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Lonelygirl15

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In 2006, a teenager named “Lonelygirl15” began posting her video diary on YouTube. Her series of video blogs was the first huge breakout success on YouTube — by her sixth video, she was getting upwards of 500,000 views. One year ago, Lonelygirl15 was outed as a phony. The big reveal made national headlines. But that […]

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Busted!

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YouTune – Bill Flanagan’s “Evening’s Empire”

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Kidding Around

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Masterpiece Theater: Laptop Edition

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Does the Guggenheim Need YouTube?

Arts, Culture & Media

It was only a matter of time, wasn’t it? Until one of the art world’s most renowned institutions began trafficking in amateurYouTubevideos… That’s the turn New York’sGuggenheimMuseum is making. Instead of enlisting high-art hot shots, the museum will look to the masses for their fall schedule. Internet nobodys are currently submitting their video art for […]

Walkthroughs Turn Video Games into a Spectator Sport

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Why do millions of gamers hit YouTube to watch other people play video games?

Introducing the Least Viral Videos on the Internet

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Petit Tube presents only the least-viewed videos on YouTube, giving us a long look at the found poetry of internet unpopularity.

Sideshow Podcast: Pogo is YouTube’s Favorite Musician

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Where some mash-up artists stun with clever technique or surreal juxtapositions, Pogo is first and foremost a fan, passionate and careful with sources like Alice in Wonderland and Fresh Prince. 

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

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This week in “Thanks, Internet” — Inside America’s rooms on YouTube, defending Fred Flintstone, the “Pendulum” in FKA twigs’ pocket, Sad Full House, and slug solos.