Tag Archives: YouTube

Via Business Insider: To celebrate YouTube’s incorporation ten years ago this month, The Daily Conversation put together a list of the 101 biggest YouTube videos ever and then compiled them all into one 16-minute supercut. Highlighting such gems as “Star Wars Kid,” “The Sneezing Baby Panda,” “Shoes,” “Surprised Kitty,” “Potter Puppet Pals,” and so many more, the video will send …

Adoption by same-sex couples is presently before the courts in Colombia and this weekend local YouTube star Sebastian Villalobos, 19, who has 1.2M subscribers, revealed that he has two moms. The clip below has gone viral and already has over half a million views. The full Villalobos family appears at the 8:00 mark. Earlier this month the Colombian Constitutional Court …

A 70s soul take on the 1999 Backstreet Boys smash. Featuring Broadway’s Shoshana Bean, who seems to be everywhere these days. 300K views on the first day.

UPDATE: I’ve replaced the live stream with the recording.

Wingnuts are having a field day with this. Via White House press release: Every year since 2010, we’ve invited people around the country to ask President Obama their questions after his State of the Union address. You’ve asked about everything from the economy, to immigration reform, to the Affordable Care Act… and even suggestions on baby names. After President Obama …

Over 5M views on the first day.

1.3M views on the first day. Details here.

Available for renting at $5.95.

The last line slayed me.

“Celebrating the moments, memes, and people that made 2014. Can you spot all the references?”

Really cute. These guys are gay, you know. (Tipped by JMG reader Daddy Ray)

I love these.

“I’ve been single for a really long time, but if I did have a boyfriend, he wouldn’t be getting in that door.” (Tipped by JMG reader Homer)

Out today from Lucas Films: With more than 480 fan-made segments culled from over 1,500 submissions, The Empire Strikes Back Uncut (also known as ESB Uncut) features a stunning mash-up of styles and filmmaking techniques, including live action, animation, and stop-motion. The project launched in 2013, with fans claiming 15-second scenes to reimagine as they saw fit – resulting in …

2.7M views for this clip of a woman demonstrating polyphonic overtone singing – also known as throat singing. IO9 raves: “The whole thing is worth a watch, but the part at 3:25, where she moves the fundamental and overtone in opposite directions, had me shaking my head in disbelief.”

An animator’s stick-figure character takes over his Facebook page and wreaks other havoc on his computer. Long clip but it flies. (Tipped by JMG reader Ray)