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That70sDude: In with the insiders.. not those lowly outsiders.. more »

GlasgowRose: Now that's what I call Google Buzz! more »

Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: "Sure that if you turn to teach a tit camera" BYO context and/or syntax? more »

noahjacquemin: I think your posting of this had something to do with there being at least three "missed connections" postings today on craigslist referencing Chat Ro... more »

Trai_Dep: As someone who's lived in both Northern California and SoCal, I can authoritatively state "SoCal" ends where San Bernadino County begins. Then it's so... more »

rollergirl76: When I think of "stripper party", I don't think of a bunch of rich dorks, standing around awkwardly. more »

BadUncle: FWIW, Chatroulette can be hilarious. But not in the afternoon. [lolwutchatroulette.tumblr.com] more »

succinctly: Every face is bored face. I haven't tried it as I don't have a webcam but I can imagine I'd be up there. Staring, just staring. more »

aupalaras: Boooring. Betcha they did drunk algorithms at the bar. This party looks like it was thrown by any math nerd who was ever thrown out of a cool party i... more »

Penscribe: All the Google parties look like someone gave The Situation a little money to host an event. Where's Snooki? more »

#youtube

Google Geniuses Disguise Perfect Porn Vehicle as Child's Play

The feds have granted Google a patent on an internet-video version of the game "rock, paper, scissors" (see above). Or at least, that's what they think they've done. Really, they've enabled a brilliant way for Google to tax pornographers. More »

#crime

YouTube Beatings Migrate Down to Middle School

Time was, vicious YouTube beatings didn't start until high school. But police just arrested two San Francisco-area middle-school girls, 12 and 14, after finding video of them beating a classmate they lured to an open field. They face felony charges.

#markzuckerberg

The Insanely Rich Kid Next Door

For proof that Silicon Valley is home to an especially clubby concentration of wealth, just take a short walk down a stretch of Palo Alto road. The one where Facebook's young paper billionaire lives next to a young YouTube millionaire. More »

#ubrananthropology

Bus Seat Fistfight: More Transit Mayhem Policed By YouTube

One of the amazing things about this screaming fight on a San Francisco Muni bus is the way the citizen cameraman deftly captures every moment. At one point he's even shooting over his shoulder. Cell phone cameras never sleep, straphangers. More »

#crime

Five Ways YouTube Could Land You in Jail

Cyrus Yazdani, the Los Angeles tagger made famous through a YouTube video, has cashed in his viral stardom — for a four-year prison sentence. He's hardly the first delinquent done in by a Web video. More »

#copyfight

Embedding a YouTube Video May Cost You a Bundle in ASCAP Bills

Fresh off a court victory against Google's YouTube, ASCAP tells us it is setting its sights on users of the video-sharing site. Welcome to the exciting world of copyright licensing, blogger; you may already owe gobs of money! More »

#youtube

Newspaper Argues the Internet is Even Killing the Internet

The Independent has a massive piece today on YouTube and how, despite having close to 350 million users worldwide per month, it's set to lose almost half a billion dollars this year. And it's all your fault, naturally. More »

#mediawars

YouTube's Changing of the Guard

YouTube co-founder Steve Chen has quietly left his baby behind, moving to a different Google division. Fellow co-founder Chad Hurley might leave too, PaidContent writes. Now comes a more Hollywood future for the video-sharing site. More »

#theblues

Theme Music for the Death of the Media

This nine-minute heartbreaker titled "Mad Ave Blues," sung to the tune of "American Pie," is sure to bring tears to the eyes of every agency creative type, media buyer, and trade reporter who love-hates advertising. Brilliant, and painfully nerdy. More »

#peoplesparties

Meeting the Internet In Person

Last night intrepid Gawker operative Stephen Kosloff went on a mission to the inaugural Internet Week party hosted by YouTube, the Webbys, and the New York Observer. Sounds networky! Anyway, these are his stories. More »

#failure

Yahoo Video: The $6 Billion Black Hole Implodes

#valleywag

The Global Village Is Too Poor for YouTube

#theinternet

YouTube's Sad Studio Deal Just Highlights Hulu's Superiority

#fromthearchives

Bill O'Reilly and Co. Investigate the Nintendo Craze

#theinternet

Viral Videos Just as Deadly as Viral Illnesses

#musicvideos

What If We Don't Want Our YouTube TV?

#barackobama

How Many Web Gurus Did It Take to Elect Obama?

The Internet won the election for Obama, right? President Change's team of online experts are trying to cash in on their expertise. Here are the contenders for the title of "Obama's Web guru." More »

#remixes