Following a popular YouTube video last year calling on people to befriend him on Facebook, Israel's President Peres has now launched a new campaign, which includes a Facebook application, urging young Israelis to go to the polls on January 22nd.

Magisto, a new Israeli automated editing tool now featured on YouTube will enable users to upload raw videos which will be turned into a final, refined movie. Magisto analyzes the video, assesses which parts are most "interesting" and edits it into a “best of” type of video.

The web connects millions of people every day, but generally only those who speak the same language. Because many websites are in English only, to most, some of the world's most popular sites are simply incomprehensible. A new Youtube-based application plans to break those barriers by adding subtitles in any language to existing videos.