Susan Boyle’s video tops Most Popular YouTube Video list

October 10th, 2009 LONDON - Netizens watch videos on You Tube more than a billion times a day, it was announced on the third anniversary of Google's acquisition of the video sharing site. "Today, I'm proud to say that we have been serving well over a billion views a day on YouTube," the Daily Express quoted YouTube chief executive and founder Chad Hurley as stating in a message for the site's blog.

October 1st, 2009 Newark mayor ups the ante on comic Conan O'BrienNEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of New Jersey's largest city has raised the stakes in his facetious feud with "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien, saying the late-night comic is now banned from the state.

September 1st, 2009 LONDON - A video of a four-year-old McDonald's burger still not gone bad has become an instant hit on the internet. Diet writer Julia Havey has posted the video footage of the cheeseburger, which does not have a single speck of mould on it, on YouTube.

May 29th, 2009 How to view Susan Boyle's finale performanceThe performance finale of "Britain's Got Talent" will air live on British TV Saturday beginning at 1:45 p.m. EDT (6:45 p.m.

May 24th, 2009 LONDON - Google has created a secret computer program that helps track down paedophiles on the Internet. The program, which was developed by scientists who devised some of the Internet search engine's most popular services -including its photo library Picasa and popular YouTube, lets investigators quickly trawl through a suspect's computer and find shocking images - even when concealed in a seemingly innocent video.

May 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A fresh-faced and quite attractive Susan Boyle confidently sings a Barbara Streisand track to a room full of football fans. This 1984 video of Britain's newest singing sensation when she was a talented 22-year-old has been unearthed.

April 29th, 2009 LONDON - The top acts of ITV1 show Britain's Got Talent have threatened to quit over fears that Scottish singer Susan Boyle has already won. Boyle, 48, has become a worldwide star following her appearance on the show, and now her rivals fear they don't stand a chance against her and have considered pulling out of the show as they feel it's a "done deal".

April 27th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Got Talent co-judge Piers Morgan has revealed that singing sensation Susan Boyle has gained so much popularity that he fears he would be remembered as only "the judge in her video". Morgan, 44, further revealed that he was horrified at the global adoration the 48-year-old Scots singer was getting.

April 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Video experts have come up with a list of Top 12 most popular online videos based on analysis of major sites. Unruly Media examined view counts on video sharing sites such as YouTube, MySpace, Dailymotion and Metacafe.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - The House of Lords committee has become the first parliamentary body to invite members of the public to submit their views through YouTube. he House of Lords Information Committee, which is responsible for raising awareness of the work of the upper chamber, has announced it will accept homemade video evidence as well as written submissions.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - Singing sensation Susan Boyle's performance on Britain's Got Talent may soon go on to top the most-viewed YouTube video list. The 47-year-old had left everyone dazed with her jaw-dropping performance of the Les Misérables song 'I Dreamed a Dream' on the ITV talent show.

April 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - In another step in its transformation from an online jumble of amateur videos to a destination for mainstream TV programs and movies, YouTube said Thursday that it had signed deals with Hollywood studios to showcase thousands of TV episodes and hundreds of movies on its Web site. Google, which owns YouTube, said it might eventually bring another innovation to the site: payment for some premium content.

April 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.

March 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.

February 6th, 2009 LONDON - Rock band U2 will release its new music video 'Get Your Boots On' Feb 16, thesun.co.uk reports. Directed by French filmmaker and artist Alex Courtes, the video features the band performing in front of graphic images ranging from fighter jets and volcanoes to naked women and US flags.