2011年6月28日星期二

YouTube Singer Maria Aragon Featured in HTC Sensation 4G US Commercial

Maria Aragon in HTC commercial
10-year-old YouTube sensation Maria Aragon has proven she's more than a nine day's wonder. Aragon covered Lady Gaga's hit "Born This Way" at her piano earlier this year. Her elder sister uploaded the video of Aragon's performance to YouTube on Feb 16, 2011. The video has quickly become an Internet sensation and driven 28 million views in six weeks. Recently, Aragon features as a star in HTC's latest US commercial for HTC Sensation 4G for T-Mobile, which again brings her a good reputation.

The HTC Sensation 4G smartphone commercial titled "You are the next...", features real life famous people and organizations including Joshua Roman (the street artist), Surfrider Foundation (a non-profit environmental organization that aims to protect and preserve the oceans), Bamboo Bike Studio (developed the bamboo bicycle) and Maria Aragon (Born This Way cover and Internet sensation). Here is the commercial. (Download the video to your computer)


The visual commercial references some social networking languages from Twitter and FourSqure , such as "You are the next Trending Topic" and "You are the next mayor of this bar".

Aragon is at the last part of the video. She is seen being filmed by the HTC Sensation 4G smartphone as she was playing piano solo as the background music and singing lines "When I get older, I will be stronger" from K'naan's Wavin' Flag, which was Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup.

As stated above, Maria Aragon is a 10-year-old normal girl who learns in the Isaac Brock School fifth grader. She became a darling of the people after her cover of Lady Gaga's Born This Way was posted to YouTube. After that, she appears on several US TV shows and sang a duet with Lady Gaga in Gaga's concert in Canada. Here is Aragon's cover of Born This Way, which has driven 36 million views to date.

Download Britney Spears - I Wanna Go Music Video from YouTube

Britney Spears - I Wanna Go artwork
Music video for Britney Spears' latest single "I Wanna Go" just premiered Wednesday morning on June 11, 2011 on MTV and Vevo. "I Wanna Go" was released on June 13, 2011 and serves as the third single of Britney's seventh studio album "Femme Fatale". The accompanying music video was directed by Chris Marrs Piliero.


"I Wanna Go" music video features a funny storyline and receives positive reviews from critics. You can go to YouTube to watch the video. If you want to download Britney Spears - I Wanna Go music video from YouTube, you can check this Free YouTube Downloader. Here is the music video:


Spears likes to show her hot dancing in her music videos. But this time, she freaks out and focus more on the storyline. The video references films such as Half Baked, Crossroads, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Michael Jackson's Thriller.

The music video begins with Briney Spears' appearance at a press conference, where she is being asked ridiculous questions by the journalists. Spears quits the conference and step out onto the street, where she signs a fan's copy of her album "Femme Fatale", flashes several men, searched by a policeman and fights against paparazzi. The paparazzi taken down by Spears are revealed to be cyborgs. Spears is trapped and can do nothing, while at this time Guillermo Díaz appears driving a car and saves Britney from the cyborgs. In the end, all the events turn out to be Spears' daydream.

The video is "a ridiculous, exaggerated rumor about her life and career", explained Piliero, director of the music video.

Britney Spears is in her "Femme Fatale" tour at Arizona at the moment. Billboard magazine said that she will live perform "I Wanna Go" during the tour.

Britney Spears - I Wanna Go lyrics

[Verse 1]

Lately I've Been Stuck Imaginin'
What I Wanna Do and What I Really Think, Time To Flow Out
Be A Little Inappropriate Cause I Know That Everybody's Thinkin' It When The Lights Out

Shame On Me
To Need Release
Un-Uncontrollably

[Chorus]

I I I Wanna Go o o, All The Way ay ay
Takin' Out My Freak Tonight
I I I Wanna Show ow ow
All The Dirt ir irt
I Got Running Through My Mind (Repeat)

[Verse 2]

Lately People Got Me All Tied Up
There's A Countdown Waiting For Me To Erupt
Time To Blow Out
I've Been Told Who I Should Do It With
To Keep Both My Hands Above The Bl-an-ket
When The Lights Out

Shame On Me
To Need Release (*giggles*)
Un-Uncontrollably

[Chorus]

I I I Wanna Go o o, All The Way ay ay
Takin' Out My Freak Tonight
I I I Wanna Show ow ow
All The Dirt ir irt
I Got Running Through My Mind (Repeat)

Shame On Me
(Shame On Me)

To Need Release
(To Need Release)

Un-Uncontrollably
(Uncontrollably)

[Chorus]
I I I Wanna Go o o, All The Way ay ay
Takin' Out My Freak Tonight
I I I Wanna Show ow ow
All The Dirt ir irt
I Got Running Through My Mind

I I I Wanna Go o o, All The Way ay ay
Takin' Out My Freak Tonight
I I I Wanna Show ow ow
All The Dirt ir irt
I Got Running Through My Mind
...Whoa

YouTube Options for Google Chrome™ Disables In-Video Ads

YouTube is the largest video-sharing website on this planet. Chrome is one of the most popular web browser on PC. People like to watch videos on YouTube in spare time. Developers make lots of Chrome extensions for YouTube. What I want to say is a newly released Chrome extension for YouTube called "YouTube Options for Google Chrome™", which disables those annoying features on YouTube, which is very useful and awesome.

