Viral Twitter ‘Feminist Taylor Swift’ Mashes Up Swift’s Lyrics And Feminist Messages
Twitter has a new superwoman this week, and she is taking names and kicking ass. The Twitter account Feminist Taylor Swift combines Swift’s song lyrics with feminist messages concerning equal pay, gender, slut shaming and more. The creator of the Twitter, Brown University senior Clara Beyer, stated in an interview with Buzzfeed: “I consider myself [...]
‘If Dating Was Like Reddit’ Video Captures Spirit of the Social Site – Not the Appearance Though [VIDEO]
This video “If Dating Was Like Reddit” is not without its faults … Chiefly, I don’t believe that Reddit would be a bubbly, attractive girl. I think Reddit is far more likely to be an overweight, unshaven guy who breathes loudly through his mouth, is secretly way too into bizarro porn and not-so-secretly thinks of [...]
Latest ComScore Report Shows Americans Watched Nearly 41 Billion Videos in May
More than 180 million American online video viewers watched nearly 41 billion videos in May, according to the latest ComScore Online Video Rankings. The latest report reflects the steady growth in online video viewership and online video advertising. According to the report, currently 84.8 percent of the American internet audience watches online video in some [...]
YouTube Analytics Site StatSheep Charts Channel Relationship Through Network Graphs
A YouTube statistics site is charting the ways YouTube creators in specific categories interact with each other through their new Network Graphs. StatSheep.com’s graphs, which resemble a cluster of multi-colored paint drops on a canvas, currently focus on the music and gaming-themed channels and show the relationships between those channels as densely populated areas or [...]
YouTube’s Most Popular Sixth-Grade Metal Band Featured In Heartwarming Documentary
In 2007, Brooklynites Malcolm Brickhouse and Jarad Dawkins started a metal band affectionately known as Tears of Blood. The now-6th graders have since formed a new band, Unlocking The Truth, which can be seen melting the collective faces of New Yorkers in one of many popular YouTube uploads. The Avant/Garde Diaries channel has recently put [...]
Epic Rap Battles Hits 6 Million Subs, Releases Batsh*t Crazy ‘Thank You’ Video
It has become common practice among YouTube creators to release videos thanking their fans after they’ve hit a certain number of subs or views. Without their fans, popular YouTubers wouldn’t have successful careers, so why not give followers a little love? Well, Epic Rap Battle of History just hit 6 million subscribers and it is [...]
Facebook Rumored To Unveil Vine-Like App For Instagram At June Press Event
Could video sharing be coming to Instagram? Citing an anonymous source, TechCrunch reported today that Facebook is set to unveil a video sharing app that will allow users to post 5 to 10-second videos to Instagram. Last week Facebook sent out mysterious press invitations for an event on June 20 that stated, “A small team [...]
Fullscreen Closes ‘Eight-Figure’ Funding Round, Sees Expansion Abroad
Top independent YouTube network Fullscreen has closed its latest round of funding, the company announced today. Comcast Ventures, Chernin Group and WPP Digital are investing in the network, which boasts more than 15,000 creators under their brand, including Devin Supertramp, Megan Nicole and Tyler Ward. While the exact estimate of funding is unclear, the Los [...]
E3 2013: Ian & Anthony Of Smosh On Being ‘Huge Nintendo Fanboys’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
E3 2013 has been over for almost a week, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t bring you some sweet, sweet memories. And who better to deliver those succulent memories than the internet’s most dynamic duo: Ian and Anthony of Smosh. NMR caught up with the creators of YouTube’s most subscribed channel to talk about [...]
Mandy: Growing Up Has Never Seemed Funnier [YOUTUBE NEXT VLOGGER SERIES 2013]
Mandy, of the YouTube channel fittingly called “Mandy” is in many ways a perfect voice for the millions of students who recently graduated college and are now facing the big, bad world. A running thread through many of her vlogs is time, time in relation to reaching goals, time as it applies to years passed [...]
