The Machine Is Us

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2007 Confused by all this talk about Web 2.0? This clever video (which is burning up the charts at YouTube) breaks it down for you -- with a sweet techno music backing. Our favorite idea: We "teach" the Internet a new idea with our every click. We are the machine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2008 Hopefuls Find New Media a Mixed Blessing

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2007 This great NY Times story highlights the ways in which White House contenders are having to contend with game-changing technologies like YouTube (Videos mentioned: Hillary's national anthem; John Edwards' primping, etc). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One Voice in Israel/Palestine

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2007 This unusually powerful video highlights the efforts of the OneVoice Movement, a grass-roots organization that brings Israeli and Palestinian youths together to advocate for a peaceful resolution of the struggle between their peoples. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congratulations, You Won

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2006 Time announced its "person of the year" on Saturday, dissing everyone from Ahmadinejad to Pelosi in order to declare "you" the winner. Don't you feel special? Specifically, the magazine highlighted websites including YouTube, Wikipedia and MySpace for "bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Atheist Proselytizing

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2006 Australia's John Safran goes door-to-door in Salt Lake City, trying to convert Mormons to atheism. Hysterical. (There are lots more Safran vs. religion videos in the YouTube "related" column.) In the scene above, an old man hits Safran with a rake. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thus Passeth YouTube…

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2006 YouTube is permanently deleting the accounts of contributors who are posting clips from Comedy Central Whether this is a direct result of Google's ownership is anyone's guess Why should you care? Read on . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

UTube.com vs. YouTube.com

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2006 In what may be the most brazenly frivolous lawsuit of all time, an Ohio pipe company whose website, utubecom, has been crippled by Web surfers looking for YouTubecom, is suing for damages, and is demanding that YouTube cede its domain name to the pipe company (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Whistle-Blower Makes His Case on YouTube

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2006 Shortly before being fired, a Lockheed Martin engineer posted a 10-minute video on YouTube alleging that the military contractor was turning a blind eye to critical security flaws on Coast Guard patrol boats. An investigation is underway. It's apparently the first time someone has used YouTube to make such an accusation. (Article / Video) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Office’ Training Videos Microsoft Doesn’t Want You to See

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2006 The creators and star of the hilarious BBC series "The Office" made two humorous training videos for Microsoft in 2003, under the condition they would never be made public. But they have been leaked to the Internet, and already Microsoft got YouTube.com to take them down. Lucky for us, GoogleVideo still has them up. (watch them) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Soldiers Uploading Shock and Awe

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2006 The Pentagon has grown concerned as more and more service members send personal combat videos -- some set to music -- to websites such as Youtube and Myspace. The military has no official policy on the practice, but rumors abound of behind-the-scenes pressure to limit the flow of footage out of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meet the Moguls of New Media

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2006 A guy delivering satiric "ninja" riffs in a $6 Lycra ski mask; a sultry woman with nearly 1 million "friends" on Myspace; a guy who has performed corny dancing shuffles in 38 countries What do all these people have in common? Absurdly low-budget, Internet-based origins and, now, high-budget traditional production deals Read about the new rules of the game . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

C-SPAN Pulls Colbert Clips From Internet Sites

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2006 The nonprofit TV network demanded that popular video hosting sites Youtube and iFilm remove clips of Stephen Colbert's roast of President Bush--because of alleged copyright infringement. (Google Video made a deal with C-SPAN to host the video.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )