Behind the Features

Mon 1/8

Ask and you shall receive.  A while back we got a request from a user to feature picniccasket's Monument Valley.  I was quite impressed with the energy in the video and the fact that it was a solo project, so it had to go on home.  Rock on, my man, rock on.

It was Mac World last week and this spoof of "The Special Christmas Box" by RandiandJen couldn't have come at a better time.  Mac love runs deep here in Silicon Valley and these ladies figured out how to steal back some of that affection and shared their secret with us.

Tues 1/9

Triponic taught us how to make our own steam room inexpensively.  The video was set to great music and made his idea seem all the more inviting… I got to make me one of those things -- have any of you tried it yet?

Talk about cuteness, The Cuppycake Song has been a classic in many homes for many years and finally credit can be given where it is due thanks to the sonoman posting the original material to YouTube.  Make sure to check out the bloopers for even more adorableness.

Big Dancing, Small Town…I have to commend QuadMagicalNESS for their hard work. We received this video via email from a user and I'm pretty sure it hit the homepage the next day. My favorite scene is a toss-up between when they are dancing on top of the Goodwill building and when they are dancing on the billboards. Excellent way to turn your small town boredom into something unique, productive and well…big. Nice job, guys.

Wed 1/10

From the hills of Matheran came a video chock-full of sincerity and love. Congratulations David and Susie on your engagement. Check out this video response after seeing the original video -- even Susie liked it!

We also like to feature videos that encourage community interaction. Zakgeorge21's latest video did just. If you haven't submitted your video response yet, please do because we're watching!  In the meantime, here's a great response to his video from NicholasPickolas.

Thurs 1/11

Our ears were sent tingling by the playing of DukeRightious when we heard his "C minor Etude".  This original composition evoked emotion and was a perfect way to start the day.  Duke actually emailed us himself to nominate his video and when I reviewed it, I knew it had to find its place on the homepage. He's got some other great material as well; I'd recommend checking out his short version of "Things".

Talk about talented: the eight-year-old Puehse twins could show a lot of veterans a thing or two about skating.  Check out the air these kids can get off the ramp.