"YouTube Options for Google Chrome™" is rather powerful that it offers options for YouTube users to block in-video ads, hide comments, disable annotations, change background color of video page, set all YouTube connections to HTTPS and your preferred viewing resolution. This extension even allows users to download YouTube videos with an added link below a YouTube video.

Besides YouTube, this extension also supports some other video sites, such as Vimeo, DailyMotion, Funny or Die, etc. However, most features of this extension are developed specifically for YouTube.

You can download "YouTube Options for Google Chrome™" extension from Chrome Web Store. The latest version is 1.8.23 and was released on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. This is the link -
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bdokagampppgbnjfdlkfpphniapiiifn#

Note that the above version of this extension can't download YouTube videos. The full version that supports YouTube video downloading is available at the developer's site
https://spoi.com/software/yto/

To download YouTube videos, you can also check Leawo Free YouTube Downloader, which is an all-in-one YouTube downloader software that supports video downloading and format conversion -
http://www.leawo.com/youtube-download/

2011年6月22日星期三

Rebecca Black's Friday Music Video Removed from YouTube

Rebecca Black
It's Thursday today and tomorrow will be Friday. But this Friday we might not able to see Rebecca Black's viral music video "Friday", as the YouTube sensation was removed from the site a few hours ago. From now on, we might not be able to hear Black singing "fun, fun, fun, fun" bringing us the happy Friday on the site. What a shame!

Previously, Rebecca Black's Friday official music video was here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0. But now you open the page and get the message on the YouTube video player "'Rebecca Black – Fri…' This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Rebecca Black. Sorry about that."

Rebecca Black's "Friday" music video has drawn over 167 million views before its removal from YouTube. (how to download) The 14-year-old singer just signed a copyright claim and then the video was gone. This video's removal is due to the dispute between Black's family and Ark Music Factory that who own the copyright to the video. Earlier this week, ARK Music Factory, who produced the video and ran the YouTube account that hosted the video, set the video up as a $2.99 YouTube rental. Black's family got angry about this and submitted a takedown notice of the video to YouTube. After that, the video disappeared from YouTube.

According to Wikipedia:
The ownership of "Friday" is unclear. In a March 29, 2011 letter from Kelly's (Black's mother) lawyer to Ark Music, she alleged that Ark Music failed to fulfill the terms of their November 2010 agreement by not giving her the song and video's master recordings; falsely claimed Black as exclusively signed to the label; and exploited the song without permission by, for example, selling a "Friday" ringtone. While Wilson stated that Kelly "will get the masters and the song. They can have it all" and agreed that Black was not exclusive to Ark, his attorney claimed that Ark owns the copyright for the song and the November agreement is invalid.

Views of YouTube Movie Trailers Mainly Come from Advertisement

Movie trailers have become one of the most-viewed videos on YouTube. Trailer of a blockbuster can get millions of views. But the fact is that most of the these views come from paid advertising. To promote a movie, movie trailer is one of the way. There are also other ways for the promotion, such as pre-roll ads in a video or paid links. For example, trailer of Conan The Barbarian has garnered 5.5 million views. If you click the "Show video statistics" icon next to the views number, you'll find that 4.98 out of those views come from ads. As the picture shown below:
YouTube video statistics
Similarly, view count of X-Men trailer reaches 2.4 million, but nearly 2 million views are from ad. Another example is Rise of the Planet of The Apes' trailer. Its view count is 7 million, but approximately 5.8 million views can be sourced from ad views.

Not all advertisement can generate traffic, but many of them are efficient: ads on the home page, promoted videos such as teasers, skippable TrueView ads, etc. Compared with the traditional pre-roll video ads, TrueView ads can drive more traffic to the target video page.

Tip:
1.what is TrueView ad?
TrueView video advertisement allows users to skip the Ads they aren't interested in over YouTube videos. If you want to learn more about TrueView ad, you can go to this post.

2. How to download YouTube movie trailer?
To do this, just check Leawo Free YouTube Downloader.

Download Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane ft. Eminem, Royce Da 5'9 Music Video

Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane single cover
Bad Meets Evil - the hip hop duo composed of Eminem (Evil) and Royce Da 5'9" (Bad) announces its back with its latest single "Fast Lane" and the accompanying music video. "Fast Lane" is the lead single of their first EP "HELL: The Sequel", which is to be release on June 14, 2011.

It's nice to see Back and Evil back together again. This time they made the "Fast Lane" music video with some funny animated effects. Let's watch it and share your thoughts in the comment. You can download Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane ft. Eminem, Royce Da 5'9 music video with Leawo YouTube Downloader (Free). This is the video -


The "Fast Lane" MV was shot in an abandoned warehouse. The two rappers Royce and Eminem raps as the lyrics out of the song are shown animated on the screen, so that viewers of the video can sing along with the lyrics. Highlight of the video is Nicki Minaj part: Eminem plays a prank on Nicki Minaj in the lyrics as he raps "And I hope that I don't sound too heinous when I say this/ Nicki Minaj, but I wanna stick (My penis in your anus!)" holding the two words "penis" and "anus" in his hand. Sly Jordan also makes his appearance in the visual clip while singing the chorus of the song.

