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Kenya: Javelin Throwing Olympian Hones Skills Using YouTube

| Sports, World

 By Richard Wanjohi This is part of our Special Coverage London 2012 Olympics [1]. Julius Yego, the African and Kenyan national javelin champion, broke the national record over the weekend in a field athletics meet in Finland. After using YouTube to hone his skills and techniques, Yego’s record improved to 81.12 metres. SportsKenya [2] blog […]

Hong Kong: Videos Against Homophobic Bullying in Schools

| Lifestyle, World

 Written by  Oiwan Lam “I am who I am” is a video advocacy project against homophobic bullying in schools in Hong Kong. It is convened by a lesbian rights organization, Nui-Tong-Xue-She (女同學社) in Hong Kong. Below are some statistics about homophobic bullying in Hong Kong collected by the organization in its campaign website [1] [zh]: •   2005年，民政事務局委託顧問公司進行民意調查，發現性傾向歧視在校園頻生，接近六成的受訪者認為同性戀學生在學校受到一般至非常嚴重的歧視。 •   […]

Tragedy on YouTube

| Media & Tech

Numerous comical videos thrive on YouTube, but where is the tragedy? You see funny parodies of Katy Perry videos, but why doesn’t anyone adapt a Flo Rida song as a "King Lear"-type drama with pageantry, pathos and snow? Until that happens, YouTube will not be a serious artform.

Youtube on lawsuit win: “Important victory” for billions of people

| Business, Media & Tech

by Matthew L. Schafer Just over three years after Viacom International filed a complaint against Youtube, Inc. for allegedly infringing on Viacom’s copyrighted material, Youtube was handed a victory by a federal court. In the Opinion and Order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, District Judge Louis Stanton […]

Videos of Year End Traditions and Rituals Around the World

| World

Around the world, people celebrate the arrival of the New Year with certain traditions. Tonight, through video we bring you some of the traditions and rituals people follow to improve their luck, fortune or other details in their life for the coming year. In Mexico, some people light candles, incense and take herbal “baths” to […]