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Obama Girl's Crush Is Unrequited
Obama Girl's Crush Is Unrequited
Aug 21, 2007 5:19 AM CDT

Obama Girl's Crush Is Unrequited

Barack says sexy dancer's antics are confusing his daughter

(Newser) - Barack Obama has no love for sexy fan "Obama Girl." The hot YouTube video featuring the aspiring model crushing on the candidate is confusing his 6-year-old daughter and he says he finds it hard to take. She said, "Daddy, already has a wife," he told the...

Navy Squelches YouTube Vid
Navy Squelches YouTube Vid
Aug 19, 2007 11:49 AM CDT

Navy Squelches YouTube Vid

Airman's musical movie showed glimpses of aircraft carrier's security measures

(Newser) - The Navy removed an airman's video from YouTube because it showed a "lack of propriety" in the use of safety equipment  aboard the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, the AP reports. The video, set to Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me Much," showed a sailor dancing in a...

GOP YouTube Debate On Again Despite Holdout Mitt

'You shouldn't have to talk to a snowman'

(Newser) - The Republican YouTube debate—on hold after candidates witnessed how wacky the format could be in the Democratic debate—is on again, the Washington Post reports. The lone holdout is Mitt Romney, fresh from his victory in the Iowa straw poll. Romney, ironically, has posted more videos on his YouTube...

Pro-Anorexia Vids Draw Ire
Pro-Anorexia Vids Draw Ire
Aug 11, 2007 6:42 AM CDT

Pro-Anorexia Vids Draw Ire

(Newser) - Advocates for people with eating disorders are calling on social networking sites like MySpace and FaceBook to bar "thinspiration" videos—movies of anorexics showing off their alarmingly underweight bodies to encourage others to emulate them. One MySpace pro-anorexia group with over 1,000 members boasts that it wants "...

The Right Rips Into Romney
The Right Rips Into Romney
Aug 10, 2007 5:18 AM CDT

The Right Rips Into Romney

He's grilled on abortion switch in lead-up to Iowa straw poll

(Newser) - GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is getting flamed by all-out assault on his conservative bona fides in the run-up to tomorrow's straw poll in  Iowa, reports the New York Times. The former Massachusetts governor has been hit by particularly withering criticism for his change of heart on abortion, with talk...

Music Publishers Add Vocals to YouTube Suit

Join sports leagues and other aggrieved parties in class-action suit

(Newser) - Apparently YouTube forgot to make a deal for the music and lyrics played on its website, or so claims a music publishers’ association that has joined a growing copyright lawsuit aimed at Google, the site's owner, ars technica reports. YouTube, which did agree to share ad revenue with four major...

Iranian Shakes Woman's Hand, Drops Prez Bid

Youtube video shows reformist leader with uncovered females

(Newser) - Iran's opposition leader has dropped out of the race to unseat Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president after the circulation of a Youtube video that appears to show him shaking hands with a woman, says the Guardian. The video and several photographs of Mohammad Khatami also show the reform-minded former Iranian president...

Wanna Work for Diddy? Post an Iddy-Biddy YouTube Viddy

Mogul wants applicants to use the Web

(Newser) - Rap music big Sean Combs, aka Diddy, needs a new assistant, and 3D wannabes need not apply. He's taking only filmed applications posted on YouTube. Diddy's video announcing the search on appeared YouTube recently and gained a clarification less than 24 hours later: Applicants must be able to read, write,...

YouTube Asks, Dems Respond
YouTube Asks, Dems Respond
Jul 24, 2007 6:35 AM CDT

YouTube Asks, Dems Respond

Voters call the shots as candidates answer their questions directly

(Newser) - Voters put questions directly to the Democratic presidential candidates last night, thanks to 3,000 citizens who submitted questions to YouTube. CNN selected and played 39 of the homemade videos, in which regular Americans—including a lesbian couple, a singer, and a snowman—created an unprecedented debate format. The candidates...

Dems Prep For YouTube Debate
Dems Prep For YouTube Debate
Jul 23, 2007 7:55 AM CDT

Dems Prep For YouTube Debate

New format shakes up political discourse

(Newser) - Democrats vying for the 2008 presidential nomination are readying to face a media force that didn't even exist in 2004: YouTube. The video sharing site is teaming with CNN to host a debate for the eight contenders in South Carolina tonight, in which questions will be posed by ordinary Americans...

