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This YouTube Star Earns $1M a Year

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 Star Earns  
 $1M a Year 
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This YouTube Star Earns $1M a Year

Ray William Johnson's one-man show has 1.5 billion views

(Newser) - Sure, it's full of keyboard cats and double rainbows, but these days, YouTube is also a serious moneymaking machine. YouTube star Ray William Johnson is showcasing the medium's potential: With more than a billion total views, he's making about $1 million a year through his clips, insiders...

Judge Denies Ron Paul's YouTube Lawsuit

Republican candidate wanted to sue over phony video

(Newser) - An imposter who claims to represent Ron Paul's campaign is beyond the reach of the law—at least for now. Last week a federal judge denied Paul's campaign the right to unmask “NHLiberty4Paul," a YouTube user who posted a video accusing former Republican candidate Jon Huntsman...

'Sh*t New Yorkers Say' Goes Viral

Clip parodies pair of self-satisfied yuppies

(Newser) - Love New York? Hate it? Either way, this viral video will resonate: Inspired by Shit Girls Say and its many YouTube imitators, a sibling duo reels off trademark New York yuppie phrases. Among the highlights: Eliot Glazer asks himself over and over where the train is; he informs a cab...

7 Chicago Teens Charged in Beating Video on YouTube

Posted vicious attack on boy online

(Newser) - Brutality and stupidity isn't a charming combination, but it certainly makes things easier for the police. Seven Chicago teens are being charged over a YouTube video that shows a group of teens beating a 17-year-old in an alley, reports the Chicago Tribune . The teen is kicked, punched, and taunted...

Viral Video Says: Diss Iowa at Your Own Peril

Scott Siepker, Paul Benedict school us on Iowa

(Newser) - Thinking about dissing Iowa as a state with a bunch of hillbillies whose opinions don't really matter? Think again. A new, pleasantly aggressive video created by Iowans Scott Siepker and Paul Benedict reminds us that Iowa was among the first states to legalize gay marriage, boasted the first female...

FedEx Sorry About Thrown Package
 FedEx Sorry About 
 Thrown Package 
caught on tape

FedEx Sorry About Thrown Package

Company offers YouTube apology

(Newser) - FedEx suffered a public embarrassment this week in the form of a YouTube video, watched by 800,000 people, which showed an employee casually tossing a computer monitor over a 6-foot fence. Now the company is doing damage control, fighting fire with fire by posting a YouTube video of its...

Egypt Fumes Over Beaten Protester


 Egypt Fumes 
 Over Beaten 
 Protester 
death toll: 14

Egypt Fumes Over Beaten Protester

YouTube clip fuels anger as 14 killed since Friday

(Newser) - Video showing Egyptian troops tearing a woman's clothing before beating her unconscious is sparking a new wave of anger in Egypt. The graphic YouTube clip , along with similar images, has helped fuel the latest protests, Australia's ABC News reports. Protesters, some holding copies of a newspaper whose front...

Rick Perry Ad Inspires Wave of Parodies

Atheists, rabbis, National Lampoon ridicule 'Strong' spot

(Newser) - If all press is good press, then Rick Perry's in luck. His "Strong" campaign ad — now the most-"disliked" campaign video on YouTube—certainly has people talking. Its message about gays in the military, prayer in schools, and the "War on Christmas" has inspired a wealth...

Perry Ad Is YouTube's No. 3 Most-Disliked Video

'Strong' ad behind only Justin Bieber, Rebecca Black videos

(Newser) - Rick Perry's controversial new campaign ad is closing in on the YouTube record for most disliked video ever. The ad—which currently has close to 400,000 "dislikes"—is now behind only Justin Bieber's video for "Baby," and Rebecca Black's "Friday" video....

Check Out Barney's Best Videos on YouTube

From ribbing Newt Gingrich to battling Bill O'Reilly

(Newser) - With Barney Frank retiring from Congress , "It’s about to get a little dumber, and a lot duller" on Capitol Hill, Ezra Klein writes in the Washington Post . Need any proof of Frank's chutzpah? YouTube is rife with videos that display his sharp wit and natural toughness. Whether...

