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Several [http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/11/great-scott-over-35-hours-of-video.html online] sources (including the BBC World Service) claim that anywhere from 6 to 36 ''hours'' of video is uploaded to the site - '''every minute'''. Everyone probably has a favorite video(s) or their favorite videographer with his own channel.

 

There's been a serious and somewhat harsh crackdown on copyright infringement over the past couple of years; expect to click to see a video, such as an [[Abridged Series]], only to find there is no audio, but the video is still intact (for the moment) along with a large amount of cursing in the comments section, and maybe a Samaritan posting a link to some foreign site unaffected by American law (or it's another site forcing you to take a survey to 'watch' a video that's ''impossible'' to see anywhere else). [[YouTube]] can't be blamed for this, though; they're facing multi-''billion'' dollar lawsuits from entertainment companies, which leads to videos being taken down under the [[DMCA]] unless someone contests they are to be [[Fair Use]] (or not even infringing copyright), even if this includes in mistakingly removing videos from official music channels (on at least two occasions) in the process. This has led to the phrase "Watch it before it gets taken down" for any rarely seen copyright show or movie. The end result is that many people who rely on parodying or reviewing copyrighted works (which has been long-recognised as fair use) have largely jumped ship to more creator-friendly sites such as Revver or blip.tv. This has been mollified of late with entertainment companies embracing the internet model more and uploading their shows and music videos on an ad-supported on-demand basis, although there remain angry comments on these videos bemoaning the fact their authors can't willingly and knowingly infringe copyright anymore.

 

On any given day, under the most viewed videos on the site, you will find:

* Political commentary videos.

* Parts of the latest episode of ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' (which are usually taken down after a few hours).

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUJyfH8P5CU Cat videos]. [[Cute Kitten]].

* The latest episode of Japanese or Spanish soap operas.

* A video removed for copyright infringement (often times, the user would get a warning strike for that).

* A video removed because the YouTube account associated with that video is deleted. (If the user violated their Community Guidelines or Copyright Policy).

* A video removed by the user of his or her own accord for reasons unknown.

* Videos of people doing everyday, ordinary things, or just playing around.

* [[Screamer Prank|Screamers]] and [[Jump Scare|Jump Scares]] in general<ref> Reading comments before watching the video may help people to avoid nasty surprises (therefore, a video with disabled comments is a further reason to get suspicious); additionally, as of March 2012, [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|an update allows to see thumbnails for any given moment in the video by moving the cursor]], thus helping further with spotting a screamer in advance</ref>.

* The occasional [[Rickroll]].

 

== Other Youtube Video Staples ==

* Flash animation videos stolen from sites like [[Newgrounds]] or [[Nico Nico Douga]].

* [[Gag Sub|Funny captions that are (for the most part) way, way off from what's being spoken.]]

* Old movies in multiple parts.

* Parodies of almost any popular song you can imagine.

* [[Reaction Shot|Reaction videos]], usually of something very nasty.

* [[Internet Counterattack|Videos of politicians saying things they just went on record as denying having ever said]].

* Videos of tourists driving or walking through foreign cities. Alternately, people conducting drives or walkthroughs of their hometown.

* Videos ultimately complaining about [[YouTube]]'s copyright policy, or how to bypass it.

For better or worse, the site attracts a large amount of discussion, [[Natter]] and [[Troll|cringe-worthy]] comments from users. A very popular [[Memetic Mutation|trend]] is to insult everyone who clicked the "dislike" button for a video. The usual format is "(number of people who clicked the dislike) (insult)." (Note, though, that the positioning of the "Like" button just below the Play button makes it ''ridiculously easy'' to fill your "videos liked" bin with stuff you didn't necessarily want there, and "disliking" a video you just accidentally liked is easier than editing your preferences) Another popular trend is blaming anyone who dislikes a video on fans of another popular artist or work or the more ridiculous claim that a single person, usually said artist, [[Sock Puppet|created multiple accounts to lay multiple dislikes]] on a single video. Also, if you look ''really'' hard, you'll find a few [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Men]] (or women) who think that such trends and comments are stupid.