"Fast Lane" music video was directed by James Larese and was filmed in Detroit. It made its debut on VEVO and Bad Meets Evil's website on June 8, 2011. On YouTube, the video was uploaded on the same day on Bad Meets Evil's Official VEVO Channel. Eminem's appearance looks do help the music video's popularity a lot. It has drawn 4.5 million views since it premiered. Eminem's Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna music video is one of the top 10 YouTube videos of all time, which has been viewed 347,068,270 times so far.

Lyrics of Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane ft. Eminem, Royce Da 5'9

[Royce Da 5'9":]
First verse, uh
I'm on 'til I'm on a island
My life's ridin' on the Autobahn on autopilot
Before I touch dirt, I'll kill you all with' kindness
I kill ya, my natural persona's much worse
You've been warned if you've been born or if you can form
Slap up a cop and then snatch 'I'm out of his uniform
Leave him with' his socks, hard bottoms and bloomers on
And hang him by his balls from the horn of a unicorn
Y'all niggas' intellect mad slow, y'all fags know
Claimin' you bangin', you flamin'
Bet you could light your own cigarette witcha asshole
Me and Shady deaded the past, so that basically resurrected my cashflow
I might rap tight as the snatch of a fat dyke
Though I ain't wrapped tight
My blood type's the '80s!
My '90s was like the Navy, you was like the Bradys
You still fly kites daily!

[Eminem:]
Catch me in my Mercedes
Bumpin' "Ice, Ice Baby, " screamin' Shady 'til I die
Like a half a pair of dice, life's crazy
So I live it to the fullest 'til I'm Swayze
And you only live it once, so I'm thinkin' 'bout this nice, nice lady
Wait, no, stop me now 'fore I get on a roll (Damn)
Let me tell you what this pretty little dame's name is, 'cause she's kinda famous
And I hope that I don't sound too heinous when I say this
Nicki Minaj, but I wanna stick my penis in your anus!
You morons think that I'm a genius
Really I belong inside a dang insane asylum, cleanin', try them trailer parks
Crazy, I am back, and I am razor-sharp, baby
And that's back with' a capital B with' an exclamation mark, maybe
You should listen when I flip the linguistics
'Cause I'm gonna rip this mystical slick shit
You don't wanna become another victim or statistic of this shit
'Cause after I spit the bullets, I'm a treat these shell casings like a soccer ball
I'm a kick the ballistics! So get this dick, I'm a live this

[Hook:]
Livin' life in the fast lane
Movin' at the speed of life and I can't slow down
Only got a gallon in the gas tank
But I'm almost at the finish line, so I can't stop now

I don't really know where I'm headed, just enjoyin' the ride
Just gon' roll 'til I drop and ride 'til I die
I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal)
I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal)
Royce

[Royce Da 5'9":]
My whole goal as a poet's to be relaxed in orbit
At war with' a bottle, this Captain Morgan attacks my organs
My slow flow is euphoric, it's like I rap endorphins
I made a pact with the Devil that says "I'll let you take me
You let me take this shovel, dig up the corpse, Jack Kevorkian"
Go 'back and forth in more beef that you can pack a fork in
I'm livin' the life of the infinite enemy down
My tenement, too many now, to send my serenity powers
Spin 'em around, enterin' in the vicinity

[Eminem:]
Now, was called Eminem, but he threw away the candy and ate the rapper
Chewed him up (Pt!) and spitted him out
Girl, giddy-up, now get, get down
He's lookin' around this club and it looks like people are havin' a shit fit now
Here, little t-t-trailer trash, take a look who's back in t-t-town
Did I s-st-stutter, motherfucker? Fuck them all, he's just
A whole motherfuckin' Walmart d-d-down every time a-r-r-round
And he came to the club tonight with' 5'9″to hold this bitch down
Like a motherfuckin' chick underwater, he tryna d-dr-drown
Shawty, when you dance, you got me captivated
Just by the way that you keep lickin' them dicks like lips, I'm agitated, aggravated
To the point you don't suck my dick, then you're gonna get decapitated
Other words, you don't fuckin' give me head, then I'm have to take it

[Royce Da 5'9":]
And then after takin' that, I'm a catch a case, it's gon' be fascinatin'
It's gon' say "The whole rap game passed away" on top of the affadavit
Graduated from master debater slash massive masturbator
To Michael Jackson' activator (Woo!)
Meanin' I'm on fire off the top, might wanna back up the data
Runnin' over hip-hop in a verbal tractor-trailer
Homie, this sick, you can normally ask a hater
Don't it make sense, these shell casings is just like a bag of paper
Drop in the lap of a tax evader (Homie, they spent)

[Eminem:]
Now make that ass drop like a sack of potatoes
What, girl, I'm the crack-a-lator
Brung ya lay to this party, be my penis ejaculator later
Tell you boyfriend that you just struck paydirt
You rollin' with' a player, you won't be exaggeratin' when you sayin'

[Hook:]
Livin' life in the fast lane
Movin' at the speed of life and I can't slow down
Only got a gallon in the gas tank
But I'm almost at the finish line, so I can't stop now

I don't really know where I'm headed, just enjoyin' the ride
Just gon' roll 'til I drop and ride 'til I die
I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal)
I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal)

2011年6月16日星期四

YouTube Tests Reactions Buttons

Sources said that YouTube is tesing a new feature for the comment section. This feature enables users to express their opinion about a video without typing any words. The new comment system contains six buttons, including LOL, OMG, EPIC, CUTE, WTF and FAIL. Users just need to press one of the six buttons to make their reactions to the video they just played.
YouTube reactions buttons
Previously, YouTube has already put links in the comment section to some network spoken words, such as "LOL", "CUTE", etc, so that users can search video comments with the similar words.
YouTube spoken words links
Blogspot has a similar feature that was pre-existing. The difference is that blog authors can edit the reactions tags.


YouTube is making progress everyday. The video site constantly launches new features to video viewers and publishers to make it a better place for video sharing. Last week, YouTube launches the BoxOffice channel for Indian people to watch free blockbusters.


Off topic:
Leawo YouTube Downloader and Accelerator allows you to watch and download online video in an accelerated speed.

Download Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Music Video from YouTube

Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) artwork

A few hours ago, Katy Perry just released her latest music video for her single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", which is her fifth single of her third studio album "Teenage Dream". In the music video, Perry makes a makeover turning to a nerdy teenager called "Kathy Beth Terry". YouTube sensation "Friday" Rebecca Black also makes her appearance in the video.

It's a hilarious and favorable music video. Now just come and see what happened at Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night". To download Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) music video from YouTube, you can check this free YouTube Downloader software.



Besides Rebecca Black, Perry's "Last Friday Night" features several famous friends, including Jazz musician Kenny G, pop band Hanson and "Glee" stars Darren Criss and Kevin McHale. Okay, let's see what happened at "Last Friday Night".

The video begins with Kathy Beth Terry, the girl in nerdy gear with braces, mouth guard and glasses, wakes up in her own room in a morning after a Friday-night party. A shirtless guy is laying on her bed just beside her. There are also some other partygoers sleeping on the chair or floor. Terry forgets what happened last night, so she turns on her laptop, open her Facebook page and finds pictures of herself in various compromising positions, which reminds her of it all. The video then goes back to last night to depict the things happened in Kathy Terry's memory.

Loud music from her neighbor disturbed Kathy from playing Sudoku puzzles. To stop the noise, she went to the neighbor's door, where she met the YouTube
sensation "Friday" girl Rebecca Black, who invited her to the Friday-night party. Kathy was ogled by another nerdy high school student, Everett McDonald, played by Glee star Kevin McHale. But Kathy is more interested in the attractive football player Steve Johnson, who wasn't interested in Kathy because of her appearance. Black decided to give Kathy a makeover. After this, Steve fell for Kathy, who ignited the atmosphere of the party and everybody began to dance. Kenny G plays a saxophone solo on the roof while Hanson act as the house band.

The party shifted to Kathy's house and finally ended. The video switches to the present scene and shows Everett makes breakfast for Kathy. Corey Feldman and Debbie Gibson play as Kathy's parents at the end of the music video.

Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) lyrics

There's a stranger in my bed,
There's a pounding in my head
Glitter all over the room
Pink flamingos in the pool
I smell like a minibar
DJ's passed out in the yard
Barbie's on the barbeque
This a hickey or a bruise

( pre chorus )
Pictures of last night
Ended up online
I'm screwed
Oh well
It's a blacktop blur
But I'm pretty sure
it ruled
Damn
( Chorus )
Last Friday night
Yeah we danced on tabletops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot
Last Friday night
Yeah we maxed our credit cards
and got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard
Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois
Last Friday night
Yeah I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop Whoa
But this Friday night
Do it all again
This Friday night
Do it all again

Trying to connect the dots
Don't know what to tell my boss
Think the city towed my car
Chandelier is on the floor
Ripped my favorite party dress
Warrants out for my arrest
Think I need a ginger ale
That was such an epic fail

( Pre chorus )

( Chorus )

T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.

( Chorus )

Download Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall from YouTube

ColdplayIt has been two years since Coldplay release its last album "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends". The last single from the rock band was "Christmas Lights", which was released last Christmas. Since then, I have been waiting for the band's new song. Today I'm so excited to share with you Coldplay's latest single "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall", which premiered on June 3, 2011 in its website. Hope you like it.

Coldplay uploaded the new single on its official YouTube channel on June 2, 2011. Here is the song and you can download Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall from YouTube with Leawo Free YouTube Downloader; here is the tutorial.



Personally, I like the song. MTV.com reviews that song as a "caffeinated new single" - very special and cute. Well, I'm not a professional music critic; I'm just a music fans. From my own perspective, the tune and lyrics of "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" seems to telling that a person is tired from work or daily activities at a dusk; he returns to his house, turns up his favorite music, lays in a couch, immerses himself in the music and keeps the world outside. He just needs a rest. He may run into some troubles but still loves this world, loves the new generation and his life. He has his own "heaven", "cathedrals" and "flag" in his heart, which makes him face his life and stick to it.

That's my own understanding of the song. Maybe it's not right. Actually I don't know the meaning of the song title "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall". I've found a seemingly good explanation to the song from Yahoo Answer; hope it inspires you: It's about a person who lost a loved one (maybe in a crash) and he spends his time listening to his favorite music to remember these person and forget about the pain. And the song tries to tell that a tear is not enough to express all the pain you re feeling.


Your opinion about the song is welcome! Just feel free to share your feeling to this song in the comment below.

It's said that Coldplay is making its fifth studio album, which is still-untitled. It's not sure that whether "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" will appear in the upcoming album.

