Elizabeth Cambage lifts Australia's Olympic spirits with slam dunk against Russia (VIDEO)

Australia's Elizabeth Cambage has become the first woman to slam dunk at an Olympics, unofficially at least.

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Australian center Elizabeth Cambage (C) vies with Russian centre Irina Osipova (L) with Liz Jackson (top R) standing by during the women's preliminary round group A basketball match of the London 2012 Olympic Games Russia vs. Australia on August 3, 2012 at the basketball arena in London. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

Australia's Elizabeth Cambage has become the first woman to slam dunk at an Olympics, unofficially at least.

Freya PetersenJuly 20, 2012 07:22

Meet Michelle Jenneke, the Australian hurdling teen with a 'sexy' warm-up routine (VIDEO)

Australia has itself another favorite world-class hurdler, Michelle Jenneke, who's making a name for herself with a "sexy" warm-up routine.

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Michelle Jenneke (L) and Brooke Stratton compete in the Womens Under 20 100m Hurdles Final during day three of the Australian Junior Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on March 12, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Ryan Pierse/AFP/Getty Images)

Australia has itself another favorite world-class hurdler, who's making a name for herself with a "sexy" warm-up routine who's that has to be seen to be believed.

Online videos in China will be subject to more censorship, government regulators say

Faine GreenwoodJuly 11, 2012 10:48

China's infamous Internet censorship is getting worse, and now popular online TV shows are feeling the heat. According to a BBC report, Chinese video websites must pre-screen and censor all original online content - or face the consequences.

North Korea has a YouTube channel?

Adam Taylor, Business Insider July 10, 2012 15:07

One interesting element of modern North Korea is the tentative steps that the country has taken to embrace the online world. Take, for example, the flash-heavy website released earlier this year (that used a $15 template), or the official (though curiously unverified) Twitter account. Perhaps its unsurprising then, that the country has had its own YouTube channel since 2010, with a good number of videos posted every day.

News DeskMarch 31, 2012 22:51

'Charlie bit my finger' earns $500,000 in 5 years (VIDEO)

The family that created the most viewed amateur YouTube video ever -- featuring a biting baby and his talkative older brother -- has made a half-million dollars from ad revenue.

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A screengrab from "Charlie Bit My Finger," the most successful non-commercial video in YouTube history. (YouTube/Screengrab)

The family that created the most viewed amateur YouTube video ever -- featuring a biting baby and his talkative older brother -- has made a half-million dollars from ad revenue, according to Mashable.

The video had captured a few million views within a few months of being posted.

Michael GoldfarbMarch 22, 2012 16:55

Britain's Royal Ballet reaches out online

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A rehearsal at the Royal Ballet in Covent Garden (Peter Macdiarmid/AFP/Getty Images)

Culture vulture alert:

Starting tomorrow morning (March 23) the Royal Ballet is live streaming its work day on youtube. The whole day. Cameras will be showing rehearsals and backstage preparations for the evening's performances. (I don't know whether they will show diva behavior and minor hissy fits.)

In any case, if you love ballet or are fascinated by the reality behind the make-believe, it might be worth a few minutes of your on-line day.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemns video of US Marines 'urinating on Taliban bodies'

News DeskJanuary 11, 2012 20:45Updated January 12, 2012 20:50

One of the men says in the video, “Have a great day, buddy,” while another asks if they were being filmed.