‘LEAVE BRITNEY SPEARS ALONE’ VIDEO AMONG YOUTUBE HITS OF THE YEAR
December 30th 2007 00:58
Videos by the so-called Obama Girl, a fan's tearful defence of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd of buffaloes on a pride of lions, were among the most popular clips on YouTube.com in 2007, according to Reuters.
One of the biggest YouTube hits was an eight-minute video titled Battle at Kruger. This video, which showed the battle between a herd of water buffaloes, a pride of lions and a crocodile over a young calf, has been watched more than 21 million times on YouTube.
Another hit was the Obama Girl video, created by Barely Political, featuring an attractive young singer professing her love for Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. It has been viewed more than 4 million times and featured on television news and talk shows.
The clip is a close-up of Crocker breaking down in tears as he berates the media and paparazzi for hounding sandal ridden neurotic pop singer Britney Spears.
YouTube said the melodramatic two-minute clip made Crocker an instant YouTube star, has been watched more than 14 million times and is the fourth most-commented-on video in YouTube's history.
Crocker is a gay Tennessee-based YouTube and MySpace personality who describes himself as an “edutainer” who produces and acts in transgressive videos, whatever they may be.
He claims concerns over death threats has forced him to keep his exact identity and location private, but he says he shoots his videos at his grandparents’ home..
As of October 2007, his videos had received a combined 40.2 million plays on MySpace, and his vlog channel on YouTube is the 14th most viewed of all time in all categories, with over 48.7 million views.
In September he signed a development deal with 44 Blue Productions in the US to star in a documentary-style reality TV show.
Something to look forward too in 2008 – not!
- From MediaBlab
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