YouTube thinks these are the funniest videos of all time
YouTube has come a long way since it first launched in May 2005, but it's the older, homemade videos that still leaves the people behind the video-sharing site in stitches. It celebrated its eighth...
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Microsoft says Xbox One is a rocket-science-level water cooler
Microsoft’s Xbox One, the next-generation gaming console unveiled at a May 21 press conference, wants to be all things to all people. Speaking directly to gamers on an Xbox Live stream, the company...
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Celebrate Pac-Man's 33rd birthday with 33 GIFs
Today, we wish a happy 33rd birthday to a beloved video game character who would devour his cake--and its 33 candles--without hesitation: Pac-Man. Pac-Man debuted in Japan on May 22, 1980 and has...
View ArticleHere's what happens when adults reenact conversations with a toddler
Most of us take the "kids say the darndest things" approach when interacting with young children. It's hilarious, adorable, full of wisdom, and sometimes quite impressive. But when a grown man says...
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Here's the "Arrested Development" quote randomizer you need
We're about a day and a half away from the first new Arrested Development episodes in seven years, so it's time to take a quick peek at what made the Bluths so great in the first place. A site called...
View ArticleFacing violent threats, Katy Perry apologizes to rapper Chief Keef
What do you do when a 17-year-old rapper with a history of violent outbursts threatens to sexually assault you for not liking one of his songs? If you're Katy Perry, you apologize for voicing your...
View ArticleIn many countries, the wait for "Arrested Development" continues
For Arrested Development fans in North America, the U.K., and many nations in Latin America and the Caribbean, this past weekend was a long time coming. In case you've been living under the ashes of...
View ArticleYouTube Guide: Ze Frank on love and loss
With more than 100 hours of footage uploaded every minute, it's physically impossible to keep track of the content on YouTube. In YouTube Guide, the Daily Dot will curate its five favorite finds for...
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How the Internet ruined "Arrested Development"
I've made a huge mistake. I woke up Sunday morning jacked like a Christmas morning kid, grabbed coffee and bagel, and expected to spend the next seven hours or so laughing my ass off in concert with...
View ArticleCrew Love: The case for Drake
In Spotify Essentials, the Daily Dot curates custom playlists created by some of our favorite artists, staff writers, and Web community leaders. This week, Ramon Ramirez and Matt Borcas make a case...
View ArticleIs Xbox One actually a "twisted" surveillance device?
Microsoft has said that the Xbox One will be "the new water cooler" and that it "is rocket science level stuff," but privacy advocates across the globe have an alternate way of describing the next...
View ArticleYouTube Guide: "The World's Most Contagious Prank"
With more than 100 hours of footage uploaded every minute, it's physically impossible to keep track of the content on YouTube. In YouTube Guide, the Daily Dot will curate its five favorite finds for...
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Anita Sarkeesian haters manipulate YouTube, take down new episode
In just over an hour, critics of vlogger Anita Sarkeesian managed to have the second video in her Tropes vs Women in Video Games series pulled from YouTube. Since Kickstarting her series critiquing...
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Meet SheZow, a cross-dressing, gender-bending superhero for preteens
Cartoon-focused network The Hub, home of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, just introduced a gender-bending superhero show aimed at young kids. Thanks to a power ring inherited from superheroine...
View Article"Arrested Development" pirated 175,000 times in first 48 hours
It’s easy to sign up for a free Netflix trial, but more than 175,000 people have thought of another way to watch the new Arrested Development. That's the number, according to figures obtained by...
View ArticleSinger Kyle Andrews literally has his head in the clouds
With the help of a GoPro camera, an iPad, and a weather balloon, Kyle Andrews reached the edge of the earth's surface for his music video for "The Way to Wonder." Andrews is already known for pushing...
View ArticleThis is your fault, Internet: Grumpy Cat is a movie star now
Grumpy Cat has clawed her way into Hollywood. The kitty, who goes by Tardar Sauce and who looks permanently pissed off due to feline dwarfism, had teamed up with Todd Garner and Sean Robins of Broken...
View Article5-Second Films wants to make a bizarre 5,400-second slasher flick
The guys behind 5-Second Films have been making bite-size movies for YouTube every weekday since 2008, but now they're about to embark on something a little longer: a full-length feature film. The...
View ArticleDanish mayors may have to pay for awkward "Gangnam Style" parody
Mayors of the world, beware: Even though it's 2013, your Gangnam style parody video is going to cost you. Universal Music is reportedly demanding four Danish mayors pay 60,000 kr ($10,300 U.S.) each...
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The sudden rise of the most useful movie rating site ever
In the Age of the Internet, it’s not unusual to see instant celebrities or overnight viral sensations: yesterday an obscure nobody posted something interesting online, and today almost everyone knows...
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