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The Anne Frank House Joins YouTube With New Footage

Where: Prinsengracht 267, Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 15, 2009 at 9:18 AM | by egw | 0 Comments

A museum's newest treasure has become an international sensation thanks to the magic of Web 2.0. The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam has already strengthened its international profile in 2009 by sending a traveling exhibit called "Anne Frank - A History For Today" all around the world, from San Antonio to Soweto.

Last week, the museum—commemorating the teenage girl whose wartime diary chronicled her family's attempts to avoid the Nazis by hiding in the attic of an office building—took its subject to your home. Yes, you, sitting right there in front of that computer; the museum launched its own YouTube channel. The centerpiece is not a chat with Nelson Mandela or the testimony of diary finder Miep Gies, but instead a recently discovered bit of footage of Anne herself, the only such known moving image of her in the world.

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Put Your Hands Together For 'United Breaks Guitars' Part Two

August 18, 2009 at 1:03 PM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

The saga of the PR nightmare for United Airlines continues with the second installment of the 3-part music video series from a United passenger who had his guitar smashed by baggage handlers.

The music group, Sons of Maxwell, were headed on a week-long tour when they flew United through Chicago, and glimpsed their checked guitar cases being roughly handled on the tarmac. Sure enough, the lead singer's guitar was broken and required $1,200 in repairs. United refused to pony up any dough in retribution, and so Sons of Maxwell vowed revenge in the form of musical shame.

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All Together Now: 'United Breaks Guitars'

July 7, 2009 at 2:49 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

We were tipped off to this funny video by Chris Elliott's Twitter about a band called Sons of Maxwell who were headed to Nebraska on a week-long tour. But at the airport in Chicago they actually witnessed the baggage handlers at United Airlines tossing the lead singer's Taylor $3,500 guitar which sure enough, arrived broken.

Frustrated by United's crappy customer service and refusal to do anything about the damage, Sons of Maxwell created a YouTube music video slamming United for their indifference.

The video sort of reminds us of the FreeCreditReport.com videos and at four minutes long, it's a tad lengthy for us busy internet readers but it's nice to see someone putting United in their place in a different way than just writing off a nasty letter. Oh and Sons of Maxwell are promising two more videos about this incident as well. United: We're awaiting your answer. Make it a video one too!

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· United Breaks Guitars [YouTube]
· United Airlines coverage [Jaunted

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China Pulls the Plug On Social Media; No More Tweeting From the Great Wall

Where: China
June 2, 2009 at 1:07 PM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

Our Chinese visa expired last month, and after today's news we doubt we'll be renewing it any time soon. Seeking to quiet social media networks before the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre on June 4, China has blocked the population from accessing a surprising range of the internet's most popular communication tools. Currently affected by the ban are: Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Wordpress, Blogger, Bing (which hasn't officially even launched), Hotmail and MSN's Live.com.

While there's no word yet on if this ban will continue after Thursday, what is apparent is that the country is only drawing more attention to itself at the same time as it cripples the communication channels of its modern businesses. Taking this one step further, we see serious repercussions for tourism to China because of it.

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Kutiman Travel: Tel Aviv Music Master Taps YouTube Talent from Around the World

March 14, 2009 at 3:43 PM | by Victor Ozols | 3 Comments

Man, ever since I discovered Kutiman last Thursday, I can not stop watching his amazing collection of videos. Normally I try to curb my enthusiasm when the latest meme catches afire, but this guy is simply amazing and deserves all the viral fame he's getting. Kutiman is the pen name for Ophir Kutiel, a Tel Aviv-based musician and producer who recently spent three months deconstructing YouTube clips in his bedroom and creating a series of music videos that literally tap the best talent that can be found on the web. The resulting mash-up is nothing short of astounding, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of the featured artists - and Kutiman himself - soon found themselves on the top of the musical game.

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'Crazy Lady Freaking Out at Airport' Gets Apology from Cathay Pacific

Where: Hong Kong
March 9, 2009 at 3:26 PM | by JetSetCD | 1 Comment

Admit it: you've seen it, laughed at it and passed it along to friends too. The cell phone video of the Hong Kong Cathay Pacific passenger who, having just missed her flight, falls into shrieking hysterics at the gate, has spent the last few weeks taking YouTube by storm and making the viral video rounds. It has actually garnered enough attention, as internet tumbleweeds go, to warrant a formal apology to the passenger from Cathay Pacific.