Mila Kunis Attends Marines Ball With Scott Moore
 Mila Kunis Hits Marines Ball 

Mila Kunis Hits Marines Ball

Actress makes good on promise to accompany Sgt. Scott Moore

(Newser) - Chalk up another celeb who's made good on a YouTube promise: Not to be outdone by Friends With Benefits co-star Justin Timberlake , Mila Kunis has hit her own Marine Corps ball. The actress accompanied Sgt. Scott Moore— who cheekily invited her in a YouTube video that went viral —...

Beating Judge Battling for Younger Daughter Visits

William Adams seeks to lift restraining order concerning 10-year-old

(Newser) - A Texas judge whose shocking beating of his disabled teenage daughter went viral is now battling for visitation rights with his younger child. William Adams filed paperwork this week to lift a temporary restraining order banning him from visits with his 10-year-old daughter unless he obtains permission from his ex-wife,...

Pro Golfer: Who Needs a Coach? I Have YouTube

Y.E. Yang spends a lot of time watching video clips of other pros

(Newser) - South Korean golfer Y.E. Yang made a surprising revelation to reporters today: He split with his coach more than a year ago and replaced him with YouTube, reports AFP . "I've tried to put a lot of methodology into it," he said. "I've researched quite...

Driver Puts Cross-Country Trip Into 5-Minute Video

Time-lapse covers more than 12,000 miles

(Newser) - Always wanted to take a cross-country trip but couldn't find the time? Freelance photographer Brian DeFrees can at least give you a taste. He compressed his two-month, 12,225-mile trip from Syracuse to California and back into a five-minute video, reports the Huffington Post .

Judge Under Fire After Daughter Posts Video of Beating

Police investigate after disturbing clip goes viral

(Newser) - A Texas judge is facing a police investigation along with death threats after his daughter posted a video of a severe beating she endured in 2004, reports KRIS TV . The disturbing seven-minute clip has racked up more than 600,000 views on YouTube after Hillary Adams shared it on Reddit....

JetBlue Apologizes Via YouTube for Hellish Ordeal

Weather diverted flights to Hartford ... and then the pain set in

(Newser) - JetBlue is hoping to fend off some bad publicity with a YouTube apology to the passengers who were stranded on the tarmac over the weekend. "We know we let some of you down over the course of this weekend and for that we are truly sorry," said COO...

Huntsman Daughters Parody Cain's Smokin' Ad

Strange camera angles, bad tilt-shift, just like original spot

(Newser) - First Jon Huntsman's daughters made a splash on Twitter , thanks to their tactical deployment of wit and snark. Now they're taking to YouTube , featuring a parody of the infamous "smoking man" video put out earlier in the week by Herman Cain's campaign manager, Mark Block, reports...

Hackers Fill Sesame Street With Porn

YouTube channel briefly turns XXX

(Newser) - Sesame Street briefly turned into Sex-ame Street yesterday, when hackers apparently took hold of the children’s show’s YouTube channel and filled it with porn. The page was taken offline in the afternoon, CNN reports, but it appears to be back up today . The nonprofit Sesame Workshop apologized yesterday,...

Viral Video: Gay Soldier Tells His Father That He's Gay on YouTube
 Soldier Tells Dad 
 He's Gay on YouTube 
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Soldier Tells Dad He's Gay on YouTube

'I still love you, son,' replies his father

(Newser) - After the official press conferences and announcements, it's a viral video on YouTube that might be the stealing the show regarding the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. In it, an unidentified gay soldier stationed in Germany films himself telling his father that he's gay, notes...

Starbucks Fires Steamed Barista for Video Rant

Calls song 'teachable moment' for company

(Newser) - A California Starbucks worker was sent packing after posting a video rant about his job—in song form. Christopher Cristwell took his guitar to YouTube to air his venti-sized frustrations; the clip was picked up by a Starbucks blog and he lost his job, the Merced Sun-Star reports. Among the...

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