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Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue… The Knot is all things weddings. Take a look at these highlights from their video collection.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “Kelli & Scott: French-Quarter Flavor in San Diego, Part I”
All the flavors of New Orleans in San Diego, see how Kelli and Scott tied the knot.
4 min 23 sec

Click here to watch “The Big Island: A Private Paradise”
See one place where your honeymoon will be unforgettable
4 min 9 sec

Click here to watch “Real Weddings: Three Weddings, One Day, Part IV”
Three couples, three different locations, one day. See how they pulled off their unique styles.
4 min 5 sec

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for July 31, 2006:

1. Click here to watch “Windows Vista Speech Recognition Demo Gone Awry”
Dear aunt, let’s set so double the killer delete select all.
2 min

90. Click here to watch “Man skydives with turbine engines strapped to his feet.”
Man skydives with turbine engines strapped to his feet.
3 min

97. Click here to watch “The Not So Merry Go Round”
Saw this coming from a mile away. What did they think was going to happen? Luckily nobody was was seriously injured in this video clip.
50 sec

To watch more top videos, visit Google Video’s Top 100 and Movers and Shakers.

We have long been fans of Gidol here; we feel it’s a super innovative way to use Google Video to create communities and content. The basic premise should sound familiar to anyone who’s seen an ‘Idol’ TV show - people record themselves with a song, upload it, and go head-to-head against another video, with the viewers voting on what they like best. Visit Gidol to see more, and check out some of our favorites below.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “Gidol Promo Video”
What is Gidol? Go to www.googleidol.com to find out more.
3 min 10 sec

Click here to watch “And I Love You (Girl Go Crazy in her Office, Party on)”
Girl is doing Lip-Sync with her webcam at office ! Going wild, party on, everyone goes crazy ! googleidol.com
3 min 59 sec

Click here to watch “Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace”
I really like this song for some reason. This video is what I pictured listening to this song.
4 min 26 sec

Click here to watch “RIVO DREI - Wie Flugzeuge (Clip)”
“Wie Flugzeuge” von RIVO DREI aus ihrem aktuellen Album “Yeah! Jawohl! Und überhaupt.”
3 min 55 sec

Click here to watch “Mikey- Have you met Miss Jones?”
googleidol.com
2 min 33 sec

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for July 27, 2006:

92. Click here to watch “Animusic-Pipe Dream”
From the first Animusic DVD. Pipe Dream has been voted one of the 50 greatest animation projects ever (by 3D World magazine).
3 min 30 sec

96. Click here to watch “Baby Got Book (WhiteboyDJ.com)”
Dan “Southpaw” Smith’s parody of “Baby Got Back” as seen on VH1’s WebJunk www.whiteboydj.com
4 min 22 sec

97. Click here to watch “HL2 Rube Goldberg Device: Reloaded”
Another Rube Goldberg device made using Garry’s Mod for Half-life 2.
1 min 19 sec

To watch more top videos, visit Google Video’s Top 100 and Movers and Shakers.

The Independent Television Festival aims to transfer the inertia of independent film making to the television world. In that spirit, they’ve gathered some of the best independent show pilots. We’ve chosen three as today’s highlighted videos, but there are more to see. And be sure to rate them, so they know which ones you like the best.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for July 26, 2006:

58. Click here to watch “Toothpick & the Microwave”
This is what happens when you put a ToothPick in a Microwave. As seen on Brainiac: Science Abuse.
1 min 14 sec

76. Click here to watch “Paul Schuytema Interview, 1998.”
Shows off Prey and its “Portal Technology”. (25meg)
6 min 1 sec

85. Click here to watch “Flatlife”
Jonas Geirnaert graduation project “FLATLIFE” (2004), selected for Short Films in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2004.
10 min 19 sec

To watch more top videos, visit Google Video’s Top 100 and Movers and Shakers.

