Tag: YOU TUBE

Perennial geek idol and gloomy music star Trent Reznor is not making any friends at his record label, Universal Media Group (UMG). At a concert Sunday night in Sydney, Reznor let loose on the music industry. Commenting on the fact that CD prices had not dropped after an outburst in May (see below), he asked, "Has anyone seen the price come down? Okay, well, you know what that means - STEAL IT. ...

YouTube is filled with bad lip syncing, lousy pranks, and (now) police evidence. It seems it's become quite popular for folks to videotape themselves throwing liquid on drive-through workers while yelling "fire in the hole," and, of course, posting it on YouTube. Well, it seems that the Pittsburgh Police Department isn't laughing. An employee at an area Subway was recently pelted in the eyes ...

YouTube is more than just an outlet for wannabe comedians, light saber freak outs, and web cam footage of scantily-clad ladies. According to the BBC investigative journalism program 'Panorama', it is also home to exceedingly violent videos featuring children. Videos include children engaged in fist fights, a child who slams a hand gun against a police car, and another child who jumps up and down ...

Now that the Google deal has made them filthy stinking rich to the tune of $1.65 billion, YouTube's founders have finally come around to sharing a bit of the action with the site's users. Back in January at the World Economic Forum, 'Tube co-founder Chad Hurley announced plans to share ad revenues with average Joes -- not just with corporate partners like NBC, CBS, NBA, NHL, and the like. The ...