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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.'"

5 of 47 comments (clear)

  1. popular music is popular by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this fact is appropriately categorized as humor. a complete laugh riot.

  2. bugger me dead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Bugger me dead," said Foreskin Fred.

  3. I give a shit why? by linguizic · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Seriously, YouTube is totally Web 2.1 and I'm at like 2.37. Hey editors, keep up with the times!

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  4. Re:Parent is MyMiniCity spam. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But he's getting cleverer. He appended a [youtube.com] to make it look less lame. However, I'd really be impressed if you could do it with a single [cnn.com] or somethign like i've seen some of them [the spx2 guy] do.

  5. Re:Video Stat #1: by palegray.net · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod parent 100% asshole.

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