You Tube

YouTube is a video sharing website where users upload video clips and view clips created by other users. It offers unique user-generated content along with music, movie clips, and trailers, and helped give birth to the trend of videoblogging, where people talk about their everyday lives in videos that their friends or total strangers can view.

Everything from a guy getting hit in the nuts with a baseball to an unrecognized comedy troupe making their debut can be found here. More deliberate fictional worlds and serial “shows” have been created by users as well.

The site relies on the Adobe Flash video format, a compressed, low-bandwidth format that is seen as not losing too much quality while increasing download and viewing speed and consistency.

Anyone can visit the site and watch virtually anything, though some videos are off limits to users under 18 years of age. The site occasionally gets tangled up in copyright infringement due to users posting protected content, but self-policing has largely mitigated the problem.

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• Archive Video A Day – 25 November 2009 – Gear Down at Mach 3.2

  
  Parrothead Jeff — Authority: 435
  Yeah, I should’ve done a bit of photography today.  I screwed up and I know it’s my own damn fault. Hopefully, this short video from a while back might at least partially redeem me I’ve said before that I’m an associate member of the Road Runners Internationale , but it’s been a while.  I missed their ...
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• "If its not real, you cant see it with your eyes, cant feel it with your heart"

  
  Bratpack — Authority: 119
  FINALLY ITS OUT!!!! One of my favorite songs off the album and Hayley looks so pretty!! :D :D :D And if you dont really get the video, heres something that might help you out :) Enjoy! :)
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• Do you Have Room for the Savior?

  
  LDS Mormon Forums — Authority: 162
  As we start into the Christmas Holiday: YouTube - Do You Have Room for the Savior? - Christmas Music Video
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• Iraq government launches its own channel on YouTube

  
  WatchingTV Online — Authority: 130
  The Iraq government has set up its own YouTube channel , reports the BBC . The channel has been set up to promote transparency and allows people to watch speeches and behind-the-scenes footage. The countrys Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, said it was aimed at "people both at home and abroad".
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• ¿Como combatir la inseguridad? Se necesita una cruzada..

  
  Ana Maria Salazar Slack — Authority: 127
  
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• Visions of Leon Lett

  
  Uwe Blog — Authority: 435
  Classic. I dont think one Dallas Cowboys game (more or less Thanksgiving Day game) sticks out more in my memory. Thoughts: 1. Especially memorable because of the extremely early sleet/ice Dallas-Fort Worth got that Thanksgiving. Used to love it. For Texans, its our snow even if its really not snow at all. It was a ...
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• Climategate: Hide the Decline … Global Warming Deception Exposed, Now New Zealand Government’s Climate Advisory Unit NIWA in Question

  
  Scared Monkeys — Authority: 598
  Oh What Tangled Webs We Weave, When We Practice to Deceive  Featured Characture in video is Michael E. Mann , the originator of the BS global warming Hockey Stick graph. UPDATE I: Climategate scandal tsunami … from Watts Up With That , “the New Zealand Government’s chief climate advisory unit ...
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• Kim Clijsters "YOU" Magazine photo shoot part 3 & 4

  
  RANDOM THOUGHTS OF A LURKER — Authority: 129
  Here is part 3 and part 4 of the photo shoot Kim did recently for U.K.s Womens Magazine "You". This time posing with her adorable daughter Jada and husband Brian. Love the kiss Jada gives Kim at the end. Awww. And her saying cheese while in her parents arms. So cute :).
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• Iraqi Government Joins YouTube

  
  Tubefilter News — Authority: 584
  My number one favorite YouTube channel in the category of “Governments, Heads of State, and Leaders from Around the World” belongs to her majesty, the Queen of England. But she wins purely based on the entertainment factor. The Royal Channel is a veritable repository of Anglo pomp and circumstance, showcasing ...
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• Will Bynum no Look Pass to Ausitn Daye for the Dunk

