Do You Rent Music Videos Online?


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Rebecca Black's "Friday" Now a $2.99 Rental on Youtube

MTV doesn't play as many videos as they used to, but you can still head to places like iTunes and YouTube to see your favorite star's latest releases. Katy Perry just released her video for "Last Friday Night" with a big cameos from famous stars, including an appearance by none other than YouTube sensation Rebecca Black. As you may recall, Rebecca Black became famous (and famously spoofed) for Read more

See YouTube's Most Popular Beauty Videos of 2011


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The Most-Viewed YouTube Beauty Videos of 2011

Each year brings a new slew of beauty videos to the web. And on YouTube, it was a year dominated by music video looks, a certain sultry celebrity, and even a Disney princess. This year's most-viewed beauty video was the above tutorial, based on LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It," which pulled a whopping 12 million views. To see the rest of the top five, just keep reading. Read more

How I Convinced My Hubby Not to Hate Running


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How to Get Your Partner to Like Running

My husband loves his bike and he loves his skis, but he's never been much of a slip-on-your-sneaks-and-go-for-a-run kind of guy. That is until now. Wooed him with gear: To replace his cotton tube socks, sweatpants, and high school t-shirts, I got him some wicking socks, real running pants, and merino wool shirts. He was amazed that after a run there were no blisters or chafing from his loose Read more

YouTube Gets a Fresh New Look


Updated 12/02/11 7:59 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

New YouTube Layout

Many have often lamented about the confusing and unfocused look of the YouTube homepage, but now users will be greeted with a brand new homepage that focuses more on what you like, and less on what you don't. The entire page has gotten a sleek makeover, much in the way of Google+, which makes videos easier to find. The left-hand side of the homepage will now be your hub for your subscriptions, Read more

6 Things to Know About Today's Google Music Announcement


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Google Music Features and News

After six months of Beta trials, Google Music gets official and becomes a fully operational cloud music platform. Available to US users, Google Music automatically syncs an entire music library across any and all devices using cloud storage. Offline listening is also available as long as the user tags the specific tracks for offline use. Adding to the storage capacity of Google Music is the Read more

7 Ways to Stream Video on the Xbox 360


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How to Watch TV on Xbox

Microsoft announced some major additions to the streaming media options available on Xbox Live, which may see the Xbox 360 platform become your main gateway to at-home entertainment. Beginning this holiday season, Microsoft is teaming up with nearly 40 media companies, networks, and web destinations to get global entertainment in one spot. As they say, "Gone are the days of managing a handful of Read more

YouTube Music Gives You Playlists, Recommended Tunes


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Streaming Music Online and Recommendation Services

While YouTube may be your go-to destination for funny cat videos, it's also a top spot to hear music. And since music is so popular on the video-streaming site, it's now launched YouTube Music, an online destination for trending music and videos with recommended and artist-curated playlists and lists of upcoming live shows in your area. You can also find the current YouTube 100 list, which shows Read more

Glee's Darren Criss Shares His Favorite Videos With Us!


Updated 04/13/11 10:31 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Darren Criss's Favorite Videos 2011-04-13 20:15:22

Darren Criss took a break from filming Glee to get suited up and put together a YouTube music mix just for us. The actor has been busy promoting the April 19 release of Glee's official Warblers album, and we're excited he had some time to share his favorite musical videos. Watch as Darren explains how he made his picks, then check out his Read more

6 Standout Social Media World Records


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Social Media World Record

Today is the second annual Social Media Day, and we're not exactly sure the proper way to celebrate. Comment on all our friends' Facebook statuses? Check in on Foursquare to every business within a block's radius of our office? Try to beat Charlie Sheen in fastest to reach 1 million Twitter followers? All right, the last one will be tricky since Charlie already holds the Guinness World Record for Read more

5 Reasons to Get an Apple TV (and 3 Reasons to Skip It)


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Apple TV Pros and Cons, Sales Top 1 Million This Week

Apple introduced the second-generation Apple TV in September, and although this new device may not be a suitable replacement for your cable subscription, consumers are buying in droves — Apple announced this morning that Apple TV sales will top a million this week, likely being one of the hottest holiday gifts for movie and TV fans alike. I got some hands-on time with the set-top box back in Read more