As you know, I have a particular interest in eBaum’s World. I have managed to reach Mike Parker who works in the content department and also works with media relations for eBaum’s World and he kindly agreed to answer my questions about eBaum’s World:

eBaum’s World provides so many funny videos, pics, jokes & so on. Do you ever get bored with the job?

Not at all!  Knowing that we are providing entertainment to all of our users is great.  Its amazing that after all the videos watched and all the pictures we’ve seen, there is always something fresh to be found and sent out to the millions who visit eBaum’s World.

eBaum exists for 8 years by now. Could you tell us, how big your community is and how many uploads do the users perform per day?

Since the end of 2007 when eBaum’s World, has allowed users to register to receive a multitude of perks, including uploading their own media, we have registered over half a million users.  Of course we have a very strong following of nonregistered users as well bringing our daily average to near a million users.
With all these users logging on to check out our site we get thousands of submissions each day, which include videos, pictures, games, jokes, etc.

How do you manage to check the copyright for every upload?

We have a very diligent media department that is constantly checking for copyrighted material.  When something is found the media is removed and the user notified of their infraction.

I see, you’re giving prizes away for the points users get for every upload. Could you tell us more about this? What was the most unusual thing a user got?

We pride ourselves in giving back to our users, so we have come up with a point system that gives our “eRep Points” away for virtually any action taken on the site.  Some actions earn more points of others of course, such as uploading a video earns 50 points and viewing a media earns 1 point.  Also, users earn points for views on their content, so there is a healthy ‘battle’ to get featured on our frontpage.
We feel our “eRep Store” has the best selection of items for our users to choose from.  Just think of earning a new laptop, camera, or even a cruise for just surfing eBaum’s World!!

An up-to-date question: do the recent financial crisis somehow affect your company?

While it is a very difficult time for many people, we hope we can relieve some of the stress by providing the very best in humor and entertainment the web has to offer.

And finally: what is your favourite thing on eBaum?

Very difficult to answer but I’ll go with…
Bubb Rubb and the Leprechaun videos are probably my favorite clips on the site.

I wish long life & billions of funny stuff to eBaum! Thank you, Mike. It was pleasure to talk to you.

Do you like the look of your remote controller? What if I told you that you can browse all your home theatre media files using an iPhone or any other web-enabled device? Do you like those tons of DVD’s lying everywhere and giving your living room a “messy” look? Is your home theatre interface friendly? Want to have your own one? Did you dream of being anywhere , going to a , browsing your listing of movies and hitting a button that will  for you (lights dim to the appropriate level, masking system/lens adjust to the aspect ratio of the movie, etc…), then all you have to do is walk in and start watching. Then HTPC is the right solution for you!

A Home theater PC (HTPC) or media PC is a convergence device that combines the functions of a personal computer and a digital video recorder. It is suitable for connection to a TV or a TV-sized computer display and is often used as a digital photo, music, video player, TV receiver and digital video recorder. The general goal in a HTPC is usually to combine many or all components of a home theater setup into one box.

Here are the reasons for you to switch to Home Theatre PC:

1. You can choose every single part for your HTPC yourself! Everything from case to controlling devices is available for purchasing on the web. So you just have to set the budget, order the part and wait for them to arrive. Or there are always many ready-for-action devices being sold.
2. Unlimited storage! It’s up to you whether a 250Gb drive is sufficient or you want several drives over 1Tb.
3. Play your favorite games on big screen with superb sound! And you don’t have to leave your living room for that!
4. Set any interface! It’s up to you, whether you want your HTPC to run under Windows, Linux, Mac OS or whatever. You can set up any interface which would seem handy for you.
5. Great performance and multiple media functions. Put several TV-tuners into your HTPS if you feel like watching or recording several TV programs at a time.
6. Control it remotely within any distance! Any web-enable device would be enough to control your HTPC media library using web interface. So that you will be able to create a playlist  and make it play even before you reach home.
7. Upgrade your HTPC any time! Add more hard drives or improve its performance by adding RAM or putting a better processor. It’s all like PC.
8. An HTPC will look great in your living room! There are so many cases available, that you can choose one that will be of the same color with your TV, table, carpet or whatever.

There are many guides on the web that would be of a great help for you. Here is the one I consider the best, though it is rather aged.

And once you got your HTPC ready don’t forget to visit our video section, where America funniest videos can be found.

We are all very excited about the upcoming elections. The candidates are doing their best which must be not that easy… I was a bit shocked with the amount of parodies I happened to come across on YouTube, while searching for some videos with them… Here is a compilation of the best parodies on the web:

Obama Girl vs McCain Girl Olympics Part 1:

The video entitled: “Is McCain Palin’s Bitch?“… Probably, the most evil parodie:

One more for obama: “Obama’s Secret Lover”

And offcourse, Matt Groening couldn’t stay away:

Well… Good luck to the candidates!

How many hours a day do you spend in front of your old TV set? I bet more than two… Here are the reasons to switch to Internet TV for you:

• The first obvious reason is that it has only ONE damn function: viewing. To save the things you like you have to buy expensive devices and plug them properly.

• The bad and Effing annoying commercials! This only reason eggs me on so much!

• The lack of good channels to choose from. You can find almost anything on the internet in any field that is interesting to you.

• You can easily share videos with your friends on the web by sending a simple link. No need to call them over the phone and tell to hurry up and turn on a channel.

• The ability to discuss videos on the web and let the director and everyone else know what you think. The simple comments on YouTube is the best example.

• Rate the videos you like. Apart from sharing with your friends, you can also rate videos and contribute to the development of internet TV-watching society.

• Save the videos you like for free and make your own ultimate collection! Found something you love? Keep it! You can use CamStudio software which is absolutely free, for example. And moreover, one can easily download YouTube videos using the Firefox extension.

• No more uninformative TV programs! Be informed of everything that is up. The easiest way to find the stuff you are looking for is to use one of the numerous search engines(like Google).

• Start your own web TV channel and become a star yourself! Can you imagine doing this with the help of your old TV set?

• How many channels do you need? And how many does your TV set have? Watch all of them online!

• Crashing will be fun!!