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02 Mar 2009 22:17

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Tech, U.S.: The latest type of Supreme Court evidence: YouTube videos

This video of a police officer repeatedly tasering a motorist was shown in a recent case. source
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01 Feb 2009 17:12

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Culture, Tech: Super Bowl Sunday: Hate football but love commercials?

Check out the commercials here and skip all those guys tackling each other. source
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23 Jan 2009 18:11

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Tech, World: The Vatican joins the YouTube generation

Pope Benedict XVI is excited but reserved about how new technology lets people interact. source
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19 Jan 2009 03:09

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Tech: YouTube’s much-wanted nifty new feature

  • Click to download Ever wanted to watch a video on YouTube, then save it for later? Well, you used to have to download a third-party app to do that, because the service seemed to frown upon it. No longer. Slowly but surely, YouTube is adding links to some of its videos allowing you to download them easily. Fans of open information, such as Lawrence Lessig, are applauding the move. source
  • Click to download Ever wanted to watch a video on YouTube, then save it for later? Well, you used to have to download a third-party app to do that, because the service seemed to frown upon it. No longer. Slowly but surely, YouTube is adding links to some of its videos allowing you to download them easily. Fans of open information, such as Lawrence Lessig, are applauding the move.
  • Obama’s vids the first YouTube is starting with copyright-free videos. As a result, the first videos picked for the honor were from Barack Obama’s ChangeDotGov channel. Check Obama’s January 17th weekly address for an example. (On a side note, how cool is it that we’ve evolved from “fireside chats” to YouTube weekly addresses?) source
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14 Jan 2009 10:34

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Music, Tech: YouTube puts the mute on vids with copyrighted tunes

  • This video contains an audio track that has not been authorised by all copyright holders. The audio has been disabled.
  • YouTube • A warning to users who watch video with a popular song as its soundtrack. The video service has started muting certain videos because of copyright concerns. That oughta make people happy. • source
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10 Jan 2009 12:40

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Music: A cappella collective: Vocal group covers Animal Collective

Whoever said the kids were alright, watch this video and prepare to be proven wrong. source
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06 Jan 2009 12:45

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Tech: YouTube drives video’s, and Google’s, growth

  • 5.1 billion videos were watched on YouTube, 40 pecent of all online video viewing source
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06 Jan 2009 12:39

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Tech: Watching people be idiots on YouTube just got more popular

  • 34% increase in online video viewing in 2008 source
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