Comments on: YouTube Sensation Fred Passes 1M Subscribers

By: HK

HK — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:25:50 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/user/HeLLkiLLeR46 subscribe

By: Notorious FRED « Mrmattenlow.com

Notorious FRED « Mrmattenlow.com — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:51:30 +0000

[...] a deep breath. Let it soak in. 1 million individuals elected to view every new video that Fred puts out. 1 million subscribers. 1 meeeeeelion. The video I posted above? 24,073,606 views as of this [...]

By: Il canale più seguito dagli utenti di youtube | Aghenor di Stefano Vitta

Il canale più seguito dagli utenti di youtube | Aghenor di Stefano Vitta — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:58:12 +0000

[...] Lo schizofrenico ma simpatico Fred festeggia il milionesimo utente che ha sottoscritto il suo canale facendolo diventare il più seguito di YouTube. (via) [...]

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:43:39 +0000

I think the reason why Fred's channel has reached so many subscribers is because he is the same age as the people he is reaching. that and Fred gives them the motivation of their own like if he can I can too . Fred/Lucas is an inspiration to everyone, not just cos it is funny but because he taps into the real stuff :)

By: Fred hits a million, apocalypse about 10 years away (for broadcast) | evan bregman

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:05:52 +0000

[...] the last few days I’ve been processing the momentous fact that Fred became the first YouTube channel to have one million subscribers. It’s a milestone that has to be taken seriously, because unlike the number of views a video [...]

By: Jesse

Jesse — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:24:05 +0000

Amazing. The appeal of the Fred videos is a mystery to me. I'm aware I'm not remotely the demographic it's appealing to, but still.. wtf? What differentiates this series of videos from the millions that came before it in the same vein?

By: NewTeeVee in Print! Here’s Our Book Excerpt

NewTeeVee in Print! Here’s Our Book Excerpt — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:01:47 +0000

[...] long list of online video portal startups. If it seems a little outdated (not a single mention of Fred!), just remember I wrote this a full 10 months ago. Here it is: “YouTube Changes Everything: [...]

By: Contentinople - Erin Barker - News Bits: Fred Gets 1M YouTube Subscribers

Contentinople - Erin Barker - News Bits: Fred Gets 1M YouTube Subscribers — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:25:35 +0000

[...] NewTeeVee estimates that the Fred YouTube Channel has been No. 1 in subscribers since last October. [...]

By: Pete Kosednar

Pete Kosednar — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:57:47 +0000

YouTube is a very powerful medium. The YouTube site: http://www.youtube.com/fred reach in viewers and marketing is just amazing.

By: Liz Gannes

Liz Gannes — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:25:11 +0000

That's a great list, thanks milowent.

By: milowent

milowent — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:49:23 +0000

to get a sense of how big youtube is now, and what it means to have a million subscribers:

may 2006: smosh is most subscribed (2,986 subs on may 23)

june 2006: judsonlaipply (evolution of dance dude) is most subscribed. (has 7,710 subs on june 23)

july 2006: brookers is most subscribed (She has a whopping 12,334 subscribers on july 12)

aug 2006: geriatric1927 becomes most subscribed

sept 12, 2006: lonelygirl15 passes geriatric1927 to become most subscribed, at around 27,000 subscribers

april 26, 2007: smosh passes lonelygirl15 with 91,623 subscribers

sept 24, 2008: nigahiga eclipes smosh with 531,007 subscribers, but fred is very very close behind

no later than oct 16, 2008: fred moves into #1 slot

apr 7, 2008: fred hits 1 million subs

By: Thee Stranger

Thee Stranger — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:32:57 +0000

You know that scene in Idiocracy where Luke Wilson's watching the movie "ASS" and looking around the theater with a confused look on his face while everyone else is going into hysterics?

That's how I feel about Cruikshank's "achievement".