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more about #onlinevideo more comments → LauraBooga: Isn't it interesting that with all the missteps, Yahoo's digital home or TV Widgets or whatever they're calling it these days is still, more or less, ... more » spraytanman: In about 2-4 years Facebook and Twitter will suffer the same fate. Its a pretty simple equation killer app or not - Cash Inflow must be greater then C... more » lobstr: DFW programmers always get a good laugh at the idea of Cuban being some sort of coding visionary.. He lucked out with an awesome domain name and a set... more » shag_carpet_bomb: I had a really disturbing experience with the BART police, and I'm a white, 125lb, woman. Those guys are a scary joke. They have weapons and attitudes... more » Mediahohoho: Jesus H., people bring out the profound stupidity when it's time to defend cops. He reached for his gun (what, he doesn't know his gun from his taser?... more » abmw: A nervous cop makes the ill advised decision to unholster a weapon in an inappropriate situation to use a firearm, at close quarters, the subject rear... more » Trixie from Toronto: Further proof that most cops are profoundly stupid in addition to being seething rageaholics who get off on lording their power over other people. How... more » abmw: Did anyone notice that each and every police officer (and I hope the one that did the shooting gets it good), seemed startled and surprised at the sho... more » Super1984: Utterly chilling. I exclaimed in horror after watching the video. Johannes Mehserle is a cold-blooded MURDERER. That he wanted to Tase the man sounds ... more » i'm a bottle: Owen, your Wikipedia entry gives the following quote: In New York, it's all about sucking up to your editor so you can get the cover and sucking up to... more » mikesilv: And why exactly would it be OK if he was reaching for a Taser? Those things kill too. The guy was clearly already restrained with one cop on his leg... more » Justifan: the cop reached for taser, he grabbed the wrong weapon and fired. you cannot honestly argue police brutality, if a cops going to murder someone hes ce... more » forwardmotion: As others have pointed out, some of your facts are wrong. He was shot after fighting with some other individuals on BART New Year's Day, early in the... more » rubyruby: Also, Owen? Hell no I'm not watching that video. Out of respect for the victim's family and because the world is fucking sad enough. more » jrhys: Owen, I'm not sure of your point, since doesn't this very scandal make the case that images of cold blooded shooting by cop aren't in danger of disapp... more » -
#failure
Yahoo Video: The $6 Billion Black Hole Implodes
A source at Google tells us YouTube has seen a rush of résumés from engineers at Yahoo's rival video site, after a wave of layoffs last week that devastated the team. Is Yahoo Video done? More » -
#oscargrant
The Shot That Sparked the YouTube Riots
A transit cop shooting a New Year's Eve rowdy, face down, in Oakland, Calif. turned into a national story thanks to YouTube, long before local newspapers and TV stations caught up to it. More » -
#internetfamous
The Flimsiness of YouTube Celebrity
YouTube promises a chance at instant viral fame. But what's that worth in the real world? Ask the guy with 109 million views who can't get recognized at a nerdfest. More » -
#lipdubs
Laid-off eBayers get goodbye video all wrong
When a tipster told me that workers at eBay France had created a lip-dub video, my hopes were high. But I should never have expected great things from eBay. -
#onlinevideo
The Internet's funny business tunes out
Superdeluxe, Turner Broadcasting's ha-ha video site, has finally shut down. Is anyone going to miss it — or the rest of the Web's other humor-clips startups? -
#search
Why Pamela Anderson can't beat Google
Remember AltaVista? The search engine, long swallowed up by Yahoo, once hired professional trashy babe Pamela Anderson to win our affections. What that terrible TV ad tells us: TV ads don't build Web brands. -
#viral
Parry Gripp, the Weird Al Yankovic of YouTube
Could Parry Gripp be the best thing that ever happened to YouTube? The man behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer's theme song is turning Internet-video disaster into visual punk rock. -
#onlinevideo
Report: Sarah Palin destroying Web video
We've uncovered what's really killing the online-advertising business: Sarah Palin! Or rather, the lack thereof. Traffic at Hulu, NBC's YouTube wannabe, tumbled in November without the Web's favorite hot lady governor and VP candidate. -
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#faketrends
Making money on YouTube? Not so fast
There's gold in them thar YouTubes! People are making literally thousands of dollars a month! What a fluttery Times trend piece doesn't say: Most of YouTube is a creative desert with zero moneymaking potential.
