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YouTube Video Stats, Sharing, and 2007 Re-Mixed

Posted by Zonk on from the automedia-for-the-people dept.

destinyland writes "YouTube's most popular videos in 2007 were a bunch of major label music videos, and YouTube is scrambling to re-assure the net roots community with an alternate list of 2007's "Most Memorable" videos. 'The rankings, released by YouTube on Thursday, took into account the most shared, most discussed, top rated and general popularity of clips...' One article argues that the real trend in 2007 was viral re-mixes of the original viral videos. 'In 2007 the viral video stars spawned their own wave of counter-memes, proving once again that the internet moves in mysterious ways.'"

2 of 47 comments (clear)

  1. Parent is MyMiniCity spam. by sethstorm · · Score: 1, Informative

    This video is tipped to be most popular in 2008, with over 6 million hits in three days [dwarfurl.com][youtube.com] Stuff like that needs a nice swift addition to the lameness filter.
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  2. Links to videos by jgannon · · Score: 5, Informative

    Since TFA didn't provide any links, here are all of the videos mentioned. A lot of these are old favorites, but there are a couple I hadn't seen.

    Obama Girl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsoXHYICqU
    Leave Britney Alone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc
    Battle at Kruger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM
    Esmee Denters sings Justin Timberlake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Grnh7Qin8
    Chocolate Rain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA
    Nora the Cat plays piano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ860P4iTaM
    Otters holding hands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUk3T2Kfno