7 posts and columns on Will.i.am

Viral Video: "Hell No, You Can't" (Except He Did)

in News on March 28, 2010 at 2:30 pm PT

It’s hard to explain this riveting mashup video, so you should just watch it. In a nutshell: A mashup of Will.i.am’s “Yes We Can” online video from the primaries, and Republican Rep. John Boehner screaming on the floor of the House, referring to the Obama administration’s health-care bill, “Hell no, you can’t!” As it turned out: Yes, he did.

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CES: Introducing the Obama iPod Dock

in News on January 12, 2009 at 10:10 am PT

When the popularity of Barack Obama meets the popularity of iPod speaker docks, you get…an Obama iPod speaker dock. But Taiwan-based Ozaki, the company behind the dancing President-elect, didn’t stop there. The Obama dock is part of its iMini line, which fuses the technology of an iPod dock, radio, alarm and speakers–and fuzzy fabric.

Yes We Can (Um, Can't We?)

in News on January 5, 2009 at 12:32 am PT

President-Elect Barack Obama arrived in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, which was the first step in what is likely to be one of the most historic inaugural events in American history. The Obamas arrived Saturday and took up residence at the Hay-Adams Hotel, right across Lafayette Park from the White House, which was caught better than any news footage I saw by a tourist with a video camera and posted quickly online. So begins the YouTube Presidency.

Video Scenes From YouTube Live: Obama Girl, Chad Hurley and Free Hugs

in News on November 24, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Here’s a video I did while attending YouTube Live on Saturday–well, live–at the Herbst Pavilion at the Fort Mason Center, right on the San Francisco Bay. The last time I had attended a big tech industry event here, it was the launch of Windows 97 from Microsoft–which was quite a different scene than this entertaining but freaky show, in which online celebrities jumped a little shakily into the analog word.

Obama Girl, Fred, the Movie Reenactment Guy and Other Online Phenoms at YouTube Live

in News on November 21, 2008 at 1:40 am PT

This weekend, YouTube is going analog, showing off a bunch of the freaky people who have become online phenoms, at YouTube Live, its “first ever official live community celebration.” Taking place in San Francisco on Saturday, BoomTown and thousands more are going. And, frankly, I am not sure I want to meet some of these folks, including the truly warped Fred Figglehorn (the No. 1 most subscribed channel in YouTube history), Obama Girl and Brandon Hardesty, the guy who does movie reenactments. Will I be shooting online video? Oh, yes, my fellow freaks.

The Beam Me Up, Scotty Hologram on CNN: Cool or Creepy?

in News on November 5, 2008 at 5:15 am PT

BoomTown has finally gotten used to the silly gee-gaws television networks use on election night, like touchscreen maps and drawing all over the screen and jump-up numbers. But one used by cable network CNN last night–a hologram of a various people beamed into the studio to look like they were right there with Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper–was downright freaky.

Top 10 Online Geekiest Celebrities

in News on July 23, 2008 at 3:58 pm PT

At its EconCeleb conference in Hollywood today, ContentNext released its list of the most influential and innovative of online celebrities today. It is an interesting and varied list, that includes every one from powerhouse Oprah (pictured here, of course!) to the bisexual sprite, Tila Tequila.