Transformers Street Performer Is a Real Delight
A street performer in Ann Arbor, Michigan transforms from man-car to car-car, to the joy of children and adults alike.
Adorable 3-Year-Old Just Cannot Seem to Blow out Birthday Candle
I don't know why it's not working either, my man! Your technique is perfect!
'Livin On a Prayer' Just Charted Thanks to a Four-Year-Old Viral Video
We live in a strange world. Thanks to the internet's multifaceted infostream, time, formerly arrow-straight, has wrapped around itself like a Hot Wheels track which now, unfortunately, has sent the miniature muscle car of history careening back to the 80s.
The Internet Eats Itself: Porn Stars Reenact Famous Memes
The Internet is for two things and two things only: Porn and memes. Why, then, did it take this long for someone to put the two together?
Watch the Best Viral Video Mashup of the Best Viral Videos of 2012
Year-end mashups are a dime a megadeath, and there are only so many days left in the year to watch them. That's why it's important to know which ones are worth wasting your time on.
Here's Your Grandpa, Former Senator Alan Simpson, Dancing 'Gangnam Style' and Asking You Stop It with That Newfangled Technology Already
Here is old as the earth former Senator Alan Simpson, come to urge you young people to stop tweeting and instagramming your eggs and whatever the hell this is, and use your social media savvy to get lawmakers to take control of the national debt. Sounds completely fool-proof.
Innocence of Muslims Director Jailed, World May Never Hear What He's Got to Say For Himself
Now that Obama's weighed in, just about everyone on Earth has spoken up about bizarre Innocence of Muslims trailer that sparked violent protests in the Middle East. Everyone, that is, except the man largely believe to be responsible for it: the 55-year-old Coptic Christian former gas station owner named Nakoula…
This Infectious 'Thank You Facebook' Song May Make You Deactivate Your Account
Maybe it's sincere. Maybe it's a well produced troll. Either way, I think the top YouTube comment sums it up perfectly: "It's like Christian Rock, but with Facebook in the place of God."
This Is What the Voice of the Honey Badger Video Looks Like
I know you've all seen that "Honey Badger Don't Give a Shit" video. It's funny. Maybe a little too long, but it's cute. Well, TMZ caught up with Randall (one name, like Cher) the real dude who narrated it. Holy shit, Honey Badger is his real voice.
Mitt Romney Music Video Has Gone Viral, Too
The creator of this particular video has emailed to let us know that this video is blowing up. Here's what she said:
These Two Awesome Videos Have Gone Viral, According To People Who Make Awesome Videos Go Viral
Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.
We Do Not Want Your 'Shit People Say' Video
Dear everyone in the damn universe with iMovie and a Gmail account: we do not want your "Shit People Say" video, no matter how good or clever you think it may be. Do not send them to us. Do not email them, do not Twitter them, do not IM or DM or PM or Facebook them.
A Theory on the End of the 'Shit Girls Say' Meme
As the number of "Shit Girls Say" spin-offs increases (black girls, white girls, Asian girls, Asian guys, gay guys, black gay guys, Southern gay guys) the likelihood of something offensive happening approaches one.
Keanu Reeves Suddenly Praised For Small Good Deed He Did Four Months Ago
In August, Keanu Reeves gave his seat in the subway up to some lady with a bag. Now the internet is awash in praise.
The Year's Best Weird Internet Video Gets Its Viral Payoff
At the end of September, a video of a girl dancing, sword in hand, to electronic music, while an old woman and dog looked on, appeared on YouTube. There was no description, no context, no followup marketing campaign; it wasn't a music video; it wasn't a comedy sketch. No one could figure it out. Who were the kids?…
The First Victory of the Holiday Viral Video Season
Every year around Christmas you get a lot of people trying to make a YouTube clip that everyone is going to post on their Facebook wall. Here are two manic dancers who are trying to "Single Ladies" their way into your heart with a Christmas song. It's going to work.
Jon Huntsman's Singing Daughters Have 'Gone Rogue'
Jon Huntsman is the only sane GOP presidential candidate. I nevertheless find myself eagerly anticipating his demise, if only to slow his viral video star daughters' rapidly accelerating fameball.
The Hypnotic Joy of a Doggie Disco
Your entrancing YouTube ephemera of the day: A doggie disco from the late '70s, rescued from obscurity by the folks at Crazy Dave Tape. In a YouTube comment, the CDT crew says it's from an episode of The Chevy Chase Show. [YouTube via @JuliaKlausner]
'We Minorities Should Stick Together!' Screams Bizarre L.A. Campaign Ad
Dan Adler, a former Disney executive running for Congress in L.A., has released the Jim Belushi SNL skit of campaign ads. In a bid to reach Asian constituents, Adler, a Democrat, saunters into a laundromat where a Korean lady screams, "I HAVE ISSUES! MEDICARE! I'M KOREAN!" Then, some unusually straightforward…
'Friday' Singer Rebecca Black Is a Millionaire, Thanks to Us
Well done, everyone! Rebecca Black, the Ark Music Factory product whose teen dream song about days of the week "Friday" went crazy viral last week, has had her song downloaded over 2 million times on iTunes. Meaning, she's probably already a millionaire! From Forbes.com:
