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The AngelCheeks Foundation was created by Brian Nessel, an active YouTuber. He and his wife Abby lost their son Evan one year ago. Brian assembled a wonderful educational video to launch the program, which helps parents cover costs of funerals and counseling when they face the tragic loss of a young child. This is a…
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Can a Word Cloud Change Your Mood?
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Video of Reporter Injured While Covering Manhole Power Problems in New Jersey
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Want to Rank on YouTube Search? Keep the Audience.
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Update on 10/19/12: Apparently YouTube is counting raw minutes not percent of video as I have indicated. According to this source a video will rank more highly based on total minutes viewed — even above a video with more views that were shorter. YouTube, the second largest search engine, is increasingly following the “Google” approach…