Since its inception in 2005, YouTube has become a home to many things — a place for people to post historic clips, to flaunt their inner selves, to share their latest creation, to share dangerous misinformation. But at its core, YouTube is a place to get lost for hours in viral content. Here, a quick rundown of the most memorable viral videos of the site’s early days, from animated clips to news reports gone wrong to an adorable child calling Will Ferrell a bitch.
Evolution of Dance (2006)
Simplicity was the most important part of early YouTube.
Evolution of Dance (2006)
Simplicity was the most important part of early YouTube.
- 2/14/2020
- by Brittany Spanos, EJ Dickson and Elisabeth Garber-Paul
- Rollingstone.com
It's been 10 years since Judson Laipply's first "Evolution of Dance" video took the Internet by storm. That's like a millennia in Internet years. Well, now the inspirational comedian is back with his third dancing video to celebrate the decade anniversary. From Tom Jones and Limp Bizkit to Shakira and Drake (yes, he really covers everything), the third installment once again spans eras and genres of music. Because the "Cupid Shuffle" is timeless and should be immortalized forever and always. Laipply's original "Evolution of Dance" video has racked up nearly 300M views since April 2006. Now we just need updates to see what "Charlie bit...
- 4/8/2016
- E! Online
It was inevitable that someone would eventually make a documentary about the folks who upload videos to YouTube, and it's kinda fitting that we get to watch a trailer for said doc on, well, YouTube. Directed by Chuck Potter, I Want My Three Minutes Back "examines the phenomenon of online video through the stories of YouTube video creators." I'm not very hip to the whole YouTube scene (then again, I'm not very hip to any scene), so the following names might not mean much to me, but they may mean a whole lot to you. Among the folks who participated in the doc are Tay Zonday (Chocolate Rain), Judson Laipply (Evolution of Dance), Michael Buckley (What The Buck Show), Phillip DeFranco (sxePhil), Christine Gambito (Happy Slip), Terry Roth (Zipster), Katie Graham (K80Blog), Paul Robinette (Renetto) and Travis and Jonathan (Jackie and Dunlap of Red State Update).
I Want My Three Minutes Back...
I Want My Three Minutes Back...
- 12/3/2008
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
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