Here is the lyrics of Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall



I turn the music up, I got my records on
I shut the world outside until the lights come on
Maybe the streets alight, maybe the trees are gone
But I feel my heart start beating to my favorite song


And all the kids they dance, all the kids all night
Until Monday morning feels another life
I turn the music up, I'm on a roll this time
And heaven is in sight


I turn the music up, I got my records on
From underneath a rubble sing a rebel song
Don't want to see another generation drop
I'd rather be a comma than a full stop
Maybe I'm in the black, maybe I'm on my knees
Maybe I'm in the gap between the two trapezes
But my heart is beating and my pulses start
Cathedrals in my heart


As we saw oh this light
I swear you emerge blinking into
To tell me it's alright


As we soar walls
Every siren is a symphony
And every tear's a waterfall


Is a waterfall, ah
Is a waterfall, ah
Is always a waterfall
Every tear is always a waterfall, ah


So you can hurt, hurt me bad
But still I'll raise the flag


Oh,
It was a wa-ah-ah-ah, waterfall
A wa-ah-ah-ah, waterfall


Every tear
Every tear
Every teardrop is a waterfall


Every tear
Every tear
Every teardrop is a waterfall

YouTube India Launches BoxOffice - the Exclusive Movie Channel

YouTube BoxOffice
India movie fans' rejoice! On YouTube, a new movie channel exclusively for Indians called "BoxOffice" just premiered today. If you live in India, now you can watch the latest Indian blockbusters online in the "BoxOffice" channel totally for free! The BoxOffice is here - http://www.youtube.com/BoxOffice

To watch movie
online smoothly, you can check this Leawo Video Accelerator, which can significantly accelerate the loading speed for online Flash videos.

Previously, there've already been a dedicated Indian movies channel available on YouTube. But the movies in that channel are rather old, which has been far from enough to satisfy Indian people's demand. Different from the old movie channel, the "BoxOffice" channel newly launched today serves Indian people with the latest high-definition movies for free. The first movie on the channel is the latest hit "Band Baaja Baaraat".

The "BoxOffice" will stream one premium movie a month and features other popular movies from the YouTube catalogue of movies which includes over 1500 titles including regional language films. The new channel is available for only Indian users, so other countries' IP will be blocked from viewing the movie content.

The "BoxOffice" movie channel is ad-sponsored. Vendors who sponsor the channel have the channce to showcase their YouTube channel videos, promos and campaigns.

Gautam Anand, Director Content Partnerships for YouTube Japan-APAC is optimistic with the initiative and said:

We wish to create a destination for users which is easily discoverable and also help our content partners get more viewers for their premium content. With over 48 hours of content being uploaded on YouTube every minute, this is our attempt to curate premium and exclusive content which our users enjoy. This initiative also opens up a new window of opportunities for marketers to utilize the platform and engage the YouTube community.

2011年6月9日星期四

YouTube Editor Launches Creative Commons License for Better Video Sharing and Remixing

Good news! YouTube launches an amazing feature for video creators today.

Stace Peterson, Software Engineer of YouTube made an announcement earlier today in a post of YouTube Official Blog unveiling that the video site launches a new license for user-created videos called "Creative Commons", which gives YouTube users the right to share and remix videos marked with the new license.

What does it mean? Generally, we can directly use part of or the whole videos marked with Creative Common license in our own videos. The Creative Common-license videos can be found in YouTube Editor CC tab section. The link is http://youtube.com/editor.
YouTube editor Creative Commons videos

I found a YouTube video introducing the new Creative Common license. Here it is and you can download it with Leawo YouTube Downloader.



It's really a good news for mashup video creators such as DJ Earworm, the man who made the "Mashup of Top 25 Billboard Hits" video. As it offers users a convenient way to make their own pop videos from others' and don't have to worry about the copyright issues.

So far there are totally about 10,000 Creative Commons-licensed videos in the library, which are established by YouTube, C-SPAN, Public.Resource.org, Voice of America, Al Jazeera and others. Just feel free to remix them to your own video projects.

According to Stace Peterson's post, there are something more about the Creative Commons license videos:

1. Videos incorporated with Creative Commons license content will automatically show the source videos' titles underneath the video player.
video source

2. You are permitted to create Creative Commons-licensed videos so that other YouTubers can remix or reuse your works in their projects. To do so, just choose the 'Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)' option on the upload page or on the Video Description page.
creative commons option

That's all for the Creative Commons license. Have a nice weekend:)

2011年6月3日星期五

Download Pitbull Featuring Chris Brown - International Love from YouTube

Pitbull
Fame rapper Pitbull released his new single "International Love" last week on May 29. This time, he teams up with Chris Brown to make the future No.1 hit. So far few information about the song can be found on the Internet or elsewhere. So Let's just listen to the song first and then share your feeling about the song in the comment section.

Here is the audio of the song hosted on YouTube Pitbull VEVO Channel. Music video of the song has not been released. You can download Pitbull featuring Chris Brown - International Love mp3 from the clip with Leawo Free YouTube Downloader and this is tutorial.



It seems that Pitbull is good at naming his songs. "International Love" is a super good name for love song. Loved by all people all over the world, wow! It's amazing! This should be what all people dream of, right? The song is rather straightforward, lively, clear and bright.