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Tour New Zealand, Beam Embarrassing Videos Back Home

December 16, 2008 at 9:35 AM | by amandak | 0 Comments

The tourism board down in New Zealand is determined to be modern and they've done a pretty good job with their newest idea. The Have Your Say campaign has a mobile recording studio traveling around the whole country recording YouTube videos so tourists can tell their friends and family how amazing New Zealand is.

The Kiwis are hoping this combination of social media and word of mouth marketing gets a whole bunch of positive messages out to the world about why everybody should visit the country. What you can actually see so far is a bunch of camera-shy travelers not really knowing what to say, but it is entertaining in a weird kind of way.

The mobile studio is in Auckland now and after Christmas will spend four months stopping in 40 different locations around New Zealand. Keep an eye out for it if you're traveling in Kiwi land in early 2009, because we're dying to see how embarrassing your message home can be.

Related Stories:
· Pure NZ Have Your Say [Official Site]
· Tourism Radio is Watching Your Every Move in New Zealand [Jaunted]
· New Zealand Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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Virgin InFlight WiFi Liveblog

November 22, 2008 at 5:53 PM | by egw | 4 Comments

Virgin America debuts its inflight GoGo WiFi today, and we are so excited... almost as excited as Tay Zonday. Join us as we liveblog our way through its debut flight.

4:51PM PDT We tell our seat buddy that we want to stay on the Internet even after the official cut-off. Unfortunately, because we've signed up for a particular session, they'll be able to tell that we're on and can come over and nudge us. Shoot. So this is goodbye till we're on the ground and can give you a full report. Well, we'll go ahead and sip some more champagne.

By the way -- we are flying somewhere, specifically, Great Falls, Idaho. We're not stopping there, just making a big loop. Oops! Tim Maxwell just called us "young lady" and told us to log off. Later!

4:47PM PDT Announcement: "The WiFi trial has come to an end." The crew from Gadget Gossip is shooting directly behind us. Which makes us wonder... How much are people actually writing on this plane? There are so many people in the aisles we're starting to feel a little left out with our computers.

4:41PM PDT SF comedy troupe SPF7 is filming a skit on how to join the Mile-High Club. In the words of someone we have sworn never to mention again, thanks but no thanks!

4:38 PM PDT Overheard: "If you think American is slow, you haven't met slow yet."

Predict widespread mutiny when Virgin America attempts to get us all to log off so they can stream to YouTube Live on the ground. Particularly from the iPhone users!

4:27PM PDT Apparently some people are having problems getting online... not us! Smooth sailing all the way. Suzanne from YouTube borrowed our computer to check out the YouTubeLive site to see Brandon Hardesty, who's making announcements right now... for us to go to YouTube and look at his movie reenactments. Woo hoo! Feeling delightfully overstimulated thanks to the free Karma Champagne and of course the sweet, sweet Internet. But the question is, was that Richard Blakeley I saw in front of me and when is he going to do something crazy?

4:13PM PDT: We're online... on the plane! The buzz in the air was palpable as VX11 took off from San Francisco International Airport and a plane full of Internet junkies waited for this moment. We watched a promo reel from YouTubers like LisaNova, William Sledd and SF Parkour using Virgin America planes as a backdrop during takeoff, and now everyone's either online or trying to get there.

Our seat buddy: Tim Maxwell, Chief Marketing Officer for Aircell which is sittin' pretty with either deals or talks in the works with most major American airlines to provide WiFi. (American has their GoGo service through them as well.)

Famous people we've seen so far: iJustine (she is so wee!). We hear Keith Powell and Katrina Bowden of "30 Rock" are on the flight but have yet to catch a glimpse.

