Airborne Toxic Event Priming Fans for Album Release With Series of Acoustic Videos

Apr 05, 2011 No Comments

Artists can keep their fans waiting for a new release, building up the anticipation by releasing singles to music blogs or album streams to subscription services. Or they could make like The Airborne Toxic Event, who is currently releasing a series of stripped-down, single-shot videos for every song on their album… Tweet This Post

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Justin Bieber Lookalike Covers “Love The Way You Lie”

Apr 05, 2011 No Comments

A video making the rounds today features a young woman with a striking resemblance to the Boy King Bieber, covering Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie.” Cue the Internet hysterics… Tweet This Post

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Macquarie: AOL’s Display Business Has Put The Worst Behind It

Apr 05, 2011 No Comments

AOL’s consistent double-digit display declines over the past year have surely tried its investors’ patience, but a report from Macquarie Capital’s Ben Schachter says that the worst appears to be over and that the portal’s display business is “trending well… Tweet This Post

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Viacom Appeal: YouTube Hits Back, Says It’s A Good Net Citizen

Apr 04, 2011 No Comments

Last year, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) appealed its loss in its copyright lawsuit against YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG), and the video-sharing site has now filed a reply (embedded below) to Viacom’s arguments. Many of the arguments in the 107-page brief repeat what was argued in the courts below, but it’s interesting to observe the tone set in [...]

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HOW TO: Get the Most From YouTube Editor [VIDEOS]

Apr 03, 2011 No Comments

YouTube‘s online Editor launched in June last year as a very basic video editing suite originally borne from one of Google‘s “20%” projects. Now it has seven full-time developers working on it and new features are gradually being introduced… Tweet This Post

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10 Hilarious Vintage Cellphone Commercials [VIDEOS]

Apr 03, 2011 No Comments

If you remember the days when having a “transportable” telephone meant you had to carry around a powerpack the size of a beer cooler, then this collection of videos is going to send you down memory lane… Tweet This Post

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Tsunami Victim: Dog Rescued After 3 Weeks Adrift [VIDEO]

Apr 02, 2011 No Comments

Check out this little tsunami victim, a dog that somehow stayed alive on a floating pile of rubble with a roof on top for three weeks before the Japanese Coast Guard rescued him.If a dog can stay alive under these conditions, couldn’t a human? That’s an important question, because there are still 18,000 tsunami and [...]

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Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Rhythmic Silliness Edition

Apr 01, 2011 No Comments

Weekends should be all about levity. And dancing. Which is why we asked audio-visual artists (and frequent Mashable party headliners) Eclectic Method to curate this week’s YouTube Roundup. The theme? Rhythmic Silliness… Tweet This Post

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5 YouTube Marketing Tips for Better Engagement

Apr 01, 2011 No Comments

Jason Weaver is the CEO of Shoutlet, an enterprise social management software company he founded. He has been involved in social media strategy development since its inception for brands that include Disney, SC Johnson, and eBay… Tweet This Post

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Rebecca Black Is Kind of Awesome — No April Fooling

Apr 01, 2011 No Comments

Today, comedy site Funny Or Die is completely dedicated to this, the day of the week, Friday — courtesy of Rebecca Black.Upon first visiting the site, you might think that Funny Or Die is taking a crack at Black, who rose to dubious Internet stardom the other week for her rather ridiculous YouTube jam, “Friday… [...]

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April Fools’ Day roundup: Google overload edition

Apr 01, 2011 No Comments

Ah, April 1st. It’s that time of the year again when the Internet is rife with odd news and pranks. As before, news sites like us end up with a healthy stream of tips throughout April Fool’s Day (thanks, by the way), so let us round up some of the best findings for your comedic [...]

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YouTube Time Travels to 1911 for April Fools

Mar 31, 2011 No Comments

YouTube has kicked off the April Fools festivities with a celebration of its “100th birthday” — a journey into what YouTube might have looked like in 1911, if YouTube or the Internet existed back then… Tweet This Post

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