Rebecca Black and Nyan Cat aside, YouTube is no longer about Internet memes and viral videos… And that’s a good thing. Take a look at the top 10 videos from 2011 and you realize it’s not for creating one-hit wonders but for building sustainable businesses. Read more »
20th Century Fox released a viral video last week that supposedly documents African soldiers giving an ape an AK-47, only to have the monkey open fire on them. The video has attracted millions of views on YouTube, but also provoked a wave of racist comments. Read more »
Jennifer Aniston manages to cram a dozen or so popular Internet video memes into her latest ad for Smartwater, including dancing babies, a kick in the groin, lip synching and the inevitable sex tape. The clip has clocked more than 2.5 million views in two days. Read more »
Posting a video that shows unflattering photos of well-known Democratic politicians to the tune of the Baha Men’s Who Let the Dogs Out on an official GOP website may not have been the best idea, but it sure got the party a lot of attention. Read more »
180 or so videos later, and the Old Spice Guys is still going strong, recording personalized clips for anyone from Kevin Rose to Christina Appelgate, and clocking some 60 million views in the process. But what is the secret to Old Spice Guy’s viral success? Read more »
Jamie Wilkinson, aka Jamie Dubs, is the go-to guy if you want to learn anything about Internet memes. He’s the brain behind Know Your Meme, and until recently used to be Rocketboom’s Internet Research Scientist, complete with lab coat and white board. Wilkinson looked into the […] Read more »
YouTube launched a new channel to commemorate the site’s top viral videos of the year. The New Years Countdown channel is designed to look like a typical advent calendar, but doesn’t carry with it any of the religious connotations that might come with counting down to […] Read more »
