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YouTube Rules

Whether it's 13 year-olds embarrassing themselves by lip synching, budding directors showing off or politicians...well...embarrassing themselves, YouTube is where we can watch it all...when China, Turkey or Pakistan is not blocking you or bringing the service down. And some of it is even legal

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February 2008
- Kimmel's Revenge Scores Big
  
  Billboard | Feb 27, 08 4:57 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Take that, Sarah. A star-studded—and very much tongue-in-cheek—ode to Jimmy Kimmel's lust for Ben Affleck has become an Internet sensation, Billboard reports. The late-night host's video is a rebuttal to girlfriend Sarah Silverman's "I'm F---ing Matt Damon." The latest salvo, with Kimmel and a host of guest stars, including Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, is called "I'm F---ing Ben Affleck." More »
- YouTube Down For Two Hours After Pakistan Blockade | contentSutra.com
  
  contentsutra.com | Feb 26, 08
  
  As a result of the Pakistan’s Telecommunications Authority’s (PTA) ban on Youtube there was a worldwide outage of the video sharing behemoth for around 2 hours. Pakistan Telecom apparently gave the order to the 70 ISP’s operating in the country.
- Pakistan Bans Access to YouTube
  
  Associated Press | Feb 24, 08 4:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pakistan has blocked the country’s YouTube access over anti-Islamic videos on the site, the AP reports. One official conceded that a particular video offended authorities: a trailer for an upcoming film by Dutch legislator Geert Wilders. The filmmaker has said that his piece paints Islam as a fascist religion that glorifies violence against homosexuals and women. More »
- Looting Serbian 'Riot Girls' a YouTube Hit
  
  Reuters | Feb 24, 08 8:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - After the violence and looting that gripped Belgrade on Thursday night, a video available on YouTube has become a Serbian phenomenon—and provoked near-universal disapproval. The clip features two female looters grabbing everything from chocolates to designer handbags and shoes while the American embassy burned. Entitled "Swapping Kosovo for a pair of sneakers," the video heaps scorn on the "Belgrade bimbos" who "are so greedy they even have to carry things in their teeth." More »
- 'Video Vigilante' Boasts Tar and Feathering 2.0
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 23, 08 11:29 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Brian Bates captures unsuspecting people on candid camera, but his subjects don’t have reason to smile: He’s the self-proclaimed Video Vigilante of Oklahoma City, capturing men consorting with prostitutes and then posting the videos online. “If you get caught by the cops, you pay a fine,” Bates said. “If you get caught by me, you get a life sentence.” More »
- Spanish Voters Hit YouTube
  
  Reuters | Feb 20, 08 10:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - It's not only in the US that Internet video is changing politics: Ahead of Spain's neck-and-neck March 9 election hundreds of voters have posted questions for Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and his opponent on YouTube. Zapatero has responded to several, Reuters reports, but the more strident—such as the transvestite berating the conservative challenger on gay marriage—have gone unanswered. More »
- GoogleTV Heads List of Best New Internet Hoaxes
  
  ComputerWorld | Feb 14, 08 2:46 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Internet probably doesn’t need more false information, but some of the recent hoaxes have been so good that ComputerWorld had to recognize them. Here’s their list of best new tomfoolery: GoogleTV made thousands log into GMail over and over and over. Many thought the UFO Haiti video was proof we weren’t alone. More »
- Damon Wayans Launching Comedy Website
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 7, 08 4:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Actor/comedian Damon Wayans is launching a new comedy video website, WayOutTV.com, which will feature videos from amateur comedians “overseen” by Wayans, the Los Angeles Times reports. The "My Wife and Kids" star is hoping to turn the site into an informal production studio to guide young talent into creating content that’s good enough to shop to Hollywood. More »
- US Must Regain Principles, Says Former Gitmo Prisoner
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Feb 6, 08 3:32 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - On YouTube, Adel Hassan Hamad is the face of the anti-Guantanamo movement, the subject of two much-watched videos. In December, the innocent Sudanese aid worker was finally released, the Christian Science Monitor reports, and though he is suing for the five years he spent in captivity, he says he's not bitter. “We just want to respect America again,” he says. More »
- Advertisers Lukewarm on Social Sites
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 5, 08 3:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Facebook and YouTube are runaway success stories when it comes to attracting Internet users, but they lag in attracting ad dollars, the Wall Street Journal reports. Advertising on social networking and video-sharing sites is relatively new, and therefore most vulnerable if economic worries lead to advertising cutbacks. Firms also worry about their ads appearing next to unsuitable content. More »
January 2008
- Daily Traffic Doubles for YouTube and Friends
  
  paidContent.org | Jan 10, 08 5:47 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Daily traffic for online video sites such as YouTube has doubled over the past year, paidContent.org reports. A study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that 15% of their sample of adults said they had visited an online video sharing site “yesterday” or the day before; last year, 8% of responders answered "yes" to that question. More »
- Office Lunch, With a Side of YouTube
  
  New York Times | Jan 5, 08 5:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Byte is meeting bite in offices around the country as workers opt to stay in during their lunch breaks to watch web videos, the New York Times says. Websites are eating up the “video snacking” trend, developing net-exclusive content that’s targeted at the lunch crowd, and workers are nibbling on short clips from sources such as Yahoo! and local TV stations. More »
- China Moves to Restrict Online Video Sites
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 3, 08 3:01 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - China appears set to clamp down on online video sites with a new set of regulations that restricts content and organization, the Wall Street Journal reports. The regulations, to take effect Jan. 31, require sites broadcasting online video to be owned or controlled by the state, and to censor and report content that involves national secrets, threatens China’s reputation or disrupts social stability. More »
December 2007
- 'US Americans' Love Videos
  
  ABC News | Dec 27, 07 2:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - With small-screen stars ranging from ditzy beauty queens to potty-mouthed pint-sized landlords, Americans increasingly gathered around the YouTube watercooler in 2007. They racked up 100 billion views on various video sites, ABC News reports. Cultural commentators liken the phenomenon to cavemen swapping tall tales around campfires, but 78% of us do it at work. More »
- Campaign for Young Voters: Vote 4 Me! Pls?
  
  McClatchy Newspapers | Dec 24, 07 10:17 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - New technology has given presidential hopefuls a host of new ways to transmit the "Vote For Me" message, McClatchy reports. Campaigners are using social networking sites, YouTube videos, instant messaging, and even text messaging in a bid to gain an edge with young voters. But their target audience seems more bemused by it all than fired up with campaign fever.