International Love is a single off Pitbull's upcoming sixth studio album "Planet Pit". And it has been the third single released from the album. So it's gonna to count down for the album. "Planet Pit" album is set to debut on June 17, 2011
by J Records.
Pitbull - Planet Pit album count down

Pitbull's previously released single "Give Me Everything" is just doing well at the moment. Serving as the second single of "Planet Pit" album, the song peaked at No.2 at Billboard Hot 100 and the top spot on the UK Singles Chart.

Pitbull Featuring Chris Brown - International Love lyrics

Chorus:
[Chris Brown]
You put it down like New York City
I never sleep!
Wild like Los Angeles
My fantasy!
Hotter than Miami
I feel the heat!
Ohh, Miss International love
Ohh ,Miss International love

[Pitbull]
I don't play football but I've touched down pretty much all around the world, all around the world
I don't play baseball but I've hit a home run all around the world, all around the world
I've been to countries and cities I can't pronounce
And the places on the globe I didn't know existed
In Romania she pulled me to the side and told me Pit you can have me and my sister
In Lebanon yeah the women are bomb
And in Greece you've guessed it the women are sweet
Spinned all around the world but I ain't gon' lie there's nothing like Miami's heat

Chorus:
[Chris Brown]
You put it down like New York City
I never sleep!
Wild like Los Angeles
My fantasy!
Hotter than Miami
I feel the heat!
Ohh, Miss International love
Ohh ,Miss International love

..and looking for visas,
Ain't talking credit cards if you know what I mean!
Uaaa, la cosa esta dura
The woman gets down, if you know what I mean!
…got everything on,
Some of the most beautiful women I've ever seen,
In Brazil is freaky big oh booty and they bounce, blue yellow and green!
En L.A. tengo la Mexicana, en New York tengo la…
He sido para todas las mujeres en Venezuela, muah!
Y en Miami tengo a cualquiera!

Chorus:
[Chris Brown]
You put it down like New York City
I never sleep!
Wild like Los Angeles
My fantasy!
Hotter than Miami
I feel the heat!
Ohh, Miss International love!
Ohh ,Miss International love!

There's not a place that your love don't affect me baby
So don't ever change
I crossed the globe when I'm with you baby
Ayy
Woah-oh

Chorus:
[Chris Brown]
You put it down like New York City
I never sleep!
Wild like Los Angeles
My fantasy!
Hotter than Miami
I feel the heat!
Ohh, Miss International love!
Ohh , Miss International love!

Rihanna - Man Down Lyrics

Rihanna - Man Down artworkRed hair diva Rihanna just released the music video for her latest single "Man Down" hours ago. "Man Down" features Rihanna's favorite genre - Reggae and has the West Indian accent. The visuals take shooting a man as background storyline, which is a bit violent and gangsta. Just as what Rihanna has tweeted in her twitter about the video yesterday:"Its #Gritty #GULLY #Emotional #JAMRock Very strong underlying message 4 girls like me! #listentoyomama."

You can download Rihanna - Man Down music video from YouTube with Leawo YouTube Downloader. Here is the video:



Here is the lyrics of Rihanna's Man Down

I didn't mean to end his life
I know it wasn't right
I can't even sleep at night
Can't get it off my mind
I need to get out of sight
Before I end up behind bars

What started out as a simple altercation
Turned into a real sticky situation
Me just thinking on the time that I'm facing
Makes me wanna cry

Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Coulda been somebody's son
And I took his heart when
I pulled out that gun

Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
Man Down
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
Man Down

Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
In front of a big ol crowd
Oh Why Oh Why
Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central station

It's a 22
I Call her Peggy Sue
When she fits right down in my shoes
What do you expect me to do
If you're playing me for a fool
I will lose my cool
And reach for my fire arm

I didn't mean to lay him down
But its too late to turn back now
Don't know what I was thinking
Now hes no longer living
So Imma bout to leave town

Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Coulda been somebody's son
And I took his heart when
I pulled out that gun

Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
Man Down
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
Man Down

Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
In front of a big ol crowd
Oh Why Oh Why
Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central station

Look I never thought do it
Never thought do it
Never thought do it
Oh gosh
What ever happened to me
Ever happened to me
Ever happened to me
Why did I pull the trigger
Pull the trigger pull the trigger BOOM
And end a nigga end a niggas life so soon
When mi pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it pon you
Somebody tell me what I'm gonna what I'm gonna do

Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
Mi say wah man down (A weh mi say)
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bumm rum bum bum bum
When mi went downtown

Cause now Imma criminal criminal criminal
Oh lord a mercy now I am a criminal
Man Down
Tell the judge please gimme minimal
Run out a town none a dem cah see mi now

Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
In front of a big ol crowd
Oh Why Oh Why
Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central station

Okay, let's back to the "Man Down" video. Did you understand the story in the visuals after watching it? "Man Down" music video begins with a shocking scene: Rihanna pulls the trigger of a gun at a man's head at a crowded train station. Then the man falls down and is dead. The video continues to narrate why does this happen and take us back to the previous day. Rihanna is seen happily riding her bike, talking and saying hello to her friends in the residential area of Jamaica. She also covers some scenery spots of the beautiful country. The singer then enter a nightclub jumbled with dancers and gangsters. She dances in the club and as is so attractive that a man come to her and flirt with her. Then she leaves the nightclub. But the man follows her and rapes her out of the club. That's why Rihanna kills the man at the beginning of the video.

Wow, what a sad story! That dude deserved to die!

