Justin Bieber YouTube channel hacked - video redirects to 'One Man; One Jar'

The world's largest video sharing website, YouTube, appears to have been hacked this evening - as viewers who frequent the videos of teen singer Justin Bieber find themselves bombarded with hate messages and redirected to the infamous, pornographic and cult-followed video known as 'One Man; One Jar'.

Popular videos, such as Bieber's song 'Baby', have been obscured by pop-up windows that profess hate messages to all who wish to view.

Perhaps even funnier, the video for 'One Time' included a redirection to the webpage containing the video 'One Man; One Jar'.

Some of the errors and hacks appear to have been fixed by the website's administrators - for whom the time is 6:30 in the morning.

Furthermore, when visiting the page for 'Baby', viewers are presented with a pop-up window that reads:

BREAKING NEWS: Justin bieber died in a horrific car accident earlier thismorning, please visit the CNN homepage for more info

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Will Google fight back with so-called "Facebook killer"?

In something of an internet born rumor, news over the launch of a new Facebook search product have sparked speculation that internet search market leader Google may fight back and encroach on Facebook's territory in social networking with what has been dubbed the 'Facebook killer'.

Google, a posterchild of the internet 2.0 era, has been around since the dot-com bubble. It survived the burst, and now it hopes to make it well into what is becoming known as 'Web 3.0' - the next generation in the evolution of the internet.

Facebook, which was only launched in 2004 by Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg (pictured), has already taken the number two spot on Alexa's list of the world's top trafficked websites, and looks to be the likely suitor to Google's crown.

When it was recently announced that Facebook would launch an "Open Graph Search" feature, tech industry watchers speculated upon a Google retaliation - which may include the fabled 'Facebook killer'.

Google's forays into the dark world of social networking, now dominated by Zuckerberg and his goons, have thus far been unsuccessful, and it would seem that resistance is futile against the huge growth of the company - which is said to have revenues approaching one billion dollars.

However, Google isn't giving up without a fight. The company still remains the number one search engine, despite formidable competition from bigger companies such as Microsoft.

This isn't to say that everything Google does has been a runaway success, however. The company's other ventures have been only marginal successes, and the company has thus far struggled to separate its revenue model from the old search ads the company displays alongside results.

YouTube, a 2006 YouTube purchase, has been - despite its unrivaled popularity and dominance within online video - a financial nightmare for the company. The video sharing site has yet to turn a profit.

Could this be the beginning of Facebook's reign as the top internet brand? Maybe. But one thing is for sure: one side is surely about to meet its programmer.

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In major copyright law twist, YouTube/Google tastes victory in Viacom lawsuit

In an extraordinarily well greeted triumph in terms of copyright for YouTube, Google - the website's parent company - has won over media giant Viacom in a billion-dollar lawsuit that was filed over clips containing the company's copyrighted content.

The justice system, which has effectively saved YouTube from economic and legal ruin, ruled based on summary judgement - dismissing Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit against the internet giant.

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Pakistan blocks YouTube, Facebook

'Sacrilegious content' was cited as the reason for the blocking of social networking site, Facebook earlier this year, and today video sharing site YouTube was given similar reason today in Pakistan.

YouTube, one of the most popular internet destinations to date, has been blocked by the Pakistani Government - in part because of depictions of the Profit Mohammed.

The blocking is part of a growing program that aims to block sites that conflict with the religious beliefs of Pakistan's Muslim population - which forbid depiction of any sort of the Profit Mohammed.

Likewise, access to photo sharing site, Flickr, and collaborative encyclopedia, Wikipedia, was also put on hold.

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Why hasn't this thing gone viral yet?

It was a few weeks ago that this video was brought to my attention. There are so many questions asked but unanswered by this video. One of mine - how has this not gone completely viral. By all means, enjoy.



My personal favorite is when he stands up. The sight is really quite something.

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