular channels and talking to NBC about a pilot, the Washington Post reports. Iman Crosson grabbed national attention last year by parroting the prez online—imitating TI's "Whatever You Like" as Obama singing... More »

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Barack Obama • YouTube • NBC • Iman Crosson

 Porn Spammers Hit YouTube 


May 21, 09 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - YouTube removed hundreds of pornographic videos posted to the site today in a coordinated attack, the BBC reports. The offending files, uploaded under names such as the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana, started innocently enough before turning graphic. “I'm 12 years old and what is this?” went a comment... More »

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Google • Internet • YouTube • pornography • hackers • 4Chan

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