Monday, March 29, 2010

Lady Gaga + Sesame Street = Out of this World Mashup [VIDEO]

Lady Gaga + Sesame Street = Out of this World Mashup [VIDEO]: "

The latest in a long string of Lady Gaga viral videos is a Sesame Street mashup starring the Yip Yip aliens as backup singers.

Gaga is the most popular brand in viral video history, thanks mostly to her hugely successful Vevo music videos. Mashups, covers and spoofs from both professionals and YouTube users have helped grant Gaga even more exposure — as if she needed any.

For its part, Sesame Street has stayed relevant with official spoofs of Mad Men and Apple’s iPod commercials. This video is not official as far as we know, but it follows in the tradition of those hits.

The Yip Yips and Lady Gaga seem like a match made in viral video heaven — people were already saying she was a space alien.

[via BuzzFeed]






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Digital TV - News - MSN Video Player 'to launch UK-wide' - Digital Spy

Digital TV - News - MSN Video Player 'to launch UK-wide' - Digital Spy

Microsoft's video on-demand platform will reportedly go into full UK launch today offering hundreds of hours of content from broadcasters and independent production houses.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Score Free AudioBooks at BooksShouldBeFree [Audio Books]

Score Free AudioBooks at BooksShouldBeFree [Audio Books]: "

You can find quite a few free audiobooks online but they're frequently scattered all over. Save yourself the run around by checking out the thousands of free audiobooks cataloged at BookShouldBeFree.

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The reviews are particularly helpful because they are specific to the actual audiobook recording and not just the book in general so you get feedback like 'The use of character voices in this record was excellent' or 'I love the story but this recording was a rather flat reading of the text.', information relevant to your enjoyment of the book in audio form.


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Wednesday, March 3, 2010