Videos

As of Mid-2008 many videos have been embedded into the website. These videos are hosted on ---

Google_video (Wiki)

Countries Youtube banned – Turkey, China, Iran, Armenia, Tunisia, Indonesia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, UAE  --> Create Map

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_of_YouTube

color explanation

An expert's guide to YouTube (CNET)

http://www.internetfreedom.org/ - if you know someone in an affected country, you may download and email them the software as
this website will be blocked.

Get Around China's Firewall (Golden Shield)
(Add more Youtube videos)

Hulu

logo

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/03/24/hulu-plans-to-go-international/

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/hulu-working-on-international-streaming-canada-uk-australia-up-first/

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/06/accessing-hulu-pandora-and-other-sites-from-outside-of-the-united-states/

http://ask.metafilter.com/99191/ProxyVPN-services-for-watching-Hulu-outside-of-US

http://www.witopia.net/index.php/support/faq/#willthevpnservice

Youku and Todou

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudou

Youku logo

Watching full screen

2x click - on video

Dailymotion Videowall

Problems

http://gizmodo.com/5243034/hulu-gets-even-harder-to-watch-outside-of-us

http://www.audiblemagic.com/clients-partners/contentsvcs.asp

http://chaos-laboratory.com/2007/08/30/top-31-free-alternatives-to-youtube-video-hosting-sites/

Youtube playlists

Downloading and Watching Videos

Koyote Soft - FREE FLV Converter -

TubeTilla, others...Firefox plugin...

Comparison Of Video Types Available On YouTube: HQ18, HQ22, HQ35, FLV, MP4, HQ, HD, et al. (Rishabh Singha's Blog)

Schema Details

[Video Type]: [Container]; [File Size]; [Ratio]; [Relative Quality]

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   1. Basic / Normal: FLV; 718 KB; 1x; Low
2. HQ18: MP4; 1.4 MB; 2x; Medium
3. HQ22: MP4; 4.5 MB; 6.4x; Very High
4. HQ35: FLV; 2.7 MB; 3.9x; High

What it shows: HQ22 is the highest video quality on YT [at least for this video], using file-size as the parameter for video-quality. It also means that for HQxy,
a higher value of xy doesn’t necessarily mean an increase in video-quality over a lower xy value.

GOM Player

http://code.google.com/apis/earth/ - Google Earth plugin

add video

Bit Torrent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_protocol

uTorrent download

Explain Trackers -- also HowStuffWorks

Insert DVD player w/ USB port example - Philips and USB stick or HD-- watch on TV then.
or connect laptop to TV -- via HDMI best or with VGA-VGA M-M cable

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mininova

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isohunt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steal_This_Film - 32 min, trial - 52 min

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Copy_Bad_Copy - 59 min -- youtube, google

Will I get a virus from torrents? (Yahoo Answers) - What is the safe way to use torrent without catching any virus?

Selection of Youtube users with interesting videos

YouTube - Zuke696's Channel - YouTube - DocumentalesMexico's Channel

Oletheros - Star Wars clips - YouTube - Danni4815162342's Channel

YouTube - Pathiarakos's Videos - YouTube - SHUANGYUEYINGHUO's Videos  - Wild China

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=juanpingz&view=playlists - Chinese civilization videos

PBS (US Public Broadcasting System ~ BBC ~ ABC in Australia)
Full length shows - Empires, Nova

Scientific American Frontiers (Youtube) - Add Chimp Minds, Hydrogen Hopes, Hidden Motives, Cybersenses

View Count Info

What Counts as a View? -- What is a Video View Count on YouTube, Metacafe, Revver, DailyMotion, etc.? (VideoVoo)