This guy took a trip to ride the Guinness-certified shortest escalator in the world, because, why not? As he says, it’s obviously a thing of beauty and magnificence. The fact that it even exists may be incomprehensible to some, and …

Happy New Year, everyone. Still feeling the effects of a long night of partying? Already broken a resolution? Have you accidentally written “2012″ on a check yet? Are you still writing checks? Forget all of that. Here’s some simple beauty …

Google recently posted an hour-long webinar about Remarketing with Google Analytics. Google launched the feature earlier this year in beta, to help users create remarketing lists based on specific audiences who visit their sites and show interest in products. Google …

Free climber Kevin Jorgeson recently participated in an @Google Talk, to discuss “The Fun Scale”. From the YouTube description: Kevin Jorgeson started climbing at age 12. He hasn’t stopped since. Kevin is known for high level boulder problems and free …

These days, you can hardly go a day without seeing news about patent trolls or some kind of patent litigation plaguing businesses, especially in the technology industry. TED, which has been introducing some very interesting playlists from its numerous talks …

We are all snowflakes – little expertly formed, original creations floating about the world. Except that’s not true. You’re not special. You’re not a snowflake. But real snowflakes are all different (kind of), and fascinating. This video from BytesizeScience shows …

As we told you earlier, South Korean rapper PSY’s global megahit “Gangnam Style” hit one billion total views on YouTube, making it the first video to ever achieve that milestone. It hit 1 billion views shortly after 10 am ET, …

First off, I need to apologize for the pun – low hanging fruit and all. With that aside, Hey! Sexy lady! The biggest sensation to hit YouTube all year has finally crossed the impressive one billion view mark. The megahit …

Vimeo says that their 2012 was amazing, now that they’ve grown to the size of the principality of Liechtenstein. Like most companies, Vimeo has released their 2012 year-in review, which features some interesting user statistics. Mainly, their member base has …

It’s the holiday season, so what better time to remind everyone to STOP BEING SUCH A SCROOGE AND GIVE A LITTLE, JESUS. Or give a little Jesus, I guess. But most importantly, remember that you are much happier when you’re …

Slow-motion, an oversized ninja, horses, fruit, swords, dubstep, swords, FLYING CATS. Why are you not already watching this? Seriously, stop reading this. If you keep reading this I’m just going to gradually turN It iNtO sUPeR aNnOYiNG FAcEBooK gIRL tYPe… …

People will never see eye to eye on every issue, but Jean-Louis Nguyen has attempted to showcase the events of the year that “brought us together”. Unfortunately, it involves a great deal of heartbreak. Still, it’s a pretty powerful video. …

The Westboro Baptist “Church” has been spewing garbage for years, using their constitutionally-protected free speech rights to sling ridiculous, hateful nonsense at everybody from the LGBT community to dead American soldiers. They really don’t discriminate in their hate and are …

YouTube has just jumped into the year-in-review game, unveiling YouTube Rewind, a channel devoted to the top trending videos of the year across multiple categories. “This year, Korean Pop music transcended boundaries and took the world by storm. Cover songs, …

Google has put out a new Webmaster Help video. This time, Matt Cutts shares his biggest surprise of the year for the web spam team. “I would probably say the sheer number of people who continued to be snookered by …

Stephen Colbert recently participated in an @Google Talk, speaking one on one with Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. The interview was initially broadcast live on YouTube, but now the company has posted the full recording for all to view. Colbert stopped …

Quick, get in the van. There’s no time to explain. Quick, come with me. There’s no time to explain. You’re in danger. There’s no time to explain. Seriously, it seems like it may be the most overused line in cinema. …

Google has posted a 30-minute hangout discussing the new YouTube design. Four Googlers discuss the changes and answer user-submitted questions. As with most redesigns of major products, there has been a fair amount of backlash from users about the changes. …

YouTube has just announced a new feature that makes it easier for video creators to share their videos with a message. Starting today, creators can now customize the text that follows your shared videos around – both on YouTube and …

Thanks, Colbert Report. Thank you for this wonderful brew of two great shows. Thank you for getting the cast of Downton Abbey to participate. And most importantly, thank you for getting Lord Grantham to say “mo money, mo quandaries.” If …

Sure, you could download an app to make you more productive, or you could promise yourself that you’re going to try harder to get things done. You could even get a bunch of other little things done before tackling your …