This week's top five music linksThe Guardian (blog)8-bit versions of indie songs are nothing new – YouTube is full of them – but it takes a hell of a lot of dedication to remake a whole album in old-school-video-game style. But that's what YouTube user QuintonSung has done twice here, with Radiohead's ...
25 May 2012 | 1:39 am
The Guardian (blog)The Joy of Six: club v country friendliesThe Guardian (blog)After all, there is no football equivalent to the preposterous television programme Deadliest Warrior, or to videos on YouTube of a lion fighting a tiger, so visions of the Barcelona side of 2011 taking on Brazil's 1970 vintage will always be confined ...
25 May 2012 | 1:30 am
Social networks are good for your healthUKauthorITy.comThe most powerful tool to promote the project had been a YouTube channel carrying video interviews with patients and doctors offering their experiences and testimonies of the effectiveness of the project, Gil said. This was "social support, ...
25 May 2012 | 1:28 am
The GuardianThere's more to European pop than EurovisionThe GuardianThankfully, with the advent of YouTube, the exciting world of Albanian R'n'B or Slovak rave-pop is only ever a few clicks away. The sheer amount of choice is daunting but, to kick things off, here's a selection of 10 great acts from around Europe who ...
24 May 2012 | 1:00 pm
Independent OnlineGoogle opposes UK web porn opt-in scheme, attacked for being motivated by ad ...Digitaltrends.comGoogle also offers SafeSearch to filter out explicit content, a feature that can be password controlled and extended to YouTube and mobile phones. So yes, Google probably sees a decent income from its unfiltered search page ads, but it certainly won't ...Google's Big Tent event: porn, copyright, Eric Schmidt and allThe Guardianall 24 news articles »
24 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
The GuardianA state of hallucinatory confusionThe GuardianAnd watch Falcao win our scissors kick from a corner goal of the week competition and get geared up for Norway v England with this week's instalment of Classic YouTube. Want your very own copy of our free tea-timely(ish) email sent direct to your inbox ...and more »
24 May 2012 | 8:01 am
AVG Kills 'Rickrolling' Meme With Copyright Takedown (UPDATED)PC Magazine4chan's /v/ board takes credit for inspiring the meme in 2007; legend goes that a user posted a link for the trailer to Grand Theft Auto IV, which actually directed people to Astley's music video on YouTube. In the last five years Rickrolling took ...and more »
23 May 2012 | 1:15 pm
ABC News (blog)Barry Gibb's Moving Tribute to Brother Robin GibbABC News (blog)Barry Gibb, the sole remaining member of the Bee Gees, is paying tribute to his brother Robin Gibb with a moving video he posted on YouTube. Simply titled “Bodding,” which, according to the UK's Daily Mirror, was Robin's nickname, the video features ...Barry Gibb's Tribute, Emotional Video for Robin GibbChristian PostInterview: Bee Gees metal tribute act TragedyJournal Liveall 315 news articles »
23 May 2012 | 10:11 am
Newark Mayor Uses Twitter, YouTube to Defend Criticism of ObamaMashableOn Sunday evening and into the earlier part of the week, Booker used Twitter and YouTube to explain his statement and launch a hashtag of his own, #IStandWithObama. “I made it clear on Meet the Press this morning how I believe that President Barack ...and more »
22 May 2012 | 1:26 pm
YouTube celebrates 7th birthdayRed Rocket Media NewsGoogle-owned video sharing website YouTube is celebrating its seventh birthday by releasing a flurry of impressive usage statistics, reports thedrum.co.uk. As part of its birthday celebrations, YouTube claimed that 72 hours of video are uploaded every ...and more »
21 May 2012 | 6:17 am