Watch the official video for “Pork and Beans” from Weezer starring some familiar YouTube faces. New Self-Titled “Red Album” out June 3rd, 2008!

Weezer understand one of the easiest way to go viral on YouTube and across the Web is to make multiple references to videos gone viral before. Check out the band’s latest video above, “Pork and Beans”.

What is going to happen to Youtube in the future…? Will Youtube become Googified…?

washingtonpost.com

Anyone who watches a Barack Obama video on YouTube now has the option of donating directly to his campaign.

The campaign activated the Google Checkout option on all of its YouTube videos on Tuesday, meaning viewers can make donations from $15 to $1,000. Checkout allows online shoppers (or in this case, voters) to create a single login for all online purchases (or donations).

The Obama campaign is the only presidential campaign currently allowing the Checkout option on its YouTube videos.

Since hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions of people regularly view Obama’s YouTube productions, the Checkout option is a no-brainer: People watch the video, like what they see, and are compelled to immediately donate.

We first noticed the Checkout option on Obama’s new ad airing in Montana, called “Achieve.”

Obama says in part: “It’s about you and your struggles, and helping you achieve the American Dream. We can not afford to wait. The American people are ready for change. … On June 3rd, we will not just win Montana, we will change this country, and we’re going to change the world.”

Obama is currently the only presidential candidate airing ads in Montana.

– Ed O’Keefe

The Philippine Star

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro has belittled fugitive Marine Capt. Nicanor Faeldon’s appearance in a taped interview posted on YouTube, the popular video sharing site on the Internet, saying the officer’s claim does not reflect the sentiment of the entire Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Instead, Teodoro believes Faeldon’s appearance in the four-part video, was only meant to protect himself while he is on the run.

“You know if a person is on the run, afoul of the law, you know he’ll use asymmetric means to protect himself and perhaps the captain – if that is truly him – has nothing else to do but that,” he said.

Teodoro said Faeldon’s statement on the video does not influence soldiers, because the fugitive officer’s credibility within the organization has suffered a lot.

“He is not a credible spokesman for the sentiments of our soldiers. I do not think he wields any influence in the Armed Forces of the Philippines at all,” Teodoro said.

Faeldon said in the interview that he would not accept any offer for pardon from the government, particularly from President Arroyo because she does not have the mandate to grant pardon due to questions on the legitimacy of her presidency.

The Marine captain, who is also facing charges for the failed 2003 Oakwood mutiny said in the interview that he is against armed means of instituting changes in the government, as uniting the country should not involve the use of arms and violence.

Faeldon, who went missing at the height of the Nov. 29 Manila Peninsula standoff, said there are still non-violent means of pursuing reforms that should be taken instead of rising up in arms.

The fugitive junior officer has been the subject of military and police manhunt operations since the Manila Pen siege. A P1 million bounty has been offered for his capture. – James Mananghaya

YouTube – You What?

Have you heard about YouTube.com? Maybe you are scratching your head, wondering, “What is it”?

Is it, a catchy name for a catchy service?

Is it a marketing tool?

Is it a website for novice filmmakers?

The answer is yes, yes, yes and then some. You see, YouTube is many things to many people, depending on how they use it and their purposes for its use. You can define the website’s purpose traditionally as:

“YouTube.com is one of the many Web 2.0 sites popping up on the Web. It is a “video sharing” website.”

However, YouTube.com, like many Web 2.0, sites is much more than a site allowing individuals to share video clips. It is a place for public commentary, a place where people can review the latest and greatest info products, a place where people can network and share common interests, goals, and opportunities.

The best part? YouTube.com is not too complicated to use, driving away hordes of novice users. In fact, the opposite is true. YouTube.com is easy to master. This website allows just about anyone to sign up for an account, upload, share video clips, and view other people’s video clips.