YouTube Acquires Next New Networks and Launches YouTube Next Program

The world best search engine Google has made two acquisitions today. Just several hours after the acquisition of British price comparision site BeatThatQuote.com for GBP37.7 million (USD61.2 million), Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube announces that they have acquired video production team Next New Networks, which has been rumored since the end of last years.

Founded in 2007, Next New Networks focuses on high-quality web video production. After the acquisition of Next New Networks, YouTube immediately launches YouTube Next program, to help video publishers grow faster and make more successful videos with the support from Next New Networks’ experts team. In other words, YouTube aims to push their partners to generate more attractive videos.

YouTube has always valued the cooperation with their parners. Last year, the video site released Partner Grants Program to help video publishers to promote their videos and make incomes. At Christmas Eve, YouTube even sent each of their partners $1000 voucher to help them improve the filming and production equipment.

YouTube Next is a global program. But it's not known yet that how many people around the world will be included in the program.

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iPad and Motorola Xoom Comparision Videos on YouTube

Last week, two videos comparing iPad and Motorola Xoom have been posted on YouTube. The two YouTube videos, one of the two is posted by Wirefly and the other one is by SoldierKnowsBest, reviewed the performances and main features of iPad and Motorola's table Xoom, letting us to believe that Xoom is generally performing better than iPad (not iPad 2).

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Motorola Xoom equips with Google's latest tablet Operating System Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM and two cameras; while iPad's processor is single-core, the RAM is only 256MB and no camera. iPad is completely defeated by Xoom in terms of functionality and performance. Xoom is so powerful that it makes Apple has to publish new generation for iPad in a short period of time. The below picture shows detailed comparision of iPad and Motorola Xoom.

It's rejoice to Google Android users but bad for Apple fans. one Apple fan cries, "It's a bad compare. Compare it soon with the iPad 2" One Android fan added, "Xoom owns iPad so bad. Jobs better has something good for the announcement on March 2nd."

It's rumored that iPad 2 is scheduled to released tomorrow with a lower price than the first-gen iPad, and the white iPad will also be available. They're just rumors. We'd better wait and see.

Download The Lincoln Lawyer Movie Trailer from YouTube

The Lincoln Lawyer - film adapted from Michael Connelly's novel of the same title, is scheduled to hit theatre next week on March 18, 2011. The same title novel serves as the first Mickey Haller novel by Connelly - the fame crime writer. Matthew McConaughey plays the part of Haller in the film. Brad Furman is the film's director and Lionsgate holds the US distribution rights.

Now have a look at the trailer of The Lincoln Lawyer on YouTube before you decide to watch the film in cinema. You could use Leawo Free YouTube Video Downloader to download The Lincoln Lawyer Movie Trailer from YouTube.


The Lincoln Lawyer storyline summary (Source is Wikipedia)

Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln sedan. Haller has spent most of his career defending garden-variety criminals, until he lands the case of his career: Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), a Beverly Hills playboy and son of a major businessman who is accused of rape and attempted murder. But the seemingly straightforward case suddenly develops into a deadly game of survival for Haller.

The Lincoln Lawyer Main characters

• Mickey Haller - criminal defense lawyer
• Margaret McPherson - Haller's ex-wife, prosecuting attorney
• Louis Ross Roulet - the accused
• Ted Minton - prosecutor in Roulet's case
• Jesus Menendez - former client of Haller
• Dwayne Corliss - jailhouse snitch
• Reggie Campo - alleged victim of Roulet
• Martha Renteria - Menendez's alleged murder victim
• Raul Levin - Haller's investigator and colleague in Roulet's case

Details

• Directed by Brad Furman
• Screenplay by John Romano
• Music by Cliff Martinez, John Frizzell (replacement score not used)
• Cinematography Lukas Ettlin
• Editing by Jeff McEvoy
• Studio Lakeshore Entertainment, SKE Entertainment
• Distributed by Lionsgate
• Running time 119 minutes
• Country United States
• Language English

Some photos from The Lincoln Lawyer

Slow Loris with Tiny Umbrella Becomes New Favorite Internet Video

A video showing a bleary-eyed slow loris with a tiny umbrella now goes viral on YouTube and the Internet. You could use Leawo Free YouTube Downloader to download the video to your computer for sharing it with your friends.


