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I buy gas. You buy gas. We all buy gas. Thus, today’s highlighted videos will be useful for all of us. How Stuff Works enlightens us on why gas prices are high, how to be more fuel-efficient, and how spiffy hybrid cars work.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “Why are gas prices so high?”
Why are gas prices so high?
1 min 57 sec

Click here to watch “How Fuel Efficiency Works”
How Fuel Efficiency Works
1 min 50 sec

Click here to watch “hybrid-car-prius”
How Hybrid Cars Work
1 min 11 sec

New videos appearing on the Google Video Movers & Shakers list for August 31, 2006:

44 (US). Click here to watch “Girl takes pic of herself every day for three years”
Girl takes pic of herself every day for three years
1 min 7 sec

50 (US). Click here to watch “Fredryk Phox Mirror Video”
This is hilarious, weird and classic..I love you FREDRYK!
1 min 39 sec

59 (FR). Click here to watch “Smack The Pony - Bikini Line, Relay race, Dog reportage, Waterfest”
Smack The Pony is the acclaimed International Emmy award-winning all female sketch show, starring Sally Phillips, Doon MacKichan and Fiona Allen. Smack the Pony is a show that consistently hits the mark with its knowing comment, a sense of satire as well as silliness and sharp observations of modern life its off-the-wall sketches, physical comedy and surreal vignettes.
3 min 22 sec

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Get access to Access Hollywood here on Google Video!

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “”Idlewild” Premiere”
We’re at the premiere of the highly acclaimed film, “Idlewild,” with Andre 3000, Big Boi and Terrence Howard.
3 min 24 sec

Click here to watch “Usher hits Broadway!”
Usher takes to the stage, starring in the Broadway musical, “Chicago!”
3 min 21 sec

Click here to watch “Access Interview: Ben Affleck”
Ben Affleck is back on the big screen, starring opposite Adrian Brody and Diane Lane in “Hollywoodland.”
5 min 44 sec

New videos appearing on the Google Video Movers & Shakers list for August 30, 2006:

1 (US). Click here to watch “OutFOXed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism (Interviews) [fox news, FNC, media]”
Outfoxed examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News, have been running a “race to the bottom” in television news.
49 min

4 (US). Click here to watch “Race car tyre finds its way home”
Race car tyre finds its way home
44 sec

16 (France). Click here to watch “Hallucination Movie”
Just follow the instructions at the start of the movie. Full screen is better but try to get it as big as possible. Look away at the end when it says look away.
2 min

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The end of summer signals the return of the shows you love…

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “New Desperate Housewives Video!”
The new season of Desperate Housewives returns on Sunday, September 24th.
1 min 1 sec

Click here to watch “Dancing With the Stars”
Everybody’s Doing it!
31 sec

Click here to watch “Dancing With the Stars - New Season!”
Even the Neighbors are Doing It!
31 sec

New videos appearing on the Google Video Movers & Shakers list for August 29, 2006:

1 (US). Click here to watch “Condom Advert”
A embaracing condom advert featuring flavored condoms.
54 sec

7 (US). Click here to watch “Awesome Police Dog Training Footage@www.on9now.com”
Awesome Police Dog Training Footage @ www.on9now.com
1 min 31 sec

10 (US). Click here to watch “[Fun] Chinese Kungfu”
[Fun] Chinese Kungfu
1 min 30 sec

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Instead of reviewing the movies, these critics rate the trailers to help you decide whether or not it’ll be worth it to spend $20 for a movie ticket and bucket of popcorn.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “GHOST RIDER - Trailer Trashers Review”
Trailer Trashers review the trailers, not the movies so you don’t have to waste your $$. Get the scoop on the all the latest movie trailers from your favorite Hollywood trailer critics
5 min 14 sec

Click here to watch “Quincenera - Trailer Trashers Review”
Why see the movie when the trailer is free?
6 min 25 sec

Click here to watch “Jet Li’s Fearless - Trailer Trashers Review”
Starring: Jet Li
5 min 34 sec

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for August 28, 2006:

42. Click here to watch “Soldier Head Twist”
This guy can turn his head completely backwards and see what’s behind him.
25 sec

74. Click here to watch “Boeing 747 Facing Extreme Cross Wind”
Boeing 747 Facing Extreme Cross Wind - Awesome video!!!
17 sec

100. Click here to watch “Face Dancer - Weird and funny !!”
Guy able to move every muscle of his face, with the music !
25 sec

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Greetings super Google Video Blog audience!

