India to use Facebook, Twitter to reduce road accidentsSeptember 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Social networking sites Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will be made use of by the Indian government to spread the message of safe driving, transport officials said Monday. "For generating mass awareness about road safety, apart from using traditional media tools including advertising, billboards and posters, modern web based social networking tools that include Facebook, blogs, Twitter and YouTube will be used to spread knowledge of road safety," K.K.
India to use Facebook, Twitter to reduce fatal accidentsSeptember 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and International Road Federation (IRF) are planning to use social networking websites including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to help reduce fatal accidents by 50 percent in the next three years, officials said Monday. For generating mass awareness about road safety, apart from using traditional media tools including advertising, billboards, posters, modern web based social networking tools that include Facebook, blogs, Twitter and YouTube will be used to spread knowledge of road safety, K.K.
David Baline Levitation revealed- see videoAugust 17th, 2009 David Baline Levitation revealed ? after reviewing the video below you will understand that David Baline used a special angle to make the trick appears real, but If you ask me I really like to see somebody could truly levitate like wizards of Hogwarts the school of magic. As I believe every trick is the shadow of a true story.
Chinese man shocked to learn his girlfriend of 4yrs is a manJune 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese man was shocked to learn that the woman he had been dating for four years was actually a man. The young migrant worker, however, remained open minded to the fact upon being informed by his girlfriend, surnamed Xia, when they met recently in Changchun, Jilin province, reports the China Daily.
Rahul has a lot to learn about villages: Sushma SwarajMay 9th, 2009 SHIMLA - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Saturday said that Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi had a lot to learn about the villages of India. 'By visiting some remote villages in Uttar Pradesh, he considers himself an expert...
Now learn to use EVM on YouTubeApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Going all guns to attract voters in the national capital for the Lok Sabha elections, the state Election Office has uploaded a video on using the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) on popular video-sharing website YouTube. 'Sometimes people are confused and unaware of how to use EVMs.
YouTube strikes deal to stream movies, TV contentApril 17th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - YouTube has struck deals with major Hollywood TV and film studios to distribute full length movies and TV shows on the Google-owned video streaming site, the company announced Thursday. YouTube, which is the internet's largest video site, announced a string of deals with entertainment companies CBS, Sony Pictures, MGM and the BBC, to post their content online.
NATO aims to reach Western youth via YouTubeMarch 30th, 2009 BRUSSELS - NATO is reaching out to young audiences in the West by posting three unconventional advertisement videos on the popular video-sharing site YouTube, alliance officials said Monday. The videos, which last about 45 seconds each, are designed to raise awareness about the trans-Atlantic alliance's role in the world by arguing that security should not be taken for granted, even in developed countries.
YouTube blocks music videos for BritainMarch 11th, 2009 LONDON - Video sharing website YouTube has blocked all premium music videos for British users after it failed to reach an agreement with the Performing Right Society (PRS) over licensing issues. Contactmusic.com reports that while YouTube's director of video partnerships Patrick Walker said the move was 'regrettable', the PRS has expressed its 'outrage' at the decision.
Spanish curses inspired Charlize Theron to learn the languageMarch 7th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Charlize Theron has been inspired to take Spanish lessons after learning to curse in the language on the sets of her new film 'The Burning Plain'. The 33-year-old worked with Mexican director Guillermo Arriaga on the film and the moviemaker helped improve her Spanish skills by teaching her a string of swear words, contactmusic.com reports.
Hong Kong flier in YouTube temper tantrum gets apology, upgradeMarch 5th, 2009 HONG KONG - A Chinese woman passenger whose temper tantrum when she missed a flight from Hong Kong was watched by five million YouTube viewers has been given an apology and a free upgrade, the airline said Thursday. An airline employee who filmed the middle-aged woman throwing herself on the floor in a three-minute screaming fit when she arrived at the boarding gate too late to board a flight to San Francisco has also been disciplined, Cathay Pacific said.
YouTube announces its online symphony orchestraMarch 4th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - More than 90 musicians from over 30 countries and regions have been chosen as members of the world's first online collaborative orchestra, video-sharing website YouTube has announced. The selected musicians, playing 26 different instruments, will travel from around the world to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall April 15, under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, the San Francisco Symphony music director, YouTube said on its blog.
Best way to learn new language: Just listen to itJanuary 27th, 2009 SYDNEY - The best way of learning a foreign language is through regular exposure to its sound patterns - even if you are clueless about the meaning. 'However crazy it might sound, just listening to the language, even though you don't understand it, is critical.
YouTube global symphony to showcase Indian traditional musicJanuary 16th, 2009 NEW YORK - Indian music and musicians will go to the international online stage for the first time on YouTube, one of the most popular video communities the world over, to forge a common cultural language for the new global village. The online musical programme will give Indian artists an opportunity to perform at the Carnegie Hall in New York on April 15.
Daniel Craig had tough time learning RussianDecember 25th, 2008 LONDON - James Bond star Daniel Craig says he found it tough learning Russian for his new film 'Defiance' and nearly gave up in the middle. The actor had to learn the language for his role in the upcoming World War II movie in which he plays one of four Polish brothers who help save Jews from the Nazis.