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* Several massively influential web series began on and were hosted by Youtube. These include:

** [[Ray William Johnson]] , Who review the latest Viral Videos in his show called =3, and makes music videos under Your Favorite Martian.

** [[The Annoying Orange]], whose first video al-[[Catch Phrase|Nye-heh-heh-heh-heh]]-one has more than 90 mil-[[Running Gag|Nye-heh-heh-heh-heh]]-lion views. Is now in a major television deal with [[Cartoon Network]].

** Maffew's [[Botchamania]] is a long-running (and quite amusing) look at professional wrestling's least professional moments. After Maffew got his first two YouTube accounts suspended, he eventually started up his own site (which features many classic Botchamanias alongside brand new ones), and is still uploading brand new videos to YouTube via his ''third'' account.

** [[Fred|Hey! It's Fred!]], created as a short series, and was eventually adapted into at least two [[Nickelodeon]] original movies and an official Nickelodeon TV show.

** [[Tales of Mere Existence]], a webseries that was popular enough to get noticed by the Showtime Channel, who commissioned a series of the shorts to play during interstitial breaks.

* [[Bill and Doug|Bill & Doug]] (aka RVDTito4Life), who were hired by [[TNA]] Wrestling to be the hosts of their online show, ''TNA Addicts''.

* [[Bo Burnham]]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0rwG39Jzk The Darth Vader Sessions], which oh so hilariously blends footage of Vader with overdubbed lines James Earl Jones had from other roles in other films.

* The propaganda and music of the great [[Doctor Steel]], who has been namechecked by several media outlets and shows, including Jay Leno and MTV.

* [[The Game Station]] and most of its affiliates call [[YouTube]] home, including several notable gaming media producers:

** [[Day Nine]]

** [[Husky Starcraft]]

** [[Total Halibut]]

** The [[Yogscast]]

** [[Next Gen Tactics]]

* [http://youtube.com/user/geriatric1927 Geriatric1927], a senior citizen living in the United Kingdom, blogs about his life, his experiences, and his random thoughts. He is one of the of the few YouTube users to gain national media coverage, having been covered by CNN, the BBC and many other national news organizations.

* [[The Joker Blogs]] are an imaginative, post-Dark Knight series that chronicle the Joker's time in Arkham Asylum. Not only is it well-written, but the actors are amazing (especially the person who does the Joker) and the sheer amount of clever nods to the Batman continuity alone make it worth watching. You can see it [http://www.youtube.com/user/TheJokerBlogs here].

* [[Diamanda Hagan]]: best known for her [http://www.youtube.com/user/DiamandaHagan Bonekickers] reviews.

* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Jon World According To Jon]: Opinions on nearly everything.

* A nice young lady named Kicesie (username) does non-graphic sex education videos. One video where she talks about oral sex (and just talks - there's nothing in this video you couldn't show in a public library) has ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GE82tqcYYQ upwards of 80 million views]''.

* [[Know Your Meme]], a website that essentially categorizes and organizes [[Memetic Mutation|popular and overused trends]].

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=dF7cbKMJ-rg OMG! This girl is sooo hot!], a parody of any video posted to the site that fools users into thinking actual sexual content is contained in the video. Currently has more than 45 million views.

* [[The Philip Defranco Show]], probably the most popular daily irreverent pseudo-"news" show on [[YouTube]], posted with a thumbnail of an intentionally attention-grabbing and misleading hot girl and and equally misleading title.

* ''[[The Remarkable Journey of Higgins Von Higgings]]'' -- Very short, but very awesome video.

* [[Shane Dawson]], a VERY not safe for kids youtuber who does sketch comedy, acting as all his characters.

* [[Ultimate Muscle Roller Legend]]. The less said about this video, the better.

* [[Community Channel]] by Natalie Tran, who actually got her own TV spot as a result of her internet popularity.

* The "Shit [insert racial/social/gender group here] says" videos. It all started with "Shit Girls Say", and now every subculture is giving it their own spin.

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