Finally, let's share some basic information of Rihanna's "Man Down". The song serves as the fifth single in her fifth studio album "Loud" and was released on May 3, 2011. The video was shot in Jamaica in April 2011 and premiered on 106 & Park on May 31, 2011. Anthony Mandler directed the visuals.

Download Avril Lavigne - Smile Music Video from YouTube

Avril Lavigne - Smile artworkThe picture on the left is the artwork of punk rock singer Avril Lavigne's latest single "Smile". The song serves as the second single of her highly anticipated upcoming fourth studio album "Goodbye Lullaby". Lavigne hasn't released any new album for 4 years. Her last album is "The Best Damn Thing", which was released on 17 April 2007.

Lavigne posted the 'Smile' music video to YouTube on May 18, 2011. The video is embedded below from YouTube. So you can watch it and tell us what's your opinion in the comment section. What's more, you can use this Free YouTube Downloader to download Avril Lavigne - Smile Music video from YouTube to your computer.



A lot of people think that "Smile" is better than "What the Hell" - lead single in the same album. Do you agree with it? In terms of charts, "What the Hell" peaks at the No.11 at the Billboard Hot 100, while "Smile" has never charted on the chart.

Okay, back the the "Smile" music video. The video can be logically divided into two parts: Avril inside the white room and outside the room. Inside the white room, the wall was sprayed with graffiti and decorated with some posters; Avril is seen singing and playing a red electronic guitar. She wear green shoes and yellow pattern T-shirt. Her hair is partly green. The scenes are colorful. Then Lavigne walks outside the room; the scenes all turn to black and white; she walk through some unhappy people, pick up pieces of red glasses representing "broken hearts" from them, and put the fragments together to make a heart. Those people become happay and have smile on their faces.

I like the theme of the music video. It's lovely and sweet. The song is great, too - lively, stylish and catchy. I can't stop hitting the Replay button of the video. Looking forward to the rest singles in the "Goodbye Lullaby" album and its debut.

Here is the lyrics of Avril Lavigne's Smile:

You know that I'm a crazy bitch
I do what I want when I feel like it
All I wanna do is lose control
But you don't really give a shit
you don't let it go let it go with it
'cause you're fucking crazy rock'n'roll

[Bridge]
You said "Hey,
What's your name?"
it took one look
and now I'm not the same
Yeah you said "Hey."
and since that day
you stole my heart
and you're the one to blame

[Chorus]
Yeah
and that's why I smile
It's been a while
since every day and everything has
felt this right
and now you're turning all around
and suddenly you're all I need
The reason why I smile

Last night I blacked out I think
What did you, what did you put in my drink?
I remember making out and then, oh, oh
I woke up with a new tattoo
your name was on me and my name was on you
I will do it all over again

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

You know that I'm a crazy bitch
I do what I want when I feel like it
All I wanna do is lose control
You know that I'm a crazy bitch
I do what I want when I feel like it
All I wanna do is lose control

Smile is the good invisible remedy. Smile makes the person feels younger. Have you smiled today? If no, watch Lavigne's 'Smile' music video above and face our lives with smile:)

Enjoy YouTube 3D Videos on NVIDIA 3D Vision machines in Firefox Web Browser

Nvidia 3D VisionYouTube has been working on 3D video streaming for a long time. I remember that last July, YouTube declared that it would fully support 3D video streaming in the next 12 months. Now the prediction becomes true. Today, Nvidia and Mozilla officially announced that they begin to support 3D HTML5 YouTube video streaming on desktop machines equipped with Nvidia 3D Vision hardware. Currently, web browsers don't support this new feature except Mozilla Firefox 4; and there have been thousands of 3D videos available on YouTube. From now on, you can enjoy videos in theater-quality and full-resolution 3D on YouTube on your laptops or PCs.

Several things are needed before you experience the stereoscopic 3D on YouTube, they are:

1. NVIDIA 3D Vision-equipped desktop machines
2. latest NVIDIA GeForce® drivers (version 275 or above)
3. Mozilla Firefox web browser (version 4 or above)
4. 3D glasses
5. Check the HTML5 option on the player of a YouTube 3D video.

Now check the 3D YouTube video below and tell us how do you like the new 3D experience.
And don't forget you can download YouTube videos with this Leawo Free YouTube Downloader.


Below is the full PR via Nvidia:


NVIDIA 3D Vision Video Now Available Worldwide on YouTube


Users Can Easily Share and Enjoy High-Quality, Stereoscopic 3D Videos on YouTube With Their NVIDIA 3D Vision PCs


SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/26/2011 -- NVIDIA today announced that YouTube is for the first time giving users the ability to view thousands of 3D videos in rich, high-quality stereoscopic 3D on their NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ PCs and notebooks when using the latest version of the Mozilla Firefox Web browser.


"We're excited to introduce HTML5 and WebM support to the thousands of 3D videos available on YouTube," said Jonathan Huang, 3D Product Manager at YouTube. "By embracing these open standards, NVIDIA 3D Vision users now have a great way of experiencing YouTube's library of 3D content."


"Firefox with 3D Vision creates a stunning and smooth 3D video experience using HTML5 video based on open standards," said Jay Sullivan, VP of Products at Mozilla. "3D Vision from NVIDIA is a great example of the rich, innovative experiences that are being built on top of the speed and graphics power that Firefox delivers to the Web."


