YouTube gets billion hits per day

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.

August 27th, 2009 Is it an alien? This human like big headed peculiar creature was captured in a trap in Mexico. The creature was accidentally caught into a trap at a farm house in Mexico in 2007.

August 12th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A new survey has revealed that watching YouTube videos, looking up "sex", socialising and searching for search engines are the popular activities children perform on the Internet. The survey conducted by computer security firm Symantec listed the Top 100 searches using the company's tracking service OnlineFamily.Norton, which monitor's children's and teenager's internet use.

August 12th, 2009 GENEVA - Nestle, the world's largest food company, reported Wednesday a decline in sales of 1.5 percent, dropping to 52.3 billion Swiss francs ($48.3 billion) in the first half of 2009. Nestle's profits dipped from 5.21 billion francs in the first half of 2008 to 5.1 billion for the same period this year.

July 1st, 2009 South Korea's June trade surplus hits recordSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's trade surplus hit a record high in June as a decline in exports caused by the global economic slowdown eased and imports fell, government data showed Wednesday. South Korea had a trade surplus of $7.4 billion in June, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said in a release.

May 12th, 2009 Big Unit gets 298th W, Giants pound Nationals 11-7SAN FRANCISCO — Randy Johnson struck out nine in his 298th career victory, and Randy Winn had three hits and scored three runs in the San Francisco Giants' 11-7 win over the Washington Nationals on Monday night. Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 29 games and went 4 for 5 with two homers for the Nationals, including a three-run shot in the ninth.

May 1st, 2009 South Korea's April trade surplus hits recordSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's trade surplus hit a record high for the second straight month in April as imports fell sharply on cheaper costs for oil and as declines in exports eased, the government said Friday. South Korea had a trade surplus of $6.02 billion in April, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said in a release.

May 1st, 2009 LONDON - A Brit father took up the role of a midwife when his wife went into sudden labour, and delivered his baby with the help of a virtual coach-YouTube. When Marc Stephens, decided to 'Google' how to deliver a baby, he had no idea that he would be putting the information into practice just hours later when his wife, Jo, 28, went into labour three weeks early on March 21.

April 30th, 2009 Lincecum stars, Giants get 15 hits in 9-4 winSAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum allowed six hits and struck out eight while pitching into the eighth inning, and Bengie Molina drove in four runs in the San Francisco Giants' 9-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night. Molina had a homer, a two-run triple and an RBI single among San Francisco's 15 hits, while Edgar Renteria had four hits and drove in two runs as the Giants took two of three from the first-place Dodgers.

April 30th, 2009 Disney joins NBC and News Corp. with Hulu stakeLOS ANGELES — Disney movies and ABC TV shows will be available on Hulu.com now that Walt Disney Co.

April 29th, 2009 Ethier drives in go-ahead run in Dodgers' 5-3 winSAN FRANCISCO — Andre Ethier doubled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Tuesday night, avoiding their longest losing streak of the season. Manny Ramirez had three doubles and James Loney drove in two runs for the Dodgers, who had lost their previous two games.

April 22nd, 2009 Taiwan's jobless rate hits record high of 5.8 pctTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's jobless rate hit a record high of 5.8 percent in March, rising for the eleventh straight month amid an economic slump, the government said Wednesday. The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics said in a statement the number of unemployed workers rose to 630,000 from 624,000 in February with the increase coming from company closures and layoffs.

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 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - Two Domino's pizza workers are facing charges over a YouTube video, in which one of them was shown making "special" sandwiches after stuffing cheese up his nose. Michael Anthony Setzer, 32, and Kristy Lynn Hammonds-the woman who filmed him doing the sandwich stunt-have been charged with 'distributing prohibited foods'.

March 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.