The sharp-eyed kids at Idolator have noted that the newly-Googlified YouTube is pulling stuff quicker than a prostitute with Parkinson's in a handjob factory. They've had Gawker videographer Richard Blakeley put together a commemorative tribute video that's too good not to share; we provide it above. We asked Richard how he thought the whole situation might shake out. His response? ""I honestly think that a lot of networks will either dump the material themselves, as the case with CBS, or just ignore it altogether because the short clips from shows like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report serve as commercials." Also, "Wait a minute, lonelygirl15 isn't real?"

R.I.P. YouTube: A Video Eulogy [Idolator]

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