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Wife says 'Kony 2012' director suffers from psychosis

Last updated Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 10:37am

SAN DIEGO -- The wife of the film director who made a wildly popular video about brutal African warlord Joseph Kony says her husband has been diagnosed with brief reactive psychosis and is expected to stay in the hospital for weeks.

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(DAVE MARTIN/The Associated Press) Campaign buttons for Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain are seen on sale as he campaigned in Talladega, Ala., Friday, Oct. 28, 2011.

New Cain Internet ad shines focus on viral videos

Beth Fouhy The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 4:13pm

NEW YORK — Before Smoking Man, there was Obama Girl. And who can forget Jib Jab?

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(WILFREDO LEE/The Associated Press) In this Oct. 1, 2011 photo, a Netflix DVD envelope and Netflix on-screen television menu are shown in Surfside, Fla. Netflix’s CEO says it’s abandoning its widely panned decision to separate its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming accounts.

Netflix kills plan to split off DVD rentals

Peter Svensson The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 10, 2011 - 2:50pm

NEW YORK — Netflix generates more head-scratching plot twists than a cheap B-movie.

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Surveillance videos help police, but victims feel victimized a second time

Ihosvani Rodriguez Sun Sentinel

Last updated Monday, October 3, 2011 - 8:48am

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The 76-year-old snowbird wasn't planning on landing on the Internet that morning.

Paul Spates woke up at 5:15 a.m. on April 9 for his daily walk along the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk. Somewhere between New York and Fillmore streets, he became the victim of a severe beating and robbery that was caught on video.

Much to his embarrassment and dismay, Spates' attack is now eternalized on the Internet. He found out how much so when he returned to his home in Massachusetts earlier this summer and learned that nearly everyone at his senior center had already watched it.

"All you have to do is Google the words 'Paul' 'Spates' 'Hollywood' and it's there," he said recently.

With the proliferation of surveillance cameras everywhere, videos like these quickly are becoming an effective crime-fighting tool for law enforcement. But as police use them with increased frequency, more victims are saying they feel conflicted between the importance of seeking justice versus having their crimes shown repeatedly to the public.

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Scott Davis, a sheriffs deputy in Cumberland County, Tenn., created and hosts the online series "The Missing." Hes shown, at left, with "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh, with whom he developed a NASCAR program to aid missing children. (SHNS photo courtesy Knoxville News-Sentinel)

Missing children the focus of online video series

Natalie Neysa Alund, Scripps Howard News Service Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Friday, July 1, 2011 - 2:43pm

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- When teenage runaway Lara Snyder bumped into Scott Davis in the Cumberland County Justice Center lobby, she didn't recognize him.

"You probably don't know me," Davis recalled telling the 15-year-old girl who'd been missing for months and recently returned home to her mother's Crossville, Tenn., residence.

But as Davis spoke, the teen's eyes grew big.

"I know your voice," Davis said Lara told him. "You're the guy who did the show on me on the Internet. I watched it while I was running. I didn't think anybody cared."

By day, Davis works for the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office as the sex offender registry compliance officer.

By night, he runs an international online series in an attempt to gain exposure for missing children throughout not only Tennessee, but the world. The program, "The Missing," broadcasts on the Internet via YouTube and is shared with similar sites, including Facebook.

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Daniel Tosh hosts “Tosh.0” on Comedy Central.

'Tosh.0' turns Internet videos into laughs, cash

Los Angeles Times, Meg James

Last updated Monday, March 14, 2011 - 1:23pm

LOS ANGELES -- Comedy Central might be the first TV network to make money from the Internet.

The cable television network's newest hit, "Tosh.0," attracts 4 million viewers an episode, even more than who watch Comedy Central's signature programs "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report."

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