i got you on my time (my time)
At the risk of turning this lifestream-like object into a poor man's MTV, this Minus the Bear song - and the video - is hella kick ass.
happy birthday youtube
YouTube is 5 years old. Here is a compilation of the 20 oldest clips on the site. Seems to me the two Chinese guys (The Back Dorm Boys, or whatever they were called) singing "I Want it That Way" raised the bar.
daughters of the soho riots
Over the past month or so, I've become fairly obsessed with a band called The National. They remind me of American Music Club - another favorite band.
This is a nice, evocative consumer-generated video for one of their best songs (IMO), "Daughters of the Soho Riots."
yet another state of the net
But a nice one with some great, up-to-date numbers.
everything you need to know about chatroulette
... without any of the masturbating men you don't want to know about.
think i'll start wearing a seatbelt now
I'll be the first to admit that I don't always wear my seatbelt. OK - Amanda nags me about this constantly - I rarely wear a seatbelt. This PSA from the UK is pretty damn effective...
these are my confessions
Not *my* confessions (sorry) but an amazing, inspiring, touching, sometimes funny, sometimes sad slice of the human experience from PostSecret promoting the book Confessions on Life, Death and God. Well worth the time it takes to watch it.
Hat tip to @cc_chapman who shared the link on Twitter.
bohemian muppetry
Sure, all the social media nerds (I mean "experts") are spreading this video around on Twitter, but it's still pretty good. This weekend, my daughter watched her first Muppet movie (not THE Muppet Movie but Muppet Treasure Island) so this reminds me of her. I'll have to show it to her over Thanksgiving weekend.
mother of all funk chords
Mashup artist Kutiman remixes YouTube - take a batch of unrelated videos of people playing music, cut 'em together and this is what you get. All audio is the actual sound from the videos - pretty friggin' amazing.
More on YouTube or Kutiman's site: http://www.thruyou.com.
we're all in this together
The 2009 update to MadV's 2007 collaborative video experiment in honor of Guy Fawkes Day. Awesome...
The original video from 2007: http://www.youtube.com/user/MadV#p/u/5/Z-BzXpOch-E
youtube's greatest hits
Even though this clip seems to be missing a handful of the actual Top 100 clips on YouTube (if you go by views), it's still a pretty ambitious mash-up of a lot of the most popular.
Might make a nice presentation intro one day.
sour makes a sweet music video
Not only a brilliant use of common web-based tech, but a nice experiment in collaboration between artist and fans.
The clip descrip from YouTube:
"This music video was shot for Sour's 'Hibi no Neiro' (Tone of everyday) from their first mini album 'Water Flavor EP'. The cast were selected from the actual Sour fan base, from many countries around the world. Each person and scene was filmed purely via webcam.
Director: Masashi Kawamura + Hal Kirkland + Magico Nakamura + Masayoshi Nakamura
SOUR official site: http://sour-web.com"
social media is the new punk rock
Good video; nice analogy -- although I don't feel nearly as cool as even the least cool Sex Pistol (or even the dude from Flock of Seagulls.)
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