"Sales of our ASUS G series notebooks with 3D Vision have been strong," said Ben Thacker, vice president of Systems Business Group-Distribution, ASUS North America. "Now that users can view YouTube videos in high-quality 3D, we expect interest in the ASUS 3D Vision models to grow significantly."


With a number of new, consumer 3D video cameras launched this year, YouTube's support of NVIDIA 3D Vision technology extends its existing commitment to 3D, enabling even more consumers and 3D enthusiasts to share their 3D videos online. With attractively priced models now available from JVC, Sony and other leading vendors, users now have another easy way to capture and post high-quality 3D videos on YouTube, 3DVisionLive.com, or even their own websites by embedding the YouTube 3D video player.


To further showcase the new YouTube stereoscopic 3D video streaming capabilities and some of the latest professional and user-generated 3D YouTube videos, NVIDIA is now hosting the top YouTube stereoscopic 3D videos on its 3D web community site at www.3DVisionLive.com/YT3D.


"YouTube 3D on an NVIDIA 3D Vision PC is an amazing experience," said Phil Eisler, general manager of 3D Vision at NVIDIA. "Now 3D Vision PC users can enjoy over 525 games, YouTube videos and photos in theater-quality, full-resolution 3D."


To view YouTube stereoscopic 3D videos an NVIDIA 3D Vision-equipped PC or notebook and the latest NVIDIA GeForce® drivers (version 275 or above) are required, as well as Firefox (version 4 or above), which includes support for HTML5 video streaming. Users will also need to select the HTML5 viewing option when viewing a YouTube 3D video: http://www.youtube.com/select_3d_mode.


In addition, with NVIDIA 3DTV Play™ software, users can connect their PCs to their 3D HDTVs to enjoy 3D YouTube videos on the "big screen" in the comfort of their living rooms.

Taylor Swift - Mean Music Video

Taylor Swift - Mean artworkLast Octerber, Taylor Swift released her third studio album 'Speak Now'. The album was very successful as it debuted with the year's biggest sales at 1.04 million. The song I'm going to introduce today is just from this album; it's 'Mean'. Last week, music video of 'Mean' was released. Both the song and the music video have received mainly positive reviews. Lots of fans think that it's the best video of hers since 'You Belong with Me'.

The music video of 'Mean' is here. You can also go to YouTube Taylor Swift VEVO's Channel to watch the clip. You can download it to your computer or smart phone with this YouTube Downloader program, so that you can watch it off-line.



Just as Billboard's review to the video, it 'encourages bully victims'. There are several bully victims in the video: Swift herself tied to the tracks by a villain, the boy reading a fashion magazine bullied by the football team in a locker room, the girl with a fast-food uniform bullied by a group of high schoolers, and the girl forced to eat in the school bathroom. In the end, all the bullied victims become 'big enough' and not be bullied any more.

I appreciate the theme of the video. It encourages people who are being bullied or discriminated that: don't give up, just hold up, as you're right and you will be successful in the end.

Good song and adorable video. 'Mean' was released on October 17, 2010, solely written by Swift herself. The music video premiered on May 6, 2011 and was directed by Declan Whitebloom.

Taylor Swift - Mean lyrics

You, with your words like knives
And swords and weapons that you use against me,
You, have knocked me off my feet again,
Got me feeling like I'm nothing.
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
Calling me out when I'm wounded.
You, pickin' on the weaker man.

Well you can take me down,
With just one single blow.
But you don't know, what you don't know,

Someday, I'll be living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Why you gotta be so mean?

You, with your switching sides,
And your walk by lies and your humiliation
You, have pointed out my flaws again,
As if I don't already see them.
I walk with my head down,
Trying to block you out cause I'll never impress you
I just wanna feel okay again.

I bet you got pushed around,
Somebody made you cold,
But the cycle ends right now,
You can't lead me down that road,
You don't know, what you don't know

Someday, I'll be, living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Why you gotta be so mean?

And I can see you years from now in a bar,
Talking over a football game,
With that same big loud opinion but,
Nobody's listening,
Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things,
Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing.

But all you are is mean,
All you are is mean.
And a liar, and pathetic, and alone in life,
And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean

But someday, I'll be, living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean. Yeah,
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Why you gotta be so ?
Someday, I'll be, living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean. Yeah,
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Why you gotta be so mean?

Beyonce Receives Billboard Millennium Award and Performs Run the World (Girls) at Billboard Music Awards

Recently, Beyonce has been the most popular singer all over the Internet and the real world. She premiered Run the World (Girls) music video last week. The video received millions of views everyday on YouTube. She has just received the Billboard Millennium Award at Billblard Music Awards aired on ABC on May 22. During the awards ceremony, the 29-year-old recording artist performs her latest single Run the World (Girls) with a lot of female dancers. Then she was presented the Millennium Award and made a speech to thank all the people suppports her.

Here is Beyoncé - Who Run The World Girls performance video on YouTube. You can download it for free with Leawo Free YouTube Download software.



Run The World (Girls) is the lead single off Beyonce's upcoming studio album 4. Last week, the accompanying music video was just released on American Idol and her official website. The video has drawn 20 million views on YouTube in just 7 days! However, the "female-empowerment" song video has attracted a flood of opposition - getting 46,460 dislikes among 138,522 votes. Beyonce performs the song on the stage of Billboard Music Awards and receives the Millennium Award, declaring that the ladies revolution has begun and women is going to rule the world.