Related Stories:
· Virgin America Will Launch Its First WiFi-Enabled Plane November 22 [Jaunted]
· OMG! In-Flight WiFi Is Here! [Jaunted]
· In-Flight Wifi coverage [Jaunted]

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Funky Flight Safety Videos and Scenic Flybys on Virgin America's New YouTube Channel

November 8, 2008 at 11:34 AM | by Victor Ozols | 0 Comments

You've got to hand it to Virgin America. They're really trying to break through the clutter of a crowded industry and differentiate themselves as a hip and with-it airline that gets how fliers like to be treated. Take the recent launch of the airline's dedicated YouTube channel. They could have done the typical lame-o corporate thing and just put all their TV commercials on it, but instead they've got content that you might actually want to watch. Okay, maybe we're a little hung over today, but we just spent 4:39 viewing a refreshing take on the airline safety video shown before every flight. It covers all the required stuff, of course, from finding the nearest exit to strapping the oxygen mast on yourself before helping your kid, but it does it with just enough cheekiness to get you to pay attention. To demonstrate the seat belts, for example, the video shows a clueless cartoon matador sitting next to a bored-looking bull as the voice over guy says "for the point zero zero zero one percent of you who have never operated a seat belt before, it works like this." (Note to the matador community: Virgin America thinks you are unsophisticated.) Other videos on the site include a mini-promo on the Virgin America and Virgin Galactic Race for Space, footage from the launch party for its San Francisco service, and the Victoria's Secret In-flight fashion show. And for airplane geeks, there are several videos of Virgin America jets flying over scenic landscapes like San Francisco, the Bay Area, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Yosemite, all set to a background of chillax music. It's kind of like those "Visions of ... " shows they have on PBS, except with cooler tunes and a Virgin America jet in every shot.

Related Stories:
· Virgin America YouTube Channel [Official Site]
· Virgin America Coverage [Jaunted]

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Deltalina Returns!

June 3, 2008 at 2:03 PM | by pbb | 0 Comments

Delta's marketing sensation, flight attendant Katherine Lee, made a huge splash when she appeared in the airline's new safety video. And now she's back, prettying up the carrier's newish Flickr page. (That's "American Idol" singer Josh Gracin at right.)

You can also get more of Katherine on Delta's YouTube channel, where she hosts a new video guide to Atlanta. Something tells us it might rack up more views than this marginally useful guide to Paris. Check it out post-click.

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Alleged Terrorist Says He Only Wanted to Be a YouTube Star

June 3, 2008 at 11:45 AM | by Hunter Walker | 0 Comments

The men who are allegedly responsible for orchestrating the plot to blow up transatlantic flights with liquid explosives are currently on trial in Britain--and they say the whole thing is a big misunderstanding.

Abdulla Ahmed Ali, the accused ringleader of the would-be bombers, says he and his terrorist homies were simply working on a "publicity stunt." Ali told a British court that the videotaped confessions police found with him and his fellow terror suspects were just supposed to be part of a video for YouTube.

Even if Ali really is guilty of nothing more than dreams of internet celebrity, his bomb plot is the reason air travelers now have to deal with all those complicated liquid rules, which are pretty much the worst thing ever. Terrorist or not, there's no forgiving him for that.

Related Stories:
· Airline Plot Was "Publicity Stunt" [The Sun]
· Airport Security coverage [Jaunted]

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Eurovision 2008: We Heart Dustin the Turkey

Where: Belgrade
February 14, 2008 at 9:30 AM | by amandak | 0 Comments

Ah, Eurovision. Such a quirky invention, and the world might not have ABBA if it wasn't for the quirky contest. The 2008 Eurovision scene is starting to heat up, with the semi-final allocations taking place last month. This year's Eurovision will be held in Belgrade with 43 competing nations: San Marino and Azerbaijan are new, but Austria's decided to pull out because they reckon the whole thing's unfair.

And unfair it probably is, but we just love seeing the weird things that countries vote as their best song. In Ireland at the moment, one of the frontrunner candidates is a turkey. Unfortunately not a live turkey that they've taught to sing--that would actually be cool--but this sad looking puppet instead. His name is Dustin and he's from a kid's TV program, and he's our secret tip to be a Eurovision finalist this year. Watch this space.

Related Stories:
· Puppet Gives Two Fingers to Eurovision [news.com.au]
· Eurovision Coverage [Jaunted]