Don't blame YouTube, MySpace for teen beating video
A sheriff targets YouTube and MySpace after teens beat up a girl on tape.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.04.08
YouTube Awards: "Chocolate Rain," and a happy kid
Like "America's Funniest Home Videos," but with computers.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.03.21
Virginia schools' Web scandalette: "Get over it, kid!"
A school administrator's wife scolds a student for complaining that school was not shut down during a snowstorm. Her message was caught on tape.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.23
Unclear if latest YouTube craze has deep sociological meaning
A Japanese teenager who might not really be either Japanese or a teenager wins millions of viewers with cutesy, subtly sexual, surreal, mainly pointless videos. Discuss.
2008.01.18
How to power an iPod with an onion (not really)
Can you make a speaker system from a paper plate and a penny? Meet a YouTuber who puts up fake "hacks" so realistic you want to try them yourself.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.11.21
Meet Hulu, NBC and News Corp.'s answer to YouTube
Big media firms finally choose a name for their effort to take on Web video-sharing companies.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.29
YouTube to run ads on videos: Will it pay you and me?
YouTube will "overlay" commercials on top of its videos. Will it share revenues with people who submit popular clips?
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.22
Colbert and Stewart are called to testify in the YouTube suit
Google wants the two comedians to take part in Viacom's copyright infringement case against the video-sharing firm.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.14
GOP front-runners reconsider the YouTube debate
Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani say they'll try to answer people's questions if CNN and YouTube schedule their debate after fundraising season.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.30
YouTube's copyright checker: Soon, no more Colbert
A Google lawyer says the company will soon implement technology to verify that videos posted on YouTube aren't infringing on media firms' copyrights.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.29
Is Sony's Crackle video site attracting real talent?
You can find some great stuff -- and a lot of terrible stuff -- on the video site Sony says can make you a star.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.16

Farhad Manjoo is a Salon staff writer covering technology and tech culture. He lives in San Francisco.

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