8/18/2006

YouTube Revolution

Normally I would prefer Google above everything else, but google video is still beta whereas youtube is not. till the time google comes out, i am going gaga over youtube. Yes there were videos of our own community brothers dancing to chaiya chaiyya (thanks RN), but there is more stuff besides this fun stuff as well.

There are many videos from bbc, reuters, india etc that have either not been shown due to political influences or are just too bold (translate violent-hateful-but-true). Whatever they may be, video hosting services are suddenly - for me - better than watching reruns on the tv. You cannot see cricket and football highlights on the tv but besides this as well there is stuff that piques your interest.

The only problem that i face with videos is that i cannot see that in my car while i am driving unlike lectures/readingbooks etc. It gives rise to a severe paucity of time to do anything else in and out of the house.

Currently what has piqued my interest is this 6 part BBC documentary dealing with the gensis and history of two movements that we today find on a collision course - the "Islamist" and the American Neo-conservatives. Extremely absorbing (and worth forwarding/spreading).

Part I (a) Baby It's Cold Outside
Part I (b) Baby It's Cold Outside
Part II (a) The Phantom Victory
Part III (a) The Shadows In The Cave
Part III (b) The Shadows In The Cave

2 comments:

Sandgroper said...

Not sure if YouTube allows you to download. Google Video allows you to download to an iPod. Maybe you can use it in some way to enjoy it in a car.

Just a suggestion

Anonymous said...

type "it crowd" and watch from episode 1. it is hilarious show about the most important men on planet..heros-who-save-your-day "Sys Admins"...