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Top 10 Raw Videos that Changed the World

September 13, 2012 from Link TV News via YouTube

(WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES) Eyewitness videos were instrumental in catapulting Occupy Wall Street from the streets into international headlines. Now, as the movement marks its first anniversary on September 17th, Link TV News counts down 10 Raw Videos That Changed the World. These ten riveting and influential raw videos reveal how the simultaneous spread of video sites like YouTube and mobile video cameras in 2005 enabled eyewitnesses to easily record and share historic events like never before. Reaching over 35 million U.S. homes via DIRECTV and DISH Network, Link TV has a 13-year track record of connecting U.S. viewers to international video news they cannot find anywhere else. Learn more at http://news.linktv.org.

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A viral video is a video that was created and becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email. Viral videos often contain humorous content and include televised comedy sketches, such as The Lonely Island... Explore this topic

"Raw video" is a term used to describe unedited or minimally edited video footage, often used in a news context. It can include user-generated content, live video feeds (such as from a news helicopter or camera crew), footage obtained from a security camera, and more. Raw vide... Explore this topic

Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.YouTube.com and across the Internet through w... Explore this topic

Top Ten Raw Videos

Eyewitness videos were instrumental in catapulting Occupy Wall Street from the streets into international headlines. Now, as the movement marks its first anniversary on September 17th, Link TV News counts down 10 Raw Videos That Changed the World. These ten riveting and influ... Explore this topic

Link TV is a non-commercial American satellite television network providing "diverse perspectives on world and national issues." It is carried nationally on DirecTV and Dish Network. Link TV was launched as a daily, 24-hour non-commercial network in 1999. It receives no money ... Explore this topic

7 July 2005 London bombings

The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in London which targeted civilians using the public transport system during the morning rush hour. On the morning of Thursday, 7 July 2005, four Islamist home-grown terrorists detonated four bombs, t... Explore this topic

2009 Iranian Election Protest

The 2009–10 Iranian election protests were a series of protests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election against the disputed victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi which occurred ... Explore this topic

Death of Neda Agha-Soltan

Footage of the death of Nedā Āghā-Soltān drew international attention after she was shot dead during the 2009 Iranian election protests. She had withdrawn from college due to pressure of the authorities against her appearance and dress. When she was motivated to watch a protes... Explore this topic

Egyptian Revolution

The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 took place following a popular uprising that began on 25 January 2011. It was a diverse movement of demonstrations, marches, plaza occupations, riots, non-violent civil resistance, acts of civil disobedience and labor strikes. Millions of protes... Explore this topic

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Most of its territory of 1,010,000 square kilometers lies within North Africa and i... Explore this topic

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