{"id":2092,"date":"2013-02-18T08:16:59","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T13:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=2092"},"modified":"2013-02-18T08:16:59","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T13:16:59","slug":"best-of-the-streamys-4-shows-you-should-check-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2013\/02\/18\/best-of-the-streamys-4-shows-you-should-check-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Streamys: 4 shows you should check out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t call it <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2010\/04\/12\/the-streamy-awards-a-producers-apology-and-its-three-fails\/\">a comeback<\/a>, but the highly-anticipated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.streamys.org\/live\/\">Streamy Awards<\/a> returned on Sunday night for a third time, to honor the best that web video had to offer in the last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Web video is all about passion,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d host Chris Hardwick said during his opening monologue, and there were so many shows, full of said passion, that were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.streamys.org\/nominees-winners\/3rd-annual-nominees\/\">either nominated or awarded on Sunday night<\/a>. Here are a few of them that deserve, if not statues, then definitely some consideration.<\/p>\n<h2><i><a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/sourcefed\">SourceFed<\/a><\/i><\/h2>\n<p> <span style=\"text-align:center;display:block\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"604\" height=\"370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9PotowQ0Sdo?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>The winner in the Best News\/Informational Show category was long-standing YouTube star Philip DeFranco, but worth checking out is his fellow nominee <i>SourceFed<\/i> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and not just because DeFranco created it.<\/p>\n<p><i>SourceFed<\/i>, a lively news recap hosted by a revolving troupe of hosts, covers topics ranging from <i>Doctor Who<\/i> news to North Korea testing nukes. I was first exposed to the manic energy of the show\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hosts during last year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2012\/07\/01\/vidcon-2012-love-respect-and-double-rainbows\/\">VidCon conference<\/a>, and they are consistently entertaining.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/lindseystomp\/\">Lindsey Stirling<\/a><\/h2>\n<p> <span style=\"text-align:center;display:block\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"604\" height=\"370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0dfZ9BXaNyE?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Lindsey Stirling, a one-time <i>America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Got Talent<\/i> quarterfinalist, began making YouTube videos in 2007 that featured her dance and music skills.\u00c2\u00a0She won a Streamy this year for Best Choreography. The above video, an homage to Michael Jackson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Thriller\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, is a great example of why.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/screen.yahoo.com\/burning-love\/\"><i>Burning Love<\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n<p> <span style=\"text-align:center;display:block\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"604\" height=\"370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KB6Y4uTOMEo?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><em>Burning Love<\/em> swept the awards dolled out for Best Comedy. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pretty funny, especially if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever seen a single episode of reality television. <a href=\"http:\/\/paidcontent.org\/2013\/01\/20\/2013-the-year-of-the-web-series-second-season\/\">A second season<\/a> just got started, so you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not too late to check it out.<\/p>\n<h2><i><a href=\"http:\/\/epicrapbattlesofhistory.com\/\">Epic Rap Battles of History<\/a><\/i><\/h2>\n<p> <span style=\"text-align:center;display:block\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"604\" height=\"370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/njos57IJf-0?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><i>Epic Rap Battles of History<\/i> has been a comedy rap juggernaut since 2010; above is their Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates rap, which they performed live during the Streamys. I mean, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ice Ice Baby,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d but <i>ERB<\/i> still knows how to drop a beat.<\/p>\n<p>Any winners you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re excited about? Any nominees you feel were robbed? 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