PR Firms Target Customers' Google Reputations

Imagemakers offer services to improve web persona and dodge bloggers

(Newser) - If your first hit on Google feels like a mafia hit, don't despair. Firms like ReputationDefender and Reputation Management offer clients an enhanced image on the top search engine by creating links, sites, YouTube videos, and MySpace profiles that promote positive Google results, and lower the pageranks of defamatory comments.

Studios Tussle with Piracy
Studios Tussle with Piracy
Jun 22, 2007 8:19 AM CDT

Studios Tussle with Piracy

Premature 'Ratatouille' galvanizes film brass; execs try to wrap up illegal distributors

(Newser) - Hollywood is scrambling to crack down after a recent spate of online movie piracy: Disney's "Ratatouille" and Michael Moore's "Sicko" have each surfaced on the net before theatrical release. Studios have been ramping up pre-release screenings to build buzz, which the Journal says makes it easier for camcorder-wielding...

Clintons Score a Mafia Hit
Clintons Score a Mafia Hit
Jun 20, 2007 8:12 AM CDT

Clintons Score a Mafia Hit

Does she get whacked? You'll never find out!

(Newser) - A new Hillary 2008 viral ad is exploring the senator's Family ties. The Clinton campaign posted an already-ubiquitous video yesterday, starring Bill and Hillary and parodying the final scene of the Sopranos—down to the diner, the suspicious goon, and the sudden blackout. Hil seems determined lately to prove she...

Moore's 'Sicko' Leaks to Youtube
Moore's
'Sicko' Leaks
to Youtube
Jun 18, 2007 8:19 AM CDT

Moore's 'Sicko' Leaks to Youtube

Health-care expose has early onset at video sharing site

(Newser) - Documentarian Michael Moore has a feverishly anticipated takedown of the American health-care industry set to open in two weeks—but try telling that to the internet. Sicko went viral this weekend as cinematic hackers managed to post the two-hour film in its entirety on YouTube, probably from a pirated DVD.

Venezuelan TV Station Skirts Ban, Airs on YouTube

Demonstrators protest Chavez, shutdown

(Newser) - An anti-establishment TV station taken off the air by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has found a new way to reach viewers: YouTube. A reduced staff produces and uploads three hour-long newscasts a day for Radio Caracas Television, which stopped broadcasting Sunday. The shutdown of RCTV, which was replaced with a...

GOP Finds Itself Tangled in the Web
GOP Finds Itself Tangled in the Web
May 21, 2007 9:35 AM CDT

GOP Finds Itself Tangled in the Web

Candidates lag Democrats in online popularity, fundraising

(Newser) - The digital divide is widening—between Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. Websites, blogs and online video aren't the only areas where the GOP trails; fundraising numbers reported in the Washington Post tell a similar story. In the first quarter of 2007, the top three Democrats raked in $14 million online,...

YouTube to Co-Host Debate
YouTube to Co-Host Debate
May 17, 2007 4:32 PM CDT

YouTube to Co-Host Debate

Viral video site goes from embarrassing candidates to sponsoring debates

(Newser) - YouTube, the viral-video nemesis of many a gaffe-prone political candidate, will co-sponsor a Democratic presidential debate July 23rd in Charleston, South Carolina. CNN is the television partner for the debate, which will be the first of six, the DNC announced yesterday. 

Defense Dept. Blocks Access to YouTube

Bandwidth, security issues lead to ban on MySpace, other networking sites

(Newser) - MySpace as a national security threat? Yes, says the Department of Defense, which is blocking service members' access to the site—as well as YouTube and 11 other popular destinations troops use to communicate with family and friends—on department computers as of today. The department calls the online traffic...

TV Moguls Blast Web Rivals
TV Moguls Blast Web Rivals
May 9, 2007 8:01 AM CDT

TV Moguls Blast Web Rivals

Parsons: 'They are the Custer of the modern world. We are the Sioux Nation.'

(Newser) - A panel of top television executives at a Vegas conference yesterday went on the offensive against their digital rivals, blasting the perception that cell phones, the Web, and other digital formats are killing their business. Quite the contrary, pronounced Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons: "The Googles, they are the...

Musical McCain Becomes YouTube Hit
Musical McCain Becomes YouTube Hit
Apr 20, 2007 11:59 AM CDT

Musical McCain Becomes YouTube Hit

But "bomb bomb Iran" joke may be tone-deaf political move

(Newser) - If John McCain fails in his presidential bid, he may have a future in karaoke. The senator-turned-songbird's impromptu performance of "Bomb Bomb Iran"—set to the tune of the Beach Boys classic "Barbara Ann"—at a South Carolina campaign rally has picked up 118,000 YouTube...

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