India Bollywood lovers listen up! You can now watch Bollywood movies on YouTube for free. Under the YouTube Box Office channel, fans in India can watch both popular and new Bollywood movies every month. Unfortunately, IP address outside of India will not be able to access these Bollywood videos. More than 1,500 titles of Bollywood blockbuster movies are available in this channel. These films can be watched in full HD (1080p) and are made free because each film is inserted with a 15-second ads at every 10 minutes interval. The ads ...
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May 21 2011
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Cheesy Lenovo Thinkpad YouTube Video Scores Big in Taiwan
Call it cheesy or lame, but Lenovo YouTube marketing campaign scores big in Taiwan. Leveraging on a popular drama serial in the country, Lenovo blatantly employed a product placement tactic in two YouTube videos. In the video, the characters use the Lenovo Thinkpad as protection cover during an earthquake. The point, obviously, is to show how tough the Lenovo Thinkpad is. If that wasn’t enough to show the Thinkpad’s toughness, one scene also shows that the product remains functional even after water is splashed on the keyboard. The popularity of the ...
May 19 2011
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Thousands of Nepalese Unite on Facebook to Pressure Leaders For Change
In 2008, a new parliament in Nepal was elected to install new social and political order after centuries of inequality that were a major cause of the Nepalese Civil War. After three years, there is still no sign of change. Many Nepalese were angered and started a Facebook page to unite like-minded Nepalese to put pressure on the parliament. People supporting this effort include “politicians, activists and the reigning Miss Nepal who gave voice to growing public anger with the lawmakers the country voted in three years ago in the first general ...
May 18 2011
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Japan’s Nuclear Protest Songs Go Viral
There’s an interesting report by The Asahi Shimbun today about Japanese nuclear protest songs going viral on the web, while mainstream media refrains from airing them. I thought I’d track down two of the videos to share with our readers, as they weren’t included in the original Asahi piece. Reading in The New York Times today that ‘Japanese officials ignored or concealed dangers’ about the Fukushima accident, one can’t help but feel that these are especially fitting now more than ever. RC Succession: Summertime Blues This song seems awfully prophetic given that it ...
May 13 2011
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Indonesia Instant Noodle Becomes a Rap Song on YouTube
Ever heard of Indomie? It is a famous instant noodle made in Indonesia. Rapper Jesse J2O put up a music video on YouTube about Indomie and has become quickly popular among Indonesians on Youtube and Twitter. This video was uploaded on May 8 and is fast approaching 100,000 views. In the video Jesse J20 features various Indomie flavors/packets while he raps about them. Even though this is an Indonesian product, the Indomie rap video was produced in a typically American style. It is an awkward - but interesting - mashup between ...
May 12 2011
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OMG… Yam Ah Mee is Popular in Australia
Yam Ah Mee turned into an Internet celebrity overnight. In the last three days, FallenSuperheroSG's "Yam Ah Mee Club Mix" has attracted over 300,000 views and was widely featured in local news media. Interestingly, YouTube analytics shows that Yam Ah Mee is extremely popular in Australia, indicated by the dense green patch on the map. Yam seems to be enjoying his Internet fame as he spontaneously shares related news, including a Wikipedia page about himself. He also recently set up a new Facebook page 2 days ago, profiled as a government ...
May 10 2011
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5 Ways Social Media Has Impacted The Singapore General Election
As the dust settles on what many observers have been calling a watershed election, we look at how the Internet and social media have played their part in this Singapore General Election (GE). Unlike 5 years ago, where campaigning through Facebook, Twitter and podcasts were banned, the rules on Internet election advertising were relaxed in this GE, allowing communication of political messages on any conceivable new media platform. Below, we look at 5 ways on how the Internet , and social media in particular, has impacted GE 2011. 1. Social connections bring ...
May 7 2011
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Multi-Tasking Taiwanese Musician Goes Viral on YouTube
While most of us can't even master one musical instrument, Taiwanese Musician, Shara Lin mastered three - Piano, violin and Guzheng. In a video posted on YouTube, Lin performed a series of music medley with all three instrument. She managed to do it by supporting the violin with her chin and shoulders while hands focusing on piano and guzheng. We first caught this video on Wednesday thanks to Rick Martin who shared it with our group of writers. It had only 120,000 views back then. Somehow, the Lin's YouTube video caught fire and ...
May 3 2011
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Online Strategy For Indian Premier League Paying Dividends
The Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament has started and statistics have shown that more are watching the cricket games online. Online viewership has increased by 82 percent in the first 15 days of the tournament, according to Indiatimes, which is also the key organizer that partners with YouTube to bring the games online. 11 million page views and 20 million video views were recorded in the first 15 days of the tournament, signaling a strong growth in online viewership. The YouTube channel which airs the cricket games also includes highlights ...
Apr 17 2011
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YouTube Viral Star Brings Bollywood Back to Indonesia
The viral YouTube video featuring charismatic Indonesian policeman Norman Kamaru singing an Indian song has surprisingly initiated a resurgent interest in Bollywood among Indonesian people. The Youtube video of Norman’s lip-sync interpretation of 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' has spread from the small town of Gorontalo to make him an instant internet celebrity. The remarkable side-effect here is that people in Indonesia appear to have become infatuated with Bollywood entertainment almost overnight. Facebook groups, celebrity fan sites, TV shows, live music -- all now feature everything Bollywood. You can see in the graph below ...
Apr 13 2011
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Indiatimes Partners with Google to Stream Indian Premier League on YouTube
Good news for Cricket fans. Indiatimes has announced its partnership with Google's YouTube. All 74 matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) games will be streamed on Indiatimes's YouTube channel and microsite. "Users all over the world will be able to enjoy the entire season both on Indiatimes.com as well as the Indiatimes' channel on YouTube ( youtube.com/indiatimes ) with a 5 minutes delay in India, match-length delay in US and live webcast for Rest of The World. Match highlights and other catch-up clips will be made available after the matches," ...
Apr 11 2011
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How Bollywood Dancing Cop Gains Fame on YouTube
Norman Kamaru, the bollywood dancing cop has become a YouTube sensation in Indonesia. He appeared on several national TV networks including talk shows, music and comedy programs. His video on YouTube has so far attracted more than 1 million views. More videos on his performances mushroomed on YouTube. Here is a video of Norman in a TV music program where he was actually singing, not just lip syncing. ... and also another performance in front of fellow policeman When he was subjected to punishments over his violation during work, a fan set up a ...
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