Saturday, January 22, 2011

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[G] The Quick Brown Fox

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:54 PM PST

Blogger Buzz: The Quick Brown Fox

A couple of months back we introduced Web Fonts to Blogger in Draft. Today we're excited to not only launch Web Fonts to ALL Blogger users, but also announce we've added an additional 35 fonts to the mix, for a grand total of 77 fonts!

Henry Ford once said "Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it's black." When it comes to the Internet and fonts, sometimes this hits pretty close to home: "You can use any font you want so long as it's Arial." With the introduction of Web Fonts, this is now a far cry from the truth!

Web Fonts, brought to you by our good friends at Google Fonts, let you spice up and further personalize your blog. Just have a look at what we've done with the post titles and text of this blog! And for those of you interested in fonts for non-latin alphabets such as Cyrillic, Greek and Khmer, we have those too!


Ready to give it a try for yourself? Simply go into the Advanced tab of the Blogger Template Designer for your blog, select the type of text you'd like to change (Post Title, Blog Title, etc.) and click on any of the new Web Fonts for a preview. Don't worry, nothing will change on your blog until you select "Apply to Blog", and this means you can play around with all of the fonts and only make the switch when you're ready.


For the full list of fonts and more information, please take a look at the Web Fonts page in our Help Center.

Go ahead. Jump over that lazy dog!
URL: http://buzz.blogger.com/2011/01/quick-brown-fox.html

[G] The Onion’s A.V. Club “Inventory” lists become YouTube videos

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:00 PM PST

YouTube Blog: The Onion's A.V. Club "Inventory" lists become YouTube videos

The folks at the A.V. Club (the pop culture wing of The Onion) have a new series debuting on YouTube this week called "Inventory," based on the popular lists by the same name at avclub.com. If you chug pop culture, but like it served up with a twist, "Inventory" will delight every nerve in your nerdy body.







1) What was the genesis of the Inventory program?

Inventory started as a weekly feature on avclub.com in 2005 -- we've done something like 300 of them now! We wanted to challenge ourselves to do a list-type feature in our own way, without being trite or boring like so many lists are. We never wanted to do anything like "10 sexiest movie scenes" or anything; we'd rather do "14 movies featuring tragic masturbation scenes." (Like the one in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. You know what I mean.) It quickly grew into our most popular feature; our readers love to comment on what we missed, and what they agree/disagree with.



2) How does YouTube help in your process, if at all?

We use YouTube all the time to embellish the text Inventory pieces. We'll very frequently reference movie scenes or particular songs, and it's great to be able to show and tell. Sometimes the Inventories are really long -- I've had people tell me that they spent hours just reading one and watching all of the accompanying YouTube clips. Probably while they're supposed to be working.



3) How can the YouTube community get involved in the show, making recommendations or other?

We're often inspired by commenters with new Inventory ideas, and we've always positioned Inventory as an incomplete list of whatever we're talking about. If we have 24 great films too painful to watch twice, for example, we'll learn of a dozen more that could've been on the list from our commenters. We like to think of the feature as the beginning of a conversation, not the end of it.



4) What's a little known fact about Inventory that you'd never know by watching it?

Maybe that we argue amongst ourselves about what should be included. Sometimes people read Inventory as a definitive list of things, not realizing that there are half a dozen people in a room, often vehemently disagreeing on whether something should be included.



5) What question would you ask yourselves if you were doing this interview?

Are you hungry? Can I get you a snack?



Josh Modell, General Manager, The A.V. Club, graciously answered these questions but points out that "pretty much everybody in The A.V. Club had a creative hand in these video segments."


URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/youtube/PKJx/~3/hLlK2MdNoB8/onions-av-club-inventory-lists-become.html

[G] Your questions, your State of the Union

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:03 AM PST

YouTube Blog: Your questions, your State of the Union

It's the biggest speech of the year, and next Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET, people across the country and around the world will sit down to watch. But as President Obama delivers the 2011 State of the Union Address, which will be streamed live on YouTube along with the Republican response, you can do more than just watch the speech: you can also submit your questions for the President for an exclusive YouTube Interview that will take place just two days later, on January 27.

In fact, you can get started today. Health care. Education. Foreign policy. What would you like to ask the President about the most important issues our country faces? Go to youtube.com/askobama to submit your question now, or watch the speech on Tuesday night with your webcam or video camera nearby so that you can record and submit your question as soon as it strikes you. This year, you'll also be able to ask your question via Twitter: just include the hashtag #askobama in your tweet. And be sure to have your say in what should be asked by voting on questions submitted by others, too.



A few suggestions before submitting your questions:
  1. Video questions are highly preferred (though we also accept text). Videos should be about 20 seconds long and be sure to ask the question directly.
  2. Speak clearly and try to film in a place with minimal background noise. Keep the camera as still as possible.
  3. Feel free to be creative (use props, charts, etc.) to help your question stand out. If you have time, find an interesting backdrop that may help reinforce your message.
  4. Submit your question early. The final deadline is Wednesday January 25 at midnight ET.

President Obama's responses to a selection of your top-voted questions will be streamed live from the White House on youtube.com/askobama at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday January 27.

This interview is the first in a series of world leader interviews coming to YouTube in 2011 as part of YouTube World View. These interviews will give people around the world the chance to engage in conversation with their elected officials and other influential people from the world of business, philanthropy, technology, media and the arts. Check back on the channel in the next few months for more opportunities to participate.

You have until Wednesday January 25 at midnight ET to submit your question for President Obama. The YouTube community made history last year when the President answered your questions in the first ever citizen-powered interview of a United States president. If you didn't get an opportunity to ask the President a question last year, make sure you don't miss out this time -- get your submission in early.

Remember, after the President's address you'll have the opportunity to watch Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) deliver the GOP response to the State of the Union as well. And within the month, we'll be holding a similar YouTube Interview with a prominent Republican leader - more details soon.

Olivia Ma, YouTube News and Politics, recently watched "Submit your question for President Obama"


URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/youtube/PKJx/~3/gi1OfDqvd-4/your-questions-your-state-of-union.html

[G] 5 Questions for Jack Conte and Natalie Dawn, Pomplamoose

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:00 AM PST

YouTube Blog: 5 Questions for Jack Conte and Natalie Dawn, Pomplamoose

What you hear is what you get with YouTube Partners Pomplamoose. Every sound you hear in their music videos is produced by an instrument you see played in their music videos. It's a novel idea they call the "videosong". And, in a world with so many artificial, over-produced sounds, Pomplamoose provides refreshing covers and original music. Brands are taking notice of this authenticity, too. If you've been living in a hole for the past few months, you might have missed their Hyundai commercials over the holidays.


Continuing on their quest to make music (and musicians) more accessible, we asked Jack Conte and Natalie Dawn about how they got their start, what it's like working with brands, and buying Etsy chandeliers to create your very own mysterious aura.







You should also tune into their live webshows on Tuesdays at 6:30pm PT at www.pomplamoose.com.



Shenaz Zack, Product Manager, recently watched, "Pomplamoose - If You Think You Need Some Lovin"


URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/youtube/PKJx/~3/dM1tc4dInrc/5-questions-for-jack-conte-and-natalie.html

[G] This Week's Trends: Fan Anthems, New Dances

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:37 AM PST

YouTube Blog: This Week's Trends: Fan Anthems, New Dances

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of the cool stuff we've come across recently:







Check back every day for the latest about what's trending on YouTube at: www.YouTube.com/Trends



Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "60 Second Fight Club"


URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/youtube/PKJx/~3/izeFr9jJCmI/this-weeks-trends-fan-anthems-new.html
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