(by Brindaalakshmi K & Vikas SN) Television channel Star Plus has introduced digital-only auditions for its latest music talent hunt show, India's Raw Star to be judged by Yo Yo Honey Singh, reports Best Media Info. It says these digital auditions kicked off last week (May 27, 2014) and will conclude a month later (June 26, 2014). How this auditions works is that users above 13 years of age can sign up on the India's Raw Star microsite either by using their Google account credentials or filling out a form with requisite information like name, gender, phone number, email address, city and country among others. Following this, users can upload up to three videos of 1-4 minutes duration or post links to existing videos on YouTube through the web or through the iOS and Android apps. Alternatively, the site also offers a live webcam option for users to record their audition performance. Star India is using YouTube to upload all its audition videos. These videos are also available for public viewing on site and users can like or share these videos on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. One can also sort these videos based on total views, recency and popularity. Following this, a company setup panel will judge the video based on "voice quality and the performance of the participant in the video" and shortlist the candidate for further rounds. We wonder whether the popularity and total views of a specific video will also factor in when the company is shortlisting the candidates for further…
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