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Queen Rania spoofs Letterman's Top 10 while accepting award at YouTube Live (video)
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Accepting the first ever YouTube Visionary Award via taped message, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah spoofed the famous Top 10 format from US comedian Dav...
YouTube Live! (But Dead on Arrival)
mashable.com - 11/24/2008
YouTube Live! (But Dead on Arrival)
— mashable.com — The king of Web video is finally set to join the live video realm today. In 30 minutes, YouTube Live will introduce a mix of real-time concert footage with that of “YouTuberati” such as LisaNova , Tay Zonday (Mr. “ Chocolate Rain ”), “ Fred ,” Chad ... (more) YouTube Live! (But Dead on Arrival)

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Q&A: YouTube's CMO Goes 'Live'
adweek.com - 11/22/2008
Q&A: YouTube's CMO Goes 'Live'
— adweek.com — -By Kenneth Hein, Brandweek On Saturday YouTube will stream its first live event. YouTube Live will be held in San Francisco at 5 p.m. The event is meant to reflect the scale and diversity of content on YouTube. Internet born stars like Soulja Boy and ... (more) Q&A: YouTube's CMO Goes 'Live'

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Is YouTube the Next Google?
readwriteweb.com - 11/23/2008
Is YouTube the Next Google?
— readwriteweb.com — Anything that can be a video will be a video During the Web 2.0 Summit recently, the Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, pointed out that one of the reasons the world is no longer the same is YouTube. For better or worse, said Mr. Newsom, we ... (more) Is YouTube the Next Google?

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Queen Rania Explains Why She’s On YouTube
Podcasting News — Accepting the first ever YouTube Visionary Award via taped message, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah spoofed the famous Top 10 format from US comedian David Letterman to explain why she launched this channel. Rania announced earlier in the year that she’d be vlogging at YouTube in order to encourage a global dialog to dismantle stereotypes of the Muslims and Arab world.

Queen Rania, A Vision And a YouTube Visionary [NewTeeVee Station]
GigaOM Network — When you think of online video, sweeping social change and royalty probably aren’t the first two things that come to mind. But thanks to a real, actual Queen setting out to bring the citizens of world a little closer together, that — and a lot of other things — may change sooner than we think. Her Majesty Queen Rania al Abdullah of ...

Queen Rania Proves a Glimmer of Transparency in the Middle East
Advertising Age - Homepage — Queen Rania Proves a Glimmer of Transparency in the Middle East The Jordanian Monarch Is a Rare Instance of Authority Opening Up Posted by Saadi Alkouatli on 03.23.09 @ 04:37 PM In a region where leaders are not interested in freedom of speech, and women rarely appear publicly in the political arena, the last thing you'd expect is a dynamic young Arab queen broadcasting herself and her message on YouTube . Enter Queen Rania . She recently launched a Vlogging channel on YouTube intended to open dialogue and change global stereotypes about Arabs and Muslims. What a revolutionary way for a head of state to address the whole world! Not only was ...

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