YouTube customized their dashboard today with a red phone linking to the White House YouTube feed. The feed will carry the the SOTU live tonight at 9pm est.
Tech Buzz This animation illustrates the crazy pace of uploads, and it's pretty impressive. An hour per second, a century every ten days
Culture Buzz “The key is to corner them, but this is a circle.” So goes this “Lemon Party” edition of Ryan's “Thin Wall Challenge,” in which he must bob for 10 lemons before his neighbors finish doin' the nasty, or else force-feed himself a spoonful of wasabi as punishment. I'm not sure why this is so fascinating, but I do know that THE LEMON WATER DID NOTHING!
Movie Buzz
It’s not even available on DVD or Netflix, but, thanks to glorious Internet magic, Russ Meyer’s classic feminist biker flick can now be seen in its entirety online. Director John Waters praises the 1965 title as “beyond a doubt, the best movie ever made. It is possibly better than any film that will be made in the future.” Happy viewing, YouTubers.
Music Buzz Oh, YouTube. I wish I could marry you.
Tech Buzz It's as easy as pee! A clever explanation for how we use the various social networks we're addicted to surged on Reddit today in the form of this old image, made from an even older tweet. I decided to expand on the topic by updating the original and making a bit pretty, too. Add your own suggestions in the comments!
Culture Buzz Some fascinating insight here, folks. (Via NPR)
By posting this, I am now part of the problem. The “Sh*t People Say” phenomenon is reaching critical mass y'all.
Celebrity Buzz America's sweetheart bought a new computer! Cue the cries of “baby killer” mingled with the cries of “I'd tap that.”
Clearly the product of brilliant minds, these tearjerkers are a YouTube phenomenon. Please give them your undivided attention. Then maybe try not to kill me.
Culture Buzz Believe it or not, sometimes YouTube comments are funny.
TV Buzz “Billion Dollar Hippy”, the made-for-TV documentary on the life and times of Steve Jobs, premiered on BBC2 last night. Now, all 59 minutes of the late Apple co-founder's biopic can be seen online at your leisure. For now, anyway.
Movie Buzz Bless the hearts of those wonderful folks who posted these full-length uploads of old films to YouTube. My broke-ass existence would not be the same without them.
Culture Buzz Just when you think the Internet can't get any weirder… (via kellyoxford.tumblr.com)
This is a blatant attempt to get a Trashy Badge. (via soufre.tumblr.com)
Coming Out on You Tube is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Coming Out on You Tube.
Tech Buzz You've probably never seen it, because honestly, when does YouTube ever go down? But inexplicably, it is right now, and seeing the 500 error page has made it all worth missing a few minutes of new cat videos.