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sarahatwood — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:21:24 +0000

I’ve been thinking a lot about the way we comment on each others videos lately especially on YouTube. There seems to be so many people who are willing to say ugly, mean and very inappropriate things in a comment which makes me question what type of person that is and what journey they are on in this life. I think we all have that place deep down inside that allows us to be so angry we explode and I guess for some its not so deep down. I want to be okay with everyone’s different ways of expressing themselves but its hard not to be hurt if its a personal attack and its also hard, just in general, not to hurt for humanity.

Now, I love discussing and debating topics so I want to read the comments left on my videos and converse back with that person. I don’t need everyone to agree with me. Thats what makes life fun… seeing/hearing different views and opinions! Unfortunately, the majority of differing opinions on YouTube begin with “you suck” or “shut up”. What kind of conversation does that start?

Part of me just says step back and ignore it but I’m not good at that. I read them all and I respond in whatever positive way I can. Another part of me wonders, should I be removing comments? I feel everyone has a right to make their opinion heard but if they are just being rude, why should they have that right? Where’s the line?

How do you deal with negative comments? Do you read them? Do you remove them? Is it okay, in todays society, to be rude to people who put themselves out there? Are we just asking for it?

I may just be naive or too southern but I expect manners!

Musical Muppets

sarahatwood — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:12:45 +0000

The Muppets want to be YouTube stars! The Swedish Chef, Beaker and, one of my favorites, Gonzo have followed in Sam the Eagle’s footsteps and gotten YouTube accounts. And now they are sharing their musical talents with the internet.

Beaker performs Ode to Joy

Gonzo conducts The Blue Danube Waltz

Although, its hard to pick a favorite, this one is probably it. Beaker & The Swedish Chef perform Habanera from Carmen with a special appearance from Animal!

Ah, man…I can watch these over and over again. They make me laugh.

April Fools

sarahatwood — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:29:10 +0000

Its April first and for whatever reason many people feel the need to pull pranks on this day. And what is the most popular internet prank right now? The Rickroll! It was all over the place today. Including the front page of YouTube. If you clicked on any of the featured videos, then you got Rickrolled.

Am I the only one who doesn’t find this funny? I mean it WAS funny, at one point.

Liz Miller broke down the timeline of this craziness on NewTeeVee. She ends with “The Future: We look back and wonder, why?” I am already there.

PS
None of these links are a rickroll.

Week in Review March 7, 2008

sarahatwood — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:44:17 +0000

This week in Nerdtainment we found ghosts, free music and a sexy, controversial YouTube video.

Show links:

ATAS & NATAS ruling, ACM awards, Music is My Hot Hot Sex, NIN