The World We'll Inherit: YouTube

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10/29/2008

Lightening strike during Obama speech...

3/10/2008

Arrested Development via Hulu, brought to you by Toyota...

Image representing hulu as depicted in CrunchBase

NBC and News Corp launched Hulu on Wednesday, the long anticipated answer from the networks to the viral internet distribution pioneered by YouTube. It doesn't take much to see what sets Hulu apart- no dogs that can skateboard. The content is taken straight off the shelves of the major broadcast affiliates and motion picture studios. Additionally, their ad strategies are unmatched by any other major video destination site. I had the pleasure of participating as a beta tester for the lengthy private testing phase, and the developers should be proud because they have finally toppled YouTube as "best in breed" in online video.

Content on Hulu includes 470 SNL skits from every season, the entire first season of Arrested Development, 137 clips and 9 full episodes of The Office, and much more...

1/04/2008

Experimenting with circaVie timeline creator to track presidential hopefuls on road to the White House...

I stumbled upon circaVie while browsing new Web 2.0 startups, and I was immediately impressed by the widgets offered to bloggers as a means of presenting informational of temporal significance in an orderly and easily navigable fashion. The idea of presenting, or more specifically searching, information according to time-characteristics has long fascinated me, but heretofore few startups were dabbling in technologies that offered such advanced tools for presenting information along a timeline. I will be expanding upon the timeline below as the primary season rolls forward. I welcome any volunteers who would like to contribute to the content included in the timeline, as I would like to make it as comprehensive as possible, including articles, videos, podcasts and photos to provide every conceivable angle on the primary contests. Simply send me a request and I will forward you an invitation to contribute.

11/30/2007

Stop complaining about CNN/YouTube Debate and remember, at least we showed up...

mediabistro.com: FishbowlDC- Conservative group threatens lawsuit against CNN for it handling of YouTube debate

Why is everyone so upset about the way Republicans were treated in the CNN/YouTube debate? Let us not forget, CNN is essentially the progressive alternative to Fox News, so the fact that the GOP candidates even showed up speaks to the difference in political courage between the two fields of primary candidates. As far as I know, Joe Biden is the only serious Democrat with the marbles to accept Fox's invitation to debate in Detroit in an event co-hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus. Every single GOP candidate showed up in Florida.

Going into the debate I assumed that CNN would try to get the candidates to associate themselves with Bush as often as possible, but the name Bush was mentioned only twice and each candidate was able to articulate at length what they have to offer. I thought the candidates were humanized and generally came across as presidential.

While the questions from voters are great, having them submitted via video is merely a variation on the forum-styled debates which have been a staple in presidential campaigns since the first Iowa caucus. It was when I saw the first candidate-produced video, I believe it was Representative Tom Trancredo's, that I felt the process had been truly revolutionized. Below you can view the candidates as they confront the currently touchy subject of waterboarding.

10/26/2007

Edwards campaign tries to silence UNC journalism student...

Charlotte Observer: Edwards Tussles with UNC over video

The John Edwards campaign has apparently been offended by a University of North Carolina journalism student who made the video seen below. UNC professor and retired political reporter Leroy Towns told the Charlotte Observer that he was called by the Edwards camp and asked if he would kill the video, which his student had posted on YouTube and entered in a contest hosted by MTV. In the report, student reporter Carla Babb discusses the quasi-hypocritical decision to setup campaign headquarters in the most affluent neighborhood of Chapel Hill.

Personally, I don't understand the point being made. At one point a UNC newspaper reporter quotes "the poet Jay-Z", which is as ridiculous as anything I have ever heard. However, to think that Edwards' staff felt so threatened by such a silly video is even more ridiculous. I suggest everyone watch and decide for themselves if there is a legitimate reason to silence this young and talented journalist.

6/12/2007

Judge for yourself, Norman Finkelstein via YouTube...

Norman Finkelstein giving a talk at Suffolk University in Massachusetts

Image via Wikipedia

A friend of mine criticized the fact that I had included silly martial arts montage videos in my first post on the Finkelgate controversy, so I have decided to post more of Norman Finkelstein in his own words so my readers can judge for themselves how professional and tenure-worthy/unworthy they believe him to be.

The first nine clips of this YouTube playlist feature a debate between Professor Finkelstein and CNN's Wolf Blitzer. It took place several years ago so you will probably find it rather humorous.

The last few clips are a debate between Finkelstein and former-Israeli Foreign and Security Minister Shlomo Ben Ami on Democracy Now.

The last two are longer and include both parts of a lengthy speech given very recently by Finkelstein on whether or not criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic.

Be forewarned, this is a long collection of videos, but I wanted to present a comprehensive collection of highlights for you to see and pass judgement for yourself. I hope these videos are better received than those I included in my last post, and I hope everyone enjoys watching.

I encourage everyone to share their reactions in the comments below.

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