Bieber fans go after Black Keys drummer on Twitter
Perhaps it was Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney who broke Justin Bieber's live stream? OK, maybe not, but we do know that the black-rimmed glasses wearer and hater of tween stars doesn't feel bad for...
View ArticleWhat's the Harlem Shake, and why is everyone doing it?
Gangnam who? We're just a couple months into 2013—and Psy's retirement of "Gangnam Style"—and we already have a new dance craze taking over YouTube. It's called the "Harlem Shake," and it's actually...
View ArticleYouTube Guide: Thrift Shop (Vintage Grandpa Version)
With more than 72 hours of footage uploaded every minute, it's physically impossible to keep track of the content on YouTube. But in YouTube Guide, the Daily Dot will curate its five favorite finds for...
View ArticleWould you pay for YouTube subscriptions?
.teaser img { display: none; } In late January, the Daily Dot reported that Google is preparing to unveil a paid subscription package for popular YouTube channels, rumored to cost $1 and $5 a month....
View ArticleThe 2013 Streamy Awards: A trivia challenge
.teaser img { display: none; } In the sprawling red carpet that is Hollywood awards season, the Streamys fall directly between the Grammys and the Oscars—in both style and purpose. Founded in 2008,...
View ArticleWhat's about to happen between YouTube and Freesat?
.teaser img { display: none; } Kyle Marshall isn't simply a YouTube correspondent. He's a charter community member. The Alberta, Canada, resident has been making videos since 2008 and to this day will...
View ArticleThat "Rappin' for Jesus" video is obviously fake
"Rappin' for Jesus" is getting popular on YouTube for all the wrong reasons. The low-tech music video finds a pastor named Jim Colerick and his wife rapping about their relationship with Jesus Christ,...
View Article"Walking Dead" writer creates 8-bit version of the hit comic
Here's a concept for a game that would surely have been a big hit in the '80s. Mark Darin of Telltale Games helped write last year's hit adaptation of The Walking Dead. To celebrate the milestone 30th...
View ArticleAll of Marco Rubio's dry-mouth noises from last night in 1 supercut
.teaser img { display: none; } As everyone knows by now, Marco Rubio inhaled a can of bottled arid air from the Gobi desert last night before his rebuttal to the president's State of the Union...
View ArticleHasbro halts production of unauthorized "My Little Pony" video game
Friendship is magic—not business. Last week Mane6 received a cease-and-desist letter from Hasbro over its much-anticipated game My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic, the company announced on its website....
View ArticleFreddie Wong's "Video Game High School" sets Kickstarter record
YouTuber Freddie Wong celebrated a new feat this week when his Kickstarter campaign for Rocket Jump Studios'"Video Game High School: Season Two" became the most funded film project ever to run through...
View ArticleAre YouTubers starting to sell out?
.teaser img { display: none; } More than 800 million YouTube users need their YouTube news. Andy Smith is determined to give it to them. Since 2007, the Ohio-based YouTuber has delivered the latest in...
View ArticleThe Morning GIF: Hitchcock's subtleties
Here at the Daily Dot, we swap GIF images with each other every morning. Now we’re looping you in. In the Morning GIF, we feature a popular—or just plain cool—GIF we found on Reddit, Canvas, or...
View ArticleHow the Internet made Michelle Jenneke an international sex symbol
Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke was the biggest winner at the IAAF World Junior Championships held in Barcelona on July 15, 2012. Not because of what she did on the track but what she did on the...
View ArticleRelive Chris Dorner's final moments in this 4chan-made video game
The saga of Chris Dorner, a former LAPD officer turned murderer and fugitive, has been compared to video games like Call of Duty. Now one 4chan user has turned the comparison into a reality. The free...
View Article“Sex Nerd Sandra” sounds off on Valentine’s Day
Sex positive podcaster Sandra Daugherty has some Valentine’s Day advice that Parks and Recreation’s Tom Haverford would approve of: “Treat yourself!”“At Valentine's Day, it's your love life on the...
View ArticleA foodporn tribute to Sriracha, everyone's true valentine
Every evening, the Daily Dot delivers a selection of links worth clicking from around the Web, along with the day's must-see image or video. We call it Dotted Lines. Harp Twins play a beautiful...
View ArticleA handy guide to the 2013 Streamy Awards
This weekend YouTube’s attention turns entirely to Streamy Awards, the magnificent and rather regal awards show that celebrates all of the past year's happenings on YouTube. For some, it's the biggest...
View ArticleThe Fine Brothers capture more than just a reaction
The Fine Brothers are making a time capsule of the Internet, one video at a time. The brothers, Benny and Rafi, are reponsible for the Emmy Award-winning React series, a set of nonfiction Web shows in...
View Article38 things Twitter is blaming for the Russian meteor
Chicken Little must be freaking out right now. The sky isn't exactly falling, but meteors are, directly into the lap of Mother Russia. Quick-thinking Russians captured footage of a meteor streaking...
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