Musical Chain Game!

pO157.

Posted to Music on Thu Oct 02, 2008 at 08:32:28 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Here's how this works. Look at the YouTube music video link, and you find another song with at least a tangential connection. You post a link to that music video. The next person posts a link to one in reply to yours. And around and around we go in the music video circle of trust.

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Viacom wins access to all YouTube user histories.

HidingFromGoro.

Posted to SciTech on Fri Jul 04, 2008 at 08:02:02 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Based on a court ruling yesterday, Google must turn over all records of every YouTube video ever watched- and the user data and IP's of visitors as well.  It also has to turn over copies of any videos taken down for any reason.  It seems that when they "take down" a video they don't actually delete it, but rather "hide" it from view (something I didn't know).  Here's a PDF of the full decision.

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A Non-Emergency Fundraiser (Or, Why Ron Paul has no chance in hell) [Editorial]

pO157.

Posted to Etcetera on Wed Jan 30, 2008 at 10:02:36 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

I spent a good portion of my Friday evening at a fund raiser at some banquet hall. You know, the ones everybody gets guilted into going to, or possibly for the open bar serving only wine in a plastic cup or Canadian beer by the pitcher. The good thing is the evening allowed for lengthy introspection after which I realized a 3rd party candidate has little to no shot in this country for the foreseeable future.

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Observe as I emulate Superman, Robocop and Pres. Roosevelt then spray a woman with a water pistol.

pO157.

Posted to Music on Sun Dec 09, 2007 at 07:16:33 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Summer Hip-Hop single "Crank That" has worked its way up to #1 in the charts and embedded itself in our culture. But at what cost?

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Band On The Run: Life -Vs- Life On The Road

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Posted to Music on Sun Sep 30, 2007 at 10:09:23 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

While groups like the My Morning Jacket, Kings of Leon, Band of Horses and Midlake have received critical acclaim as great new Americana/roots rock/alt-country/ (insert your favorite label here) bands and have consequently gained national followings, Two Cow Garage has been almost completely ignored, and I can't for the life of me figure out why.

The above scenario plays out all over the world; somewhere, everywhere, there's a band talented enough to attain greatness and acclaim, but is still unable to reach that damn brass ring dangling right before their eyes. How does if affect their lives, this unquantifiable quest for recognition?

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Republican YouTube Debate Rumored to be Delayed

pO157.

Posted to Politics on Wed Aug 01, 2007 at 12:34:32 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Rumors recently surfaced on the internet that the GOP portion of the highly popular "YouTube debate" will be delayed indefinitely. It was originally scheduled for September 17th.

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Attack of the copies

rEvolution inAction.

Posted to Media on Thu Feb 15, 2007 at 01:25:33 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Three of the most used web services are being torn apart by the legal ramifications of copyright. YouTube (owned by Google), GoogleNews, and MySpace have all seen the writing on the wall (or been handed a judgment) regarding the unauthorized usage of copyrighted materials by their sites. YouTube and MySpace have the same problem, their users are posting copyrighted videos and both have started to act on it. GoogleNews has dug its own grave after losing a recent court case in Belgium.

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YoooooouTube?

profwhat.

Posted to Business on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 02:36:52 AM EST. RSS.

For most of us, the words "YouTube" and "$1.65 billion" do not go naturally into the same sentence.  The phrases "pet videos," "small-time copyright infringement," and "low-grade amateur porn" seem to fit better.  But now the Valley is swinging like it's 1999 again: Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock.

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