Each year, TED gathers some of the world’s most interesting people, all in the name of sharing ideas. This year, they’re sharing those talks with you. Here are a couple of the highlights (including Tony Robbins trying to inspire a crowd of inspiring people), and be sure to check out the full lineup.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “TED Conferences (2006) video”
Ted brings together more than 1,000 thought leaders, movers, and shakers in Monterey, CA every year for four days of learning, laughter, and inspiration.
3 min 4 sec

Click here to watch “TED : Tony Robbins (2006) video”
Tony Robbins is perhaps the world’s best-known motivational speaker. In this talk, he explains how to unlock your true potential, and asks the audience (including Al Gore) for a bit of high-level interaction. [Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA]
22 min 28 sec

Click here to watch “TED : Sir Ken Robinson (2006) video”
Sir Ken Robinson is an influential advocate for the importance of creativity in education. He makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for overhauling our education system. [Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA]
20 min 1 sec

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for July 25, 2006:

22. Click here to watch “Sword Vs Bullet”
www.Vewgle.com - The Google Video Forum A Samurai Sword Vs a 9mm.
2 min 15 sec

78. Click here to watch “REVEILLE”
Salute to Veterans
11 min 30 sec

93. Click here to watch “Voting Machines Whistle Blower”
Stop electronic voting machines
11 min 58 sec

To watch more top videos, visit Google Video’s Top 100 and Movers and Shakers.

Today, in honor of the 37th Comic-Con International, which was held this past weekend at the San Diego Convention Center, we’re going to highlight episodes from the exceptionally popular anime Pokémon.

Comic-Con is the largest comic book and pop culture event in the United States, featuring over 600 hours of programming including Japanese anime. Did you attend? Do you have amazing footage to document your Comic-Con 2006 experience? If so, upload your Comic-Con video on Google Video to share with comic fanatics who couldn’t be there to rub elbows with the Greats such as Ray Bradbury, George R. R. Martin, and Yoshitaka Amano.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for July 24, 2006:

58. Click here to watch “Invisible Board”
This is the “Invisible Board” section of the skate video “Yeah Right!” by Girl/Chocolate. The skaters were filmed skating on green boards, then the boards were edited out.
1 min 46 sec

95. Click here to watch “Furiours Cats”
This is funny video with Cats.
1 min 38 sec

98. Click here to watch “Tiger Woods’ swing in slow motion”
Check out this new Tiger Woods video. It shows Tiger’s swing in extreme slow motion, filmed by a Phantom v5 digital camera which is usually used to film military defense systems.
1 min 32 sec

To watch more top videos, visit Google Video’s Top 100 and Movers and Shakers.

Hot on the trail of cool content, we’ve just posted this week’s new Google Picks. Here are some highlights.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “Zidane headbutt simulation”
Computer simulation of Zidane headbutt. Did Materazzi dive?
37 sec

Click here to watch “Human Beatbox”
Rahzel show of his skills and talks about his profession. so cool. awesome stuff.
4 min 3 sec

Click here to watch “NOVA: Life and Death in the War Zone”
NOVA’s team spent weeks living day and night with the doctors, surgeons, and military staff of the 21st Combat Support Hospital in Iraq
56 min 3 sec

Click here to watch “Giant Girl Doll”
this has gotta be one of the coolest, scariest, creepiest thing i have ever seen…
5 min 8 sec

See the rest of this week’s Google Picks.

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for July 21, 2006:

8. Click here to watch “Biker hit by car and lands on his feet with ninja like smoothness”
This guy gets hit by a car running a red light, lands on his feet and walks around yelling.
1 min 0 sec

17. Click here to watch “Matrix Mouse”
Really Agile Mouse
1 min 3 sec

38. Click here to watch “Crazy Bike”
This was filmed by me in the year 2000 or 2001 in Wuerzburg, Germany, and still i have not seen something like this anywhere. P.S. music by Vanessa Mae
5 min 33 sec

To watch more top videos, visit Google Video’s Top 100 and Movers and Shakers.

