For a third year, we again look back at the top trending videos of the holiday season. This year, Epic Rap Battles — who also produced one of 2012′s overall top trending videos — took the top spot as of Christmas Eve with it’s Snoop Lion collaboration, “Moses vs Santa Claus”.
You can see the full top 10 in the list below or via this playlist.
While it didn’t break the top 10, the top Hanukkah video of the year was this Rube Goldberg Machine from the Israel Institute of Technology.
For more, you can check out the top 10 lists from 2011 and 2010.
A million views? You know what’s cool? A billion views.
Today, a 34-year-old K-Pop artist made online video history when his viral video, Gangnam Style, smashed all our records and became the first video ever to reach one billion views. Yup, that’s right one BILLION views!
PSY’s success is a great testament to the universal appeal of catchy music– and er, great equine dance moves. In the past, music distribution was mostly regional. It was more difficult to learn about great artists from around the world. But with a global platform at their fingertips, people are now discovering and sharing amazing music from all over the planet, by artists like Brazilian Michel Teló and Belgian-Australian Gotye.
One billion views is an incredible number, but the PSY-nomenon goes beyond that. Check out these stats:
PSY was already big in Korea, but in 2012, he became a global celeb as Gangnam Style quickly spread from Seoul and the pacific to North America, South America, and Europe. It’s been seen at least 1 million times in close to 75 countries, making it one of the most global music sensations ever!
From a one-thousand person flash mob in Jakarta to cover videos from Ai Weiwei and Mitt Romney, hundreds of thousands of parodies have been uploaded to YouTube, some of which have tens of millions of views. In fact, fan tributes to Gangnam Style are now being viewed 20 million times every single day.
“Gangnam Style” was YouTube’s top rising search of 2012 and on October 6th, we saw more than five million searches for “gangnam style” in a single day. Check out this video demonstrating some of our most popular YouTube searches this year.
For those interested in the business side: a number of assessments and projections have been posted claiming “Gangnam Style” has generated over $8.1 million in advertising deals, hit more than 2.9 million in song downloads since July, and achieved other incredible feats!
Perhaps what’s most impressive about this feat is that it took just over five months to happen. To give this milestone some context, here’s a chart of Gangnam Style’s rise to popularity versus Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” the video that previously held the most-watched video title:
Congratulations to PSY, the flash mobbers, K-Pop fans and people who love fun across the globe. Considering the Gangnam Style dance was the number one dance-related search on YouTube this year, you better make sure you brush up on your moves before New Year’s Eve.
The kind of amazing creativity and unique connection between people all over the world that resulted in this one billion views is only possible with an incredible community of people we’re so lucky to have on YouTube. And we can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with next!
Instagram has posted a response to the concerns raised over the new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy that were announced yesterday. Instagram says that it doesn’t want to sell your photos. It admits that the new TOS is unclear and says that it will be updated. More »
OK, 2012 wasn’t the greatest year for tech, but it wasn’t a total bust either. Wade through the glut of comically oversized phones, tiny tablets and fruit company refreshes, and you’re bound to come across a few shiny needles in that crummy haystack. Here, in no particular order, are the 10 most important gadgets of the year. More »
We want to become healthier especially with our diets and many of us have chosen to go organic, yet health food stores or even healthy food in the grocery store is fairly expensive and discourages many to stray away from eating healthy. Some have even chosen to try and grow their own food which makes total sense since it would be more cost efficient but not everyone has the greenest of thumbs.
The Aquaponics Garden is a solution to helping everyone have the ability to grow their organic food from home by allowing nature run its course while you grow food in your home quickly safely and elegantly. The Aquaponics Garden is a closed-looped ecosystem using the fish waste from the tank below to naturally fertilize the up to 6 plants you want to grow and in return the plants keep the fish’s water clean.
This is a unique way to farm your own garden at home using a pet fish to turn plants into home grown food that is natural and good for you.
QR codes are a technology that desperately wants our attention. They appear everywhere from supermarket shelves and magazines to hiking trails and tombstones. Never heard of a QR code? You’re looking at one right now. Scan the image at the top of this article, and it’ll open a link to the mobile version…of this article. Very meta. More »
Upgrading a bathroom to have it look more modern is surely a lot of work, but the outcome is spectacular and the feeling is overwhelmingly wonderful once completed. It can be challenging making a unique impact in the most used and public area within your home unless you add your special touches within the characteristics of the parts and not the entire design.
Faucets are a great place to begin making a more futuristic bold statement without having to redesign everything or over doing it within the design and your budget. Making small changes can improve the overall look to your washroom and can create an oasis for you to enjoy in the long run. For families or for fun, the waterfall LED temperature sensitive faucet is not only stunning to look at, it would also be fun for the kids and encourage them get into the habit of washing their hands.
This faucet’s LED light is powered by the flow of water, which makes it safe and environmentally friendly with no use of any extra electrical power. The LED lights will change color according to the temperature and its chrome finish will make you admire its contemporary feel.
