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Every now and then something happens to remind me of the power of the Internet and why I love it. The latest came in early February this year when the celebrity gossip website TMZ published a recording of Christian Bale throwing a bit of a strop on the set of his new movie, Terminator Salvation. ... Read more

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It sounds like something out of one of my old uni sketchbooks. How can Cadbury boost sales of everyone’s favourite chocolate egg this year? I know, street installations! Yes, in bus stops, brilliant! Then bored commuters can interact with the brand on a new level with cutting edge touch screen technology – how can they ... Read more

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Check out the new Monty Python YouTube channel. After years of fighting to have their stuff taken down on YouTube, they’ve gone and released all of their work on YouTube for free! So what’s the catch? I’ll let them tell you:
“We’re letting you see absolutely everything for free. So there! But we want something in ... Read more

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YouTube is about to get clever with the addition of video annotations. These are a new way to add interactive elements to your videos. Add background information, create stories with multiple possible endings or link to related content. You control what they say, where they appear, when and for how long.

The possibilities are endless, and ... Read more

The court have also ruled that Google must divulge the details of all videos that have been removed from YouTube for any reason.

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Viacom’s legal battle with Google over YouTube’s alleged copyright infringement has developed further since my first installment. Viacom, which owns MTV and Paramount Pictures, alleged that YouTube is guilty of massive copyright infringement after finding around 160,000 unauthorised clips of its programmes on YouTube.
The latest news from the lawsuit is the ruling by a US ... Read more

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After only one week of airtime, Heinz have pulled the plug on their latest TV advert in an apparent move to appease the sensibilities of a vocal homophobic minority. When I first watched the ad I couldn’t quite believe that people could feel so strongly about a short peck on the lips. I ... Read more

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George Carlin stamped his one way ticket today and now has a chance to explain his views on religion to the big guy up there, no doubt with a cigarette in hand and a raised voice.Known as the guy who took black humour and beat the crap out of it, then introduced it to drugs ... Read more

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You may have already heard about this YouTube video as its been viewed over 2,700,000 times since it was uploaded two weeks ago. It shows an ‘unsuspecting’ girlfriend being filmed by her boyfriend’s hidden camera while she tries to keep her hula hoop up on Wii Fit. The video was posted in response to a ... Read more

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Viacom are suing YouTube’s video sharing service for its inability to keep copyrighted material off its site. They have identified 150,000 unauthorised television and movie clips on the site, including South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants and MTV Unplugged, which have been viewed tens of thousands of times.
YouTube’s owner Google says that the lawsuit threatens Internet freedom ... Read more

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Ahead of the upcoming Social Media Influence conference (to be held on 4th June in London) the following YouTube Corporate Top 10 list has been compiled – comprising of videos which appear within the first 10 results in a search of the company name. Each one has been viewed over 1 million times and generated ... Read more