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6 Awesome YouTube Olympic Events
 6 Awesome YouTube 
 Olympic Events 
hipster olympics, anyone?
Feb 21, 2010 12:53 PM CST

6 Awesome YouTube Olympic Events

Hipster Olympics, office Olympics, redneck Olympics, and more

(Newser) - Just can’t get into curling? Maybe you’d be more interested in the real Olympics if the Games incorporated some of the fake Olympics found on YouTube. Chris Mathias lists his six favorites, including beer belly flops, on Nerve .

Man Saves Stalled Van From Train
 Man Saves 
 Stalled Van 
 From Train 
viral video
Feb 11, 2010 2:13 PM CST

Man Saves Stalled Van From Train

Buenos Aires man just avoids getting hit himself

(Newser) - An Argentina man has become a hero and YouTube sensation after pushing a stalled van out of the way of an oncoming train in Buenos Aires, narrowly avoiding being hit by the train himself. Check out the spectacular raw video above.

UK 14-Year-Old a Star in Japan
 UK 14-Year-Old a Star in Japan 
Feb 11, 2010 6:48 AM CST

UK 14-Year-Old a Star in Japan

YouTube sensation Beckii Cruel, 14, releases debut album

(Newser) - Dressing in costumes, dancing around her bedroom to Japanese pop songs, and posting the videos on YouTube has made 14-year-old Rebecca Flint a bona fide star in Japan. The British teen, known online as Beckii Cruel, imitates the dancing style and looks of an anime character; in Japan she's performed...

YouTube 'Safety Mode' Adds Filters for Parents

Video site will rely on users to flag objectionable videos

(Newser) - YouTube has added content filters for parents who want to keep their kids from seeing offensive content on the site. "Safety Mode" blocks videos flagged by the user community as inappropriate for young viewers, either for violence, sex, drug use, or other objectionable content—those pro-anorexia videos, for example....

Racy Pic Banker Won't Lose Job

Aussie firm spares job of YouTube, Facebook sensation

(Newser) - The Aussie banker caught viewing racy photos on live TV will keep his job. David Kiely, an employee at Sydney-based Macquarie Private Wealth, shot to fame after he was filmed looking at pictures of model Miranda Kerr on his computer while a colleague spoke on television. A Macquarie rep told...

Model Doesn't Want Banker Fired for Live-TV Ogling

'Of course I would sign' petition to save job, Miranda Kerr says

(Newser) - An Australian banker who faces firing for ogling semi-nude photos of supermodel Miranda Kerr in the background of a live TV interview is getting some big-name support: Kerr herself. “I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it,” the...

Hitler Rant: A Meme That's Run Its Course

Perhaps it does make evil look silly, but enough already

(Newser) - Surely you’ve seen some variation of the World War II film Downfall in which the subtitles of an Adolf Hitler rant are repurposed as commentary on one of the day’s pressing events, like the iPad, or the breakup of Oasis, or Twitter being down. Mercedes Bunz has had...

Prop 8 Trial Is on YouTube
 Prop 8 Trial Is on YouTube 
RE-ENACTED, THAT IS
Feb 1, 2010 11:02 PM CST

Prop 8 Trial Is on YouTube

Filmmakers use transcripts, reports, blogs in recreation

(Newser) - Though the Supreme Court kept California’s gay-marriage trial off YouTube, some enterprising filmmakers have fixed that. Using court transcripts and various reports of the proceedings, they’ve put 12 “episodes” of the Prop 8 trial on the Internet, using Hollywood actors (including Oscar nominee Tess Harper) to play...

The Best YouTube Questions Obama Didn't Answer

Which 'Rocky' movie is your favorite?

(Newser) - President Obama today answered questions Americans submitted on YouTube, tackling serious inquires on foreign policy, health care, and education. But some of the unanswered questions are too entertaining to be ignored, and New York has collected them. Check out the two little kids preoccupied with the destruction of the White...

Google, YouTube Knockoffs Hit China

Chinese government to face Google—and Goojje

(Newser) - In a country famous for fake name-brand products, Goojje and YouTubecn may be the highest-profile imitations yet. As China battles it out with the real Google, knockoffs of both Google and YouTube have emerged on China's Internet. There's been no official response yet to the sites, but experts don't expect...

Obama Will Take Questions Via YouTube
 Obama 
 Will Take 
 Questions 
 Via YouTube 
state of the union
Jan 26, 2010 2:27 PM CST

Obama Will Take Questions Via YouTube

President will answer the top-voted queries on CitizenTube channel

(Newser) - The White House is adding a few high-tech touches to tomorrow's State of the Union Address. For starters, the speech will be broadcast live on the new White House app for the iPhone as well as on YouTube's CitizenTube channel. Afterward, people can submit questions via CitizenTube and vote on...

