Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
Staff / TruthdigNov 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 )
Staff / TruthdigNov 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)
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Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJul 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJan 28, 2006
A hilarious, pitch-perfect satire of the upcoming State of the Union address draws 26,000 viewers in just over 12 hours. | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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