YouTube is a great place to see some of the most interesting and hilarious videos on the web. In my experience, many of the best YouTube videos were shown to me either in person, or through various social networks. This is how videos go viral, and YouTube wants your help in bringing more viral videos more »

Google is helping voters find where (exactly) the polls are in their neck of the woods. The link on Google’s search page takes voters to Google Maps where once a home address is entered, Google finds the polling location based on the home address. Voters can’t say they don’t know where to vote. The poll more »

The idea of Reality TV with music has been around since American Idol where people auditioned to be put into the knock out competition where eventually the top prize was a juicy record contract and a nice cash prize. This idea has now moved into the Internet domain (no pun intended) with YouTube, who is now taking auditions for their own Symphony Orchestra.

The idea of an organization having it’s own orchestra is nothing new (it all started with the BBC in 1930) but this is a good example of how the world is becoming more globalized and encouraging anyone to have a go. The idea is that people will film themselves playing parts of the specially selected Symphony (which I will talk about later) to show their talent, as well as one to show their overall personality.