Scottish

Viral Video: “Brave” Finally Gives a Princess a Job

Kara Swisher in Media on June 29, 2011 at 3:35 am PT

Disney animated movie unit Pixar finally comes out with a film in which a female character is at its center and actually has something to do.

Viral Video: Roger Ebert's New/Old Computer-Generated Voice Speaks Volumes

Kara Swisher in News on March 3, 2010 at 2:04 am PT

Here is a remarkable video clip of film critic Roger Ebert showing off his “new” voice in a television interview on the “The Oprah Winfrey Show” yesterday. Ebert has dubbed the new voice “Roger Jr.” That’s because it has been computer-generated using numerous past recordings he has made, from innovative software programming by a Scottish tech outfit called CereProc.

Susan's Last Stand: Internet Phenom Boyle Comes in Second

Kara Swisher in News on June 1, 2009 at 12:13 am PT

The Scottish woman who went from unknown to become the Internet’s most watched video failed to win first place in the final of the television show, “Britain’s Got Talent” this past weekend. Boyle’s chances have been diminishing over the past week, since the British tabloids have been piling on and tarnishing her fairytale reputation, reporting on odd public outbursts by her due to the pressure of her instant stardom online and off.

Susan Boyle Sings Again: "Memory" and a Makeover

Kara Swisher in News on May 25, 2009 at 12:44 am PT

Here are the two answers to the key questions you might have about Susan Boyle’s return appearance on “Britain’s Got Talent” last night: Yes and yes. As in: Did the Scottish singing (and Web) sensation nail it again? And, does she look better? Of course, singing “Memory” from “Cats,” Boyle made it to the finals, which are set to take place next Saturday.

Boyle Then Was as Good as Boyle Today: God Bless the Queen of Online Viral Video

Kara Swisher in News on May 4, 2009 at 5:08 pm PT

Here’s more extraordinary video of Susan Boyle, the Scottish singing sensation. The unknown 47-year-old appears in new online videos unearthed by Scotland’s Daily Record and shot at a 1984 competition at the Fir Park Social Club in Motherwell. She is 22 in these videos, but sings “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” and “The Way We Were” just as well as she did recently on “Britain’s Got Talent.” How much does BoomTown love viral video? Much, in this case.