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YouTube Announces First Award Winners

Posted by Zonk on from the who-doesn't-like-a-nice-ninja dept.

NinjaTurtle writes to mention the first winners of YouTube's awards series. Several of the site's (hoped-to-be) annual awards went to video series that have become very popular on the site, including the 'Ask a Ninja' segments and the pop band OK Go. "'Ask a Ninja' triumphed over what may be YouTube's biggest celebrity, Lonelygirl15. That bedroom production finished fourth, behind 'Ask A Gay Man' and 'Chad Vader.' Terra Naomi won for best music video for her song 'Say It's Possible,' a one-shot clip of her playing acoustic guitar and singing. Naomi has parlayed her online success into a record deal with Island Records and will release her debut album this summer."

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  1. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss by teamhasnoi · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Terra Naomi probably could have turned her internet fame into a career on her own. Instead she decided to sign with a major label, and let them ruin her. We've seen it before, a mass of overexposure that kills an artist, no support after a lackluster album (produced and written by others), and terms that make prisoners smile...

    It may have taken longer and been more difficult, but most likely would have lent a longevity and authenticity to her that she's not going to find with a label.

    I find it odd that someone who had those kind of pageviews wouldn't realize that they might be better off with no label. I'd be happy with one tenth of the traffic she's getting; then again, I'm not a girl on the internet. For some reason, that's still novel, and still rakes in traffic, interest, and a potential audience.

    It remains to be seen how Island Records is going to treat her - will they help her build a lifelong career, or will they treat her like a William Hung flash-in-the-pan? The results will be telling. I'm curious to see how an organization that has proven itself to be internet-unsavvy will handle Naomi, who was an internet only phenom.

  2. The New York Times... by lowid+(24)+_________ · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The NY Times has an interesting opinion article that is rather highly critical of the YouTube awards. Makes for a good read. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/arts/27tube.html

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  3. Re:Kiwis, I'll be the first to admit it by nursegirl · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The guy who made Kiwi made one called "Pony" in his undergrad:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNu8u_Kpa00

    It's not as good technically, but even then he had a talent for affecting the emotions.