The slow loris looks very cute in the video. Tamely sitting on a man's hand, the cute creature holds a tiny umbrella with its small 'hand' for about twenty seconds. It's the most adorable animal you may have seen these days.

However, a lot of people think that it's a sad video.

YouTube user 'elusis' commented the video that 'loris are endangered species. They are nocturnal - the light hurts their eyes. They usually have their sharpest teeth removed without anesthesia. They should not be kept as pets'.

Another YouTube user 'Deadflyte' commented that 'At all you people saying hes happy you are very ignorant, Slow loris are nocturnal and hide from the light because it hurts there eyes badly, Notice he is almost always squinting or has his eyes shut , this is animal abuse...'

Well, I agree with the above two YouTube users and hope that people should set the loris free and let them be back to the jungle and forest – their home.

Download The Hangover 2 Movie Trailer from YouTube

The Hangover - one of the funniest movies of recent years has come back and released its trailer for the follow-up - The Hangover: Part II (The Hangover 2). The trailer premiered last week. The movie will hit theatre on May 26, 2011.

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Storyline of The Hangover 2:

In "The Hangover Part II," Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don't always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can't even be imagined. (You can check storyline of The Hangover film in this page.)

The Hangover: Part II Cast:

• Bradley Cooper as Phil Wenneck
• Ed Helms as Dr. Stuart "Stu" Price
• Zach Galifianakis as Alan Garner
• Justin Bartha as Doug Billings
• Ken Jeong as Leslie Chow
• Jeffrey Tambor as Sid Garner
• Jamie Chung as Stu's fiance
• Bryan Callen as a smarmy strip club owner

More information about The Hangover 2:

• Directed by Todd Phillips
• Produced by Todd Phillips, Daniel Goldberg
• Written by Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong, Craig Mazin
• Based on Characters: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
• Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha, Paul Giamatti
• Music by Christophe Beck
• Cinematography Lawrence Sher
• Editing by Debra Neil-Fisher, Mike Sale
• Studio Legendary Pictures
• Distributed by Warner Bros.
• Release date(s) May 26, 2011
• Country United States
• Language English

Some pictures from The Hangover 2:

The 83rd Oscar Awards Winners Full List

Hello, movie lovers! The 83rd Oscar Annual Academy Awards has just been handed out at Kodak Theatre. Many stars have arrived at the top class film awards ceremony. All the winners have been announced as shown in the list below:

1. Best Picture - The King's Speech

2. Best Actor - Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"

3. Best Actress - Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

4. Supporting Actor - Christian Bale, "The Fighter"

5. Supporting Actress - Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"

6. Director - Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"

7. Foreign Language Film - "In a Better World," Denmark

8. Adapted Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"

9. Original Screenplay - David Seidler, "The King's Speech"

10. Animated Feature Film - Toy Story 3

11. Art Direction - Alice in Wonderland

12. Cinematography - Inception

13. Sound Mixing - Inception

14. Sound Editing - Inception

15. Original Score - "The Social Network", Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

16. Original Song - "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3", Randy Newman.

17. Costume Design - Alice in Wonderland

18. Documentary Feature - Inside Job

19. Documentary (short subject) - Strangers No More

20. Film Editing - The Social Network

21. Makeup - The Wolfman

22. Animated Short Film - The Lost Thing

23. Live Action Short Film - God of Love

24. Visual Effects - Inception

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YouTube Denies Movie Rental Service in Europe

If you're a YouTube fan, you may have heard that the video site is going to launch unlimited movie rental service in Europe, first in the UK before expanding the service to the US. This move by YouTube is considered to compete with Netflix and Amazon. However, YouTube has denied the plan.

A YouTube UK's office spokeman told Paidcontent that the video giant has no plan to expand its US-based movie rental service to Europe countries at the present. "Today, YouTube is focused on building out and improving its current US-based rental offering. While we aim to always push all of our products out globally to our community, we have no plans to launch a European rentals service in the near future", he said.

YouTube has always been making efforts to expand its service content. Last week, media reported that YouTube talks with NBA and NHL to stream live sports games. The movie rental service has already been available on the site in the US since last year.