  
  Need4Sheed.com — Authority: 570
  The Pistons just lost a hard fought battle to Cleveland 98-88 ,  to take their losing streak to 6 in a row.  Not only did the Pistons lose the game, they lost Ben Gordon after he spained his ankle in the second quarter. So not to ruin your Thanksgiving Holiday, I’ll give this little Dunk to you. Happy ...
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• Another Twilight (Breaking Dawn) Spoof

  
  SciFiGuy.ca — Authority: 535
  The Twilight spoofs just keep coming. Here is how Breaking Dawn should have ended. [via SciFiWire].
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• HAPPY T.V. PARTY THANKSGIVING & SEE YOU BACK IN BLACK FOR BLACK FRIDAY

  
  Meltdown Comics and Collectibles' Blog — Authority: 432
  We have allot to be thankful for. All our great Customers, understanding Family, the fantastic Publishers and Vendors we deal with daily. All the great Comics Writers and Artist that create the bread and butter we sell. The excellent Comedians from Linda Pines and Tom Franck shows that perform in our “Stage” plus ...
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• How to upload video on YouTube?

  
  Abhishek Kumar — Authority: 128
  A million dollar question most of the people ask these days, “How to get your videos in front of millions of people, for free.” and this has been possible with the help of Youtube. Youtube was founded in February 2005, as a free web-based service that allowed people to watch and share their videos. In October ...
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• Online YouTube Webinar

  
  Free Webinar News — Authority: 141
  Google is having an Online YouTube Webinar. This webinar will share tips on how to boost video views on YouTube to increase earnings and also provide a chance to interact with YouTube specialist. Webinar Details: Organizer: Google Webinar Topic: Online YouTube Date and Time: Thursday, November 26, 2009 9.00 ...
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• KATE GOSSELIN, Teary Eyed Says Goodbye to Married Life and Hello Single Momhood!!!

  
  Astrochicks — Authority: 135
  On Monday, the final season of Jon & Kate: Plus Eight will air its last episode. In case you haven’t heard, the beloved couple is now getting a divorce and Jon has a new 22 year old girlfriend. So Hollywood.The first four seasons, “Jon & Kate” had a cult like following but they kept a [...]
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• REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY, Gretchen Rossi Reveals Her Insecurities About Her Looks!!!

  
  Astrochicks — Authority: 135
  Gretchen Rossi, after revealing photos of her hit the internet, decided to reveal a little bit more about herself. In a new interview, she admitted to being bulimic.Gretchen Rossi responded: “I was a lot heavier back in high school and in college. I wasn’t even fat, I was only 130 pounds. But compared with what ...
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• A man and his wife, a fictional character.

  
  C'est La Vie — Authority: 136
  One of my friends brought this to my attention. However, all I can really say in response to it is, “…what.” For those of you that don’t know, a Japanese man by the nickname of “Sal9000″ married a Love Plus video game character by the name of Nene Anegasaki. I shouldn’t be too surprised, though. Given ...
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• ADAM LAMBERT, Will He Grind His Way to the Number One Spot on Billboard???

  
  Astrochicks — Authority: 135
  Adam Lambert, received his Christmas present early, it looks like he’s going to move 225,000 units. Will he hit number one? Adam, an Aquarius boy, is enjoying the big hoopla over his AMA performance. This week, he hit CBS morning show, after ABC canceled his appearance. What did he have to say? Check it out!
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• Natalie Portman and The Brothers Premiere Video Inteview and Photo!

  
  Female Celebrity News — Authority: 145
  Natalie Portman along with Tobey Maguire attended the Premiere of “Brothers” which was held over the  weekend in New York and also stars Jake Gyllenhaal who was unable to attend.Nov 22 2009. Natalie Portman attends The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY screening of ‘Brothers’ at the SVA Theater on November 22, ...
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• Australian Skeptics National Convention – Briskepticon!

  
  PodBlack Cat — Authority: 475
  www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY I’m sure you’ve all seen it by now, but it gives me a great excuse to do a round-up of what’s happening on the weekend and play it to say ‘happy birthday to Richard Saunders’ – make sure you tell him that if you’re at the event! First – yes, it’s the ...
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