Do It. Submit a video to the Guggenheim's YouTube Play.

There's no doubt about it--YouTube has changed the world. It's changed the way we use the internet, the way we interact visually, the way we live our lives. In the simplest terms, it's done all this by having given everyone the ability to be a filmmaker, for better or worse.

But the Guggenheim Museum is thinking for the better. Inspired by the fact that YouTube allows for creativity and creation regardless of budget, background, experience, etc., the museum is presenting "YouTube Play," a global online initiative in search of the most innovative and original videos out there. They're looking for what's next in the online video world, and what kinds of creative opportunities the rise of YouTube has brought to this generation.

So let's show them what you've got! Got a creative video from the past two years? Be it a music video, narrative work, animation, documentary--anything original--you can submit it now to youtube.com/play. From there, 200 videos will be selected to go up for judging by a select group of experts, then pared down to 20 to be shown at a special event in October. But hurry--you've only got until July 31st to submit your video. Can't wait to see the submissions!

-- Chau Tu

Etc. Happy "Monday".

My favorite YouTube videos include babies eating lemons, dogs running through snow, and really bad fan videos. Also up there is kids with accents. It's a few days old now, but if you haven't seen it, here's MTV's The Jersey Shore being re-enacted by grade school kids.


By the way, did you know that Snooki pulls up to 10k for every club appearance she makes? That'll buy you one helluva tanning package.

Bonus: My all-time favorite kid with an accent. Out of the mouths of babes!


-- Heather Robertson