Google Plans To Make YouTube More Like TV

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Google is apparently planning to invest close to $100 million on revamping the website to tailor it for viewing on television sets. YouTube executives have said that they want to enable people to "watch YouTube" just as they "watch TV." That should be a kind of role reversal as reality TV snippets have been popping up YouTube. Either way, it's more of the ridiculous trumping the sublime.

However, I'm a fan of YouTube. Just like the internet as a whole it covers the widest spectrum. And YouTube acts as a popularity test for the world's tastes and proclivities. Any visitor from outer space would find all he/she/it wants to know about the human race by watching a sample of the videos on offer.

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Pakistan sabotages YouTube website!

The Pakistani Government, ever aware of those against it and ever aware of the world outside, has seemingly had a hand in blocking access to the popular YouTube website because of content deemed offensive to Islam. Apparently the authorities were upset about the Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad that have outraged many. That was some time ago. Why now? Is the President trying some sort of charm offensive to stay in power?

One report said a trailer for a forthcoming film by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, which portrays Islam in a negative light, was behind the ban. Whatever it is, the Pakistani high command does itself no favours in peddling some sort of homemade Sharia law in the hope of frightening internet users. Decent Muslims won't be downloading the stuff anyway. It's more likely to be curious stooges in a back office in Islamabad!

Censorship like this does no good. It just fuels controversy, intrigue, and conspiracy theories. What plonkers!

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Tom Cruise plays mind games with You Tube!

Tom Cruise and the "Church of Scientology" has succeeded in getting a pirated video withdrawn from the mighty You Tube, part of Google. What were they so afraid of, and what on earth caused You Tube to buckle so suddenly.

If you go on You Tube they report that it (the video - the original posting) has been withdrawn, with "we're sorry, this video is no longer available" tagged, and some reference to the Scientologists and copyright! But guess what, another has surfaced. And another. Tom Cruise and his chums must be barking if they think they can censor the internet. I think he's a good actor, but what a plonker over this. I hope he never thinks of politics. Trying to shut down views has only given rise to a whole load of stuff that thinks he's a raving nutter. He scored not only one own goal here but a hundred of them! Silly man.



Here's ITN's take on the leaked Tom Cruise video -

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