Joaquin Phoenix Cleans Up for PSA With ... Miley Cyrus

Star shaves, joins Cyrus, Liv Tyler to promote suicide prevention

(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix has returned to the limelight, clean shaven and with a befuddling new pal: Miley Cyrus. In a PSA for a suicide-prevention group, Cyrus shares her computer skills with Phoenix—who pretends not to have a clue who she is—and a game Liv Tyler, E! reports. “A...

Cheeky Butt-Busting Bobsledder Goes Viral

Olympian's assets on display for salacious YouTubers

(Newser) - In the latest testament to the refined tastes of YouTubers, video of a British bobsledder's butt splitting her skin-tight lycra suit has gone viral. The uniform tragedy occurs just as hapless Gillian Cooke bends down in full camera view to push off her sled at the World Championship competition in...

YouTube to Offer Movie Rentals
YouTube to Offer
Movie Rentals 
Jan 20, 2010 5:31 PM CST

YouTube to Offer Movie Rentals

Sundance flicks will be the first ones available on Friday

(Newser) - YouTube will launch a video rental service on Friday, allowing movies from the Sundance Film Festival to be streamed for a price. It's an experiment by YouTube and parent company Google, which want big-name studios to eventually join them. Users will pay for the films through Google Checkout, and Google...

'Pants' Not Just on the Ground&mdash; It's Everywhere
 'Pants' Not Just 
 on the Ground— 
 It's Everywhere 
REMIX EXPLOSION
Jan 20, 2010 10:51 AM CST

'Pants' Not Just on the Ground— It's Everywhere

Song gets millions of clicks on YouTube, spurs remixes

(Newser) - Not surprisingly, the award for first viral video hit of 2010 goes to American Idol audition song “Pants on the Ground.” After 62-year-old “General” Larry Platt introduced his masterpiece to the world last Wednesday, it took off, garnering 1 million Facebook fans and several million YouTube clicks...

Noah Cyrus, 9, Gets 'Crunk'
 Noah Cyrus, 9, Gets 'Crunk' 
IS THAT A BEER CAN?
Jan 15, 2010 9:45 AM CST

Noah Cyrus, 9, Gets 'Crunk'

Miley's little sister is at it again, this time singing about her 'junk'

(Newser) - Noah Cyrus, Miley’s 9-year-old, dominatrix-dressing , butt-smacking sister, has a new entry in her catalog of disturbing videos. Perez Hilton points to a YouTube video of the tyke lip syncing and acting out Ke$ha’s “TiK ToK”—it’s particularly frightening to watch her mime brushing her teeth...

5-Year-Old Drummer Wows YouTube

Jonah Rocks is sure to be a big deal

(Newser) - The latest sensation getting the Internet’s attention: Jonah Rocks , a 5-year-old drummer whose YouTube videos will likely blow your mind. BuzzFeed and the Huffington Post are both pointing to his website . Check out a few of his videos in the gallery.

This Idol Audition Is an Instant Classic

Larry Platt's 'Pants on the Ground' goes viral

(Newser) - The best part of last night’s American Idol: 62-year-old “General” Larry Platt performing his original song, “Pants On the Ground," at the Atlanta auditions. In fact, Wendy Atterberry thinks it may have just been “some of the best three minutes of television” ever, she writes...

Landmark Prop 8 Trial to Begin Today

Witnesses will be called for first time in federal case

(Newser) - Gay marriage will have its day in federal court today, in an unprecedented trial that’s expected to reach all the way to the Supreme Court. The case, Perry vs. Schwarzenegger, challenges Proposition 8 on the basis that it violates the US Constitution’s guarantees to equal protection. It’ll...

6 Potential Prop 8 Trial Viral Videos
 6 Potential 
 Prop 8 Trial 
 Viral Videos 
TASERS, LESBIANS, ADAM LAMBERT
Jan 7, 2010 12:13 PM CST

6 Potential Prop 8 Trial Viral Videos

When California's gay marriage ban goes to court, it could also go viral

(Newser) - California’s trial on the constitutionality of Proposition 8’s gay marriage ban is going on YouTube —but will it go viral? Adrian Chen dreams up six ways that could happen, however unlikely, on Gawker :
  • Someone gets tasered: Say, “a wedding dress-clad gay marriage activist or crucifix toting
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