People of the Web

Videos in this Playlist

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   Death Defying Physics

   from Yahoo! News

   2:51 | 2,742 views

   MIT professor Walter Lewin risks life and limb to teach his students science. His lectures are a hit online.

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   ReputationDefender

   from Yahoo! News

   2:58 | 1,945 views

   When your online identity has been tarnished, Reputation Defender will help you clean it up.

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   Internet Rock Star

   from Yahoo! News

   3:41 | 1,455 views

   It's the dream of thousands: quit the boring job and become a rock star. Jonathan Coulton did it, and thanks to his talent and web savvy he's become the godfather of geek rock.

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   Zombies, Ninjas and Swamp Things

   from Yahoo! Tech

   3:09 | 1,568 views

   Move over Hollywood! There are new special effects masters in the movie business. Using stuff they could find in the backyard shed, the team at Indy Mogul teaches hometown movie makers to create ghouls and beasts on a backyard budget.

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   Custom Love Songs

   from Yahoo! News

   2:41 | 1,484 views

   Brian Alex was just scraping by as a musician until he came up with the idea for the $25,000 love song.

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   I'm Mortified!

   from Yahoo! News

   2:31 | 1,099 views

   People's most embarrassing moments end up on the Internet as the man who started the show-and-tell show "Mortified" brings the production to his website.

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   Enemy of the State?

   from Yahoo! News

   3:27 | 1,280 views

   Once an FBI suspect, Hasan Elahi now does the FBI a favor by monitoring himself every minute of the day, putting his entire life online for all to see.

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   One Click, One Life Saved

   from Yahoo! News

   2:08 | 1,304 views

   Malaria kills millions of children each year. But with the help of a bed net, you can protect them from this killer. Donate a bed net at Malarianomore.org and save a life... in just one click.

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   Can a Soccer Ball Change the World?

   from Yahoo! News

   2:32 | 1,298 views

   Steffan Tubbs and Trevor Slavick think soccer is the only universal language. So, they've started a group that gives new soccer balls to needy children all over the world. Donate a ball to the group at littlefeet.com.

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    The Year in Web Video

    from Yahoo! News

    5:04 | 1,480 views

    Americans watched a staggering 100 billion Web videos in 2007. From 'The Landlord' to 'Chocolate Rain,' we look back at some of the best (and worst).