More stories from Liz Shannon Miller

It’s Friday. That’s usually a pretty good day to feature a video of kittens. Plus, it’s got a helpful tip on how to break up a catfight. (You might not choose to use it yourself, though.) And there’s an extraordinary figure in online video who is […] Read more »

Everyone else is linking to it (including Chris this morning, but that’s because it’s kind of the funniest thing on the Internet today. Funny or Die brings us Prop 8: The Musical, making the case for repealing the California anti-gay-marriage proposition in musical form. Everyone famous […] Read more »

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Is this the first nation-wide Rickroll? Never let it be said again that the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is out of touch — this morning the Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends float surprised, well, the entire nation with Never Gonna Give You Up and the ACTUAL […] Read more »

During the 2008 presidential election, the Barack Obama campaign set up dedicated new media teams in many states, but there were only eight with dedicated videographers: Pennsylvania, Virginia, Colorado, North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. What do those states have in common? They were key […] Read more »

They regularly trend as a hot topic on Twitter. The cast and crew of The Guild watch them on set. And they spend most of their time sleeping in a giant, snuggly pile, but that hasn’t kept them from becoming the hottest new stars in the […] Read more »

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While I found this earlier in the week, Gabe and Max are so stylish that their style resonates for days. Here is the second installment of their Tips on Man Style for Details Magazine. Use them as you get ready to hit the town tonight! And […] Read more »

There’s a Twitter Moms revolution going on, and the manufacturer of the pain reliever Motrin is its first high-profile target. Mothers offended by a Motrin ad’s assertion that “baby-wearing” can cause back, arm, and neck strain lashed out publicly online, bringing down the official Motrin web […] Read more »

West London filmmakers Phil Samson and Olly Williams’s The Black Hole is a short morality tale with great effects and a cleverly executed premise — which plays clearly without the use of any dialogue (meaning that it works for everyone, regardless of native tongue). In short […] Read more »

Oh, Obama Girl. Go ahead and gloat. You’ve earned it. And corporate sponsorship is an unavoidable fact of online video these days, but Steve Bryant thinks that the new CBS digital series Novel Adventures is “about as subtle as E.T. dry-humping a Reese’s Piece.” Find out […] Read more »

So in the mess of videos documenting Election Day aftermath, what is the one non-politically-oriented piece to break through the crowd? The latest in the viral ad series promoting Guitar Hero World Tour: Heidi Klum rocking out in her undies. Of course. FYI, Heidi, taking off […] Read more »

Tomorrow, no matter who wins the presidential election, there’s one group that will definitely be in a sad state — the intrepid content creators that have been putting out politically themed videos this week. So take a moment to mourn the online video filmmaker who produced […] Read more »

Dear America, if you won’t do what famous people tell you to do, will you do what an adorable small child tells you to do? Four-year-old Truett says vote! And YouTube’s Video Your Vote site, collating user videos of their voting experiences, is now in full […] Read more »

I’m sorry, I know it’s not really an online video, but The Nightmare Before Christmas is awesome and you should all just watch the opening number, OK? OK. And closing out NewTeeVee Station’s week of spoooooooky web series (yes, Strike.TV was an aberration, but seriously, writing […] Read more »

Zombie-themed comedy is hardly anything new, but Man in the Box: “Halloween Zombie-ocalypse” features great performances and comedic timing — plus, its crazy-fast pace makes it a model of efficient storytelling. And continuing in a Halloween theme (Guys, it’s tomorrow! Are you excited yet?), today we […] Read more »

For those unable to tear themselves away from their computers, the Obama campaign has uploaded tonight’s half-hour infomercial/commercial/whichever, entitled American Stories, American Solutions, to YouTube. Watch it below: Read more »

Here’s a video that combines both Halloween AND politics — the New York Post’s coverage of a dog costume contest. Spoiler alert: the Sarah Palin pup wins 1st prize. And, for some pure Halloween content, Steve Bryant looks at Streets of Fear, which offers horror fans […] Read more »

Social media network Bebo recently reaffirmed its commitment to being a content hub by announcing plans for “a minimum of” six original productions in 2009. The company also delineated out its programming categories: Bebo Originals like Sofia’s Diary and Kate Modern, third-party productions, and Open Media […] Read more »

Here’s another politically skewed video, but in this last week before the election, that’s probably going to be a theme. So, Republicans, please ignore the parts where Joe Biden speaks at a Palm Beach rally and focus on Damon Weaver, a special correspondent for KEC TV. […] Read more »

Today’s featured video is pretty blatantly political in nature, but it’s interesting from an apolitical viewpoint as well. An update of that somewhat annoying Budweiser ad from 2000 reunites the original Wassup guys, whose lives have taken dark turns over the past eight years. Wonder if […] Read more »

Here are some questions you should NOT ask yourself while watching this 30-second spot for Guitar Hero 4 (AKA “The Guitar Hero That Gives Up And Just Appropriates The Whole Rock Band Concept Full Throttle”): Why is Kobe Bryant on vocals? (He has long fingers that […] Read more »

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