It’s been a busy week here in Google Video land… on top of yesterday’s change, today we updated our homepage. Now, when you visit video.google.com, you’ll see a whole new design with more category sections and a Top 10 list (and Movers & Shakers). We hope these changes make it easier for you to find the videos you’re looking for.

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for July 20, 2006:

20. Click here to watch “Celebhead: Britney Spears”
Have you ever wished you could see the world from a celebrity’s point of view? Now you can! Celebhead literally puts you in the head of your favorite pop culture icons
3 min 30 sec

48. Click here to watch “Jumbo Jet vs People on the Beach”
This is video footage of a plane taking off at the Princess Juliana Airport at St Maarten. Look at what happens to the people on the beach.
15 sec

100. Click here to watch “Rich Schefren’s Business Building Presentation”
Watch Rich Schefren discuss the powerful concepts behind his successful business building career.
1 hr 35 min 54 sec

To watch more top videos, visit Google Video’s Top 100 and Movers and Shakers.

Has this ever happened to you?

You’re watching this documentary on monkeys and then halfway through, this monkey does the funniest thing ever. So of course, you want nothing more than to share this hilarious monkey moment with your friends. Now, on Google Video, doing just that is easier than ever.

Now you can email links to specific points inside a video! All you have to do is add the time you’d like to share to the end of a video’s URL. We support hours (h), minutes (m), and seconds (s).

For example, Invisible Board is a 1 min 46 sec long video but I believe the coolest part is at 1 min 26 sec, so all I have to do is add #1m26s to the link I’m going to send to my friends! Just like this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6396990712930217422#1m26s

Here’s another example. Music and the Mind is a really interesting lecture from UCTV, but I don’t want my friends to have to sit through the first half hour to get to the best part. So all I have to do is add #35m24s to the end of the URL and send them this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1267626298712917200#35m24s

Happy sharing!

Learn from SNL’s Mr. Bill, the world’s best loved Play-Doh presence, here on Google Video.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for July 18, 2006:

19. Click here to watch “Steve, are you with me?”
This guy pays to have a fighter pilot make him pass out over and over.
1 min 59 sec

20. Click here to watch “Like a Prayer”
madonna - Like a Prayer
5 min 46 sec

31. Click here to watch “The greatest QVC Ladder Ever”
A stagehand on QVC has an unfortunate on-air accident while climbing a ladder.
49 sec

63. Click here to watch “Skateboarding Dog”
This Bulldog can skate better than most people.
1 min 2 sec

To watch more top videos, visit Google Video’s Top 100 and Movers and Shakers.

Now that you’ve gone out to see “Superman Returns,” take a look at all the behind-the-scenes action with Director Bryan Singer. He’s got a series of his journals on Google Video. Here’s one of our favorites (and be sure to check them all out)!

Today’s Highlighted Video

Click here to watch “Video Journal # 7 - The Call”
Singer to the Rescue! While laboring through another mild-mannered day in Sydney, director Bryan Singer gets a call from a friend in need. Singer takes to the skies and upon landing, finds a dire situation indeed! But have no fear, Bryan rises to the challenge, facing his most gargantuan challenge ever! How will it all end? Who will prevail?! Watch this journal to discover answers to these riveting secrets, and more!
7 min 34 sec

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for July 17, 2006:

9. Click here to watch “The fastest clip you’ll ever see”
Reloading a clip so fast you don’t even see it go back into the gun.
28 sec

10. Click here to watch “Loose Change 2E”
Loose Change it the greatest documentary on 911 watch and you will see what all the buzz is about.
54 min 39 sec

20. Click here to watch “Teddy Bears in Cars”
What a great european stereo commercial. Check out this funny car video and others on http://www.MyCarSucks.Com Web Site.
15 sec

To watch more top videos, visit Google Video’s Top 100 and Movers and Shakers.