Nicholas Hoult of A Single Man: About A Boy Who's Become a Man -- With Oscar Prospects!

Michael Russnow, 12.31.2009

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

In 2002, Nicholas Hoult was a pudgy-faced awkward young boy who sort of stalked ne'er-do-well Hugh Grant in the delightful and moving film, About A Bo...

Drone Porn: The Newest YouTube Hit

Keith Thomson, 12.31.2009

Reporter and author

Ranging from relatively detached wide shots of bombings taken by onboard cameras to startlingly graphic close-ups, "drone porn" has become a smash hit, tallying over 10 million views.

Iran's Great Green Divide

Charlotte Safavi, 12.29.2009

Anglo-Iranian-American Journalist

After fishing in a rushing stream of Tweets, I watched YouTube clips showing a police station burning, a group of Basij militia cornered but not hurt, a police van overturned. Chants included, "Khamenei is a murderer. His reign is over."

A New Year: Where We've Been And Where We're Going

Jim Selman, 12.29.2009

A recognized leader and authority in the field of organizational transformation and culture change.

We've lost a lot of our our innocence in only 10 years. From Al Quaeda to Bernie Madoff, we're waking up to the realization that the American Dream is just a dream if we aren't responsible for it.

'Tis the Season to be Green

Charlotte Safavi, 12.24.2009

Anglo-Iranian-American Journalist

Whether or not the green aspirations of regular Iranian citizens will be met, to me they have helped resurrect the identity of a nation, or at the very least, repaint it in a different hue.

WATCH : This Health Bill Is America's Worst Nightmare

Lee Stranahan, 12.23.2009

Filmmaker, Writer, Photographer

The danger in the current health care bill is so great that a clear majority of people paying attention to it are opposed to its passage. But this lob...

New YouTube Auto Captioning Aids Search, Usability, and the Hearing Impaired (video)

Daisy Whitney, 12.21.2009

Senior Producer, Beet.TV

The automatic captioning feature has far-reaching implications for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, international users, and publishers who seek increase search optimization.

Italy's Case Against Google Is a Bad Moon Rising

Leslie Harris, 12.17.2009

President and CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology

If platforms for expression like YouTube were held responsible for all the content posted by users, then companies would be forced to actively screen all content before it could be posted -- no small feat.

McDonald's Brings Free Wi-Fi to Restaurants Nationwide : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 16, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 12.16.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

McDonald's announced that many of its restaurants in the US will come equipped with free Wi-Fi. While Mickey D's has offered Wi-Fi in the past, it u...

Social Media as a Platform for Dialogue in the Middle East

David Saranga, 12.16.2009

Former Consul for Media and Public Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in New York

Unlike the past, when transparency and accountability were demanded of democratic leaders by their voters, today many leaders are also involved in dialogue with international public opinion and with a global citizenry.

Canvassing in Cyberspace

Shawn Healy, 12.14.2009

Managing Director and Resident Scholar at the McCormick Freedom Museum

The social media tactics critical to President Obama's victory last fall have trickled down to state-level races in Illinois and bridged the partisan divide.

HuffPost Reviews: Alicia Keys, Robin Thicke, Avatar, and Pixies, Plus Conversations with Julian Lennon and Precious Composer Mario Grigorov, and more

Mike Ragogna, 12.16.2009

music biz vet, entertainment writer

We're at album number four and Alicia Keys still mesmerizes. This project clicks better as a body of work than two of her three previous albums, and it avoids sounding like a smattering of singles across a CD.

Jeremiah Frei-Pearson: NYC Lawyer, Humanitarian, Possible NYS Senate Candidate

Jim Luce, 12.14.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

I know Western Queens, having lived in Astoria and Long Island City. I am intimately familiar with Woodside and Sunnyside. Many of my friends live...

Have a Seat at the Table In Copenhagen...No Plane Ticket Required

Ramya Raghavan, 12.09.2009

YouTube Nonprofits and Activism Manager

As world leaders descend upon Copenhagen and make decisions that greatly impact the future of our planet, it's important that they hear what you have to say.

Video: Republicans Embracing YouTube with "Tons and Tons" of Uploads...but No One Beats Nancy Pelosi's Cat Video

Andy Plesser, 12.07.2009

Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV

Climbing back from the 2008 election losses, Republican members of Congress are uploading videos to YouTube in much greater numbers than Democrats.

Iran's Voice Will Be Heard

Josh Shahryar, 12.06.2009

Journalist and Human Rights Activist

As Iranians prepare for protests, the Iranian government has tried to halt the flow of news out of the country. What they can't do, however, is stop thousands supporters from spreading the news via Twitter, Facebook, blogs, MySpace and YouTube.

Male Pole Dancers Are on the Rise

Diane Passage, 12.14.2009

Typical fitness activities are open to males and females to participate, and while pole dance is known as a feminine sport, there are some organizations that are working to make it more male-friendly.

A Live Stream to Save Lives: Alicia Keys and YouTube Team Up to Fight AIDS

Ramya Raghavan, 12.01.2009

YouTube Nonprofits and Activism Manager

Today, World AIDS Day, YouTube has partnered with Alicia Keys and Keep A Child Alive to present a live-streamed benefit concert at 8 p.m. ET. We encourage you to watch and make a difference today.

News Alert: YouTube's Olivia Ma, Others to Speak at Beet.TV Roundtable Today at 4:00 ET (video)

Andy Plesser, 12.01.2009

Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV

WASHINGTON, DC -- Olivia Ma, news manager at YouTube, will be one of the media luminaries to speak at today's Beet.TV Online Video Roundtable here in...

Eight Steps For Successfully Marketing Yourself Online

Penny C. Sansevieri, 11.30.2009

CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc.

We've been doing "online" for a long while now and we've seen many changes, but one thing has remained consistent: regardless of where you go or how you pitch, you must know your market.

Why Twitter is the Most Popular Word of 2009

Jose Antonio Vargas, 11.30.2009

Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post

Of course Twitter is the most popular English word of 2009. In a world made smaller by the Internet and new technologies, Twitter forces us to become each other's witnesses, one tweet at a time.