YouTube had a contest to honor the best user-generated videos for 2006. From searchenginewatch.com, here are the winners:
Most Creative - OK Go: This music video with a scary treadmill theme also won a Grammy for "Best Short-Form Music Video” and has been viewed by 13 million people.
Most Inspirational - Free Hugs: A heart-warming video showing how folks respond to a free hug.
Best Series – Ask a Ninja: Created by L.A. comedians Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, this series of ninja answering questions would make Ann Landers or other advice columnists queasy.
Best Comedy – Smosh: The creators Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, aka Smosh, have the number two most-subscribed channel on YouTube.
Best Music – Terranaomi: Terra Naomi, a YouTube success story now with a major record label, began vlogging and broadcasting live acoustic performances from her LA apartment in February 2006. She is the third most subscribed-to musician on YouTube.
Best Commentary – The Winekone: A half-naked man rants.
Most Adorable Video – Kiwi!: This film, Dony Permedi's master's thesis in animation with music Tim Cassell, is about the aspirations of a kiwi bird. Kiwi is the number one most watched Film and Animation video on YouTube with more than six million views.
I don't usually visit YouTube, unless someone specifically tells me about something. My favorite comedy series on YouTube? Chad Vader, Daytime Manager (ended up 3rd in the category).
Go ahead, click on the links and waste a little time on YouTube. You deserve it. :-)
Link: The YouTube Video Contest - And the Winners Are . . .
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