I’ve been sharing videos with you for almost a year now and I’ve enjoyed every single moment. I’m just writing to let you know that today, I’m enjoying my blogging duties even more so than usual because I get to share with you what I believe to be is one of the best choreographed music videos ever: Ok Go’s “Here It Goes Again”. Rate it, comment on it, and let me know you feel the same way about this too-awesome-for-words video.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “OK Go - Here It Goes Again”
OK Go, Dancing on Treadmills
3 min 4 sec

Click here to watch “OK Go - Do What You Want”
“Do What You Want” from OK Go’s second album, Oh No. This video was directed by Olivier Gondry in Los Angeles, where life is a non-stop party
3 min 6 sec

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

28. Click here to watch “80s ISUZU GEMINI TV advertistment”
TV adv of ISUZU Gemini, note that all were not computer graphic, those cars were really ‘flying’ in the air!
3 min 36 sec

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Here at Google, we’re lucky enough to hear and learn from exceptional speakers who all have several things in common: they’re bright, they’re hard-working, and they’ve all done something to change the world for the better. With Google Video, we can share these inspiring talks with you.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “”The Age of Fallibility” - George Soros speaks at Google”
George Soros is the author of eight books including The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror (2006). His other books include The Bubble of American Supremacy (2002); George Soros on Globalization (2002); The Alchemy of Finance (1987); Opening the Soviet System (1990); Underwriting Democracy (1991); Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve (1995); The Crisis of Global Capitalism: Open Society Endangered (1998); and Open Society: Reforming Global Capitalism (2000). His articles and essays on politics, society, and economics regularly appear in major newspapers and magazines around the world.
1 hr 1 min 59 sec

Click here to watch “”All Marketers are Liars” - Seth Godin speaks at Google”
Seth Godin is the author of six bestsellers, including Permission Marketing, an Amazon Top 100 bestseller for a year and a Fortune Best Business Book. His newest book, All Marketers are Liars, has already made the Amazon Top 100 and has inspired its own blog. Seth is also a renowned speaker, and was recently chosen as one of “21 Speakers for the Next Century” by Successful Meetings Magazine and is consistently rated among the best speakers by the audiences he addresses. Seth was founder and CEO of Yoyodyne, an interactive direct marketing company, which Yahoo! acquired in late 1998.
48 min 1 sec

Click here to watch “Jane Goodall speaks at Google”
Although it was unheard of for a woman to venture into the wilds of the African forest, the trip meant the fulfillment of Jane Goodall’s childhood dream. Jane’s work in Tanzania would prove more successful than anyone had imagined. In 1977, Jane founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation to provide ongoing support for field research on wild chimpanzees. Today, the mission of the Jane Goodall Institute is to advance the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment for all living things.
1 hr 11 min 18 sec

New videos appearing on the Google Video Movers & Shakers list for August 24, 2006:

3 (US). Click here to watch “Everybody Dance”
Hidden camera video of an Air Force Cadet dancing in his room when he thinks nobody is looking
3 min 43 sec

6 (US). Click here to watch “Monkey kung fu”
Monkey kung fu
25 sec

34 (SP). Click here to watch “China Adoption Gotcha Day”
This is the video from our Chinese daughter’s adoption day in China (also known as Gotcha Day).
4 min 40 sec

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Say bye bye to summer re-runs. I’ve always found that you can count on Fox for exceptional writing and ingenious direction. This fall, they’ve added a slick, new political thriller to their solid line-up. Fox introduces Vanished where “nothing is as it seems. Everyone is a suspect. Everyone has a secret. And no one is safe.” Watch the series premiere here on Google Video.

Today’s Highlighted Video

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for August 23, 2006:

27. Click here to watch “XTREMA 2 SHOTGUN DEMO”
This is a demonstration of the XTREMA 2 Shotgun. This video is unbelievable.
3 min 19 sec

52. Click here to watch “Incredible Warrior Tricks”
Rank 13 Warrior Swifty from Darkspear revealing all his amazing tricks to beat any of the best of each class.
20 min 46 sec

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What would you find if you snuck a peek inside Jay-Z’s computer?

Today’s Highlighted Videos

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for August 22, 2006:

24. Click here to watch “Kabaret Moralnego Niepokoju - Jak wyrywac’ lachony”
S’wietny skecz z Opola
16 min

50. Click here to watch “If Drugs Were Legal”
A must see docu drama about what would happen to the world if drugs were legalized
1 hr

64. Click here to watch “Counter Struck”
Counter Struck High Definition. Funny Counter Strike movie. 7 min

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If you’re starting college for the first time this year, you can leave the doe-in-the-headlights look at home with these neat, MTV-style videos from theU. Learn from the students themselves as they introduce you to life at a particular school. Don’t see your college below? Search for it here.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “theU (www.theU.com) - Columbia University Campus Tour”
MTV-style college video tour of Columbia University. Created for students, by students, theU presents college life, uncensored. The video is hosted by Kristin Kreuk from The WB’s “Smallville.”
12 min 14 sec - $1.99

Click here to watch “theU (www.theU.com) - University of Miami Campus Tour”
MTV-style college video tour of the University of Miami. Created for students, by students, theU presents college life, uncensored. The video is hosted by Kristin Kreuk from The WB’s “Smallville.”
11 min 17 sec - $1.99

Click here to watch “theU (www.theU.com) - NYU Campus Tour”
MTV-style college video tour of New York University. Created for students, by students, theU presents college life, uncensored. The video is hosted by Greg Smith from The WB’s “Everwood.”
9 min 55 sec - $1.99

New videos appearing on the Google Video Movers & Shakers list for August 21, 2006:

1 (US). Click here to watch “How Paintballs Are Made - DiscoveryChannel”
Goes through the entire process of how paintballs are made.
5 min

2 (US). Click here to watch “Auto stop”
Funny clip
25 sec

3 (Hungary). Click here to watch “Awakenings techno party in gashouder Amsterdam netherlands”
Awakenings techno party in gashouder Amsterdam netherlands www.awakenings.nl rocco veenboer beste dj’s
4 min

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Independent films and television are created with hard work, dedication, and a passion for the arts. The outcome is rich, refreshing, and on Google Video. Today we’ve highlighted the unique winners of the Independent TV Festival.

Today’s Highlighted Videos

Click here to watch “Best Reality Program from the Independent Television Festival 2006″
A recovering alcoholic is on an unusual mission to reconnect with himself.
23 min

Click here to watch “Best Comedy Program from the Independent Television Festival 2006″
Welcome to the wonderful world of an infomercial production company…run by a fourth grade school teacher.
28 min

Click here to watch “Best Directing Award Winner from the Independent Television Festival 2006″
The continuing story of Bob & Lorena Meagher, an attractive, happy, all-American couple living a lifestyle of unbridled sexual deviance during the “Camelot” years of the early 1960s.
28 min

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

43. Click here to watch “Evidencias de irregularidades en 7 distritos electorales”
Este video muestra evidencias de irregularidades presentadas durante el reconteo de los votos de la elección presidencial en México en los estados de Baja California, Durango, México, Morelos, Nuevo León y Veracruz. Este reconteo fue ordenado por el Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación en el mes de agosto de 2006.
7 min 21 sec

43. Click here to watch “Evidencias de irregularidades en 7 distritos electorales”
Este video muestra evidencias de irregularidades presentadas durante el reconteo de los votos de la elección presidencial en México en los estados de Baja California, Durango, México, Morelos, Nuevo León y Veracruz. Este reconteo fue ordenado por el Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación en el mes de agosto de 2006.
7 min 21 sec

70. Click here to watch “Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown”
Charlie Brown is on the run from the Peanuts Gang after the Great Pumpkin puts a bounty on his head in this wild animated student short by Jim Reardon.
3 min 19 sec

83. Click here to watch “Myth Busters - Breaking Glass With Human Voice”
Adam and Jamie test if it’s really possible to break glass with the human